On Tuesday 23rd November you may see a drone flying over Mindenhurst. This has been arranged by Skanska to capture footage our sites for marketing purposes.
We will be hosting a bake sale to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support on the 24th September. The event will take place between 10am and 12pm at our office on Newfoundland Road, Deepcut, GU16 6SR.
Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity that’s very close to our hearts, and we would love it if you could join us and donate in exchange for some yummy cake.
Every penny we raise means Macmillan can be right there for more people living with cancer.
Hall & Woodhouse is delighted to have started work on its newest pub at Mindenhurst. Construction work began in mid-July 2021 and is due to finish in February 2022. The pub will then open its doors and provide a warm “Hello & Welcome” to guests in March 2022. It will be a family-focused venue providing great food, drink and hospitality from breakfast to bedtime.
The pub will be called The Frog at Mindenhurst and takes inspiration (and its name!) from the adjacent pond. The site overlooks the village green and is roughly one acre in size.
The inspiration behind the design of the pub and the chosen materials both reflect the colours of the nearby Listed Church Building and the surrounding natural environment. The aim is to blur the line between the interior of the pub and the outdoors.
Guests will see splashes of green throughout the development, and it will have a contemporary look and feel, in keeping with the local housing being built. Key features include an extensive glazed gable end with an inside/outside fireplace and a large veranda.
Inside will offer everything from a warm bar area with a crackling fire, through to a pantry that’s a great option for coffee and cakes, and a dining area where guests can enjoy fabulous food and while away the hours with good company.
For information on Hall & Woodhouse, please visit www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk.
We had some fantastic entries to our Wild Art Competition and really enjoyed seeing all the creative and imaginative works of art that were sent to us.
Thank you so much to everyone who took part, it’s wonderful to see how many young artists there are in the community.
Congratulations to Georgina who won the ‘over 10s’ category and to Kayley who won the ‘under 10s’ category.
Monday 25th July – Local Wildlife TalkJoin Surrey Wildlife Trust for a talk on our wonderful local wildlife. Find out more about the animals that are living alongside us and the role SWT play in protecting them. The talk will begin at 5.30pm on the decking next to the village pond.
Tuesday 28th July – Bat WalkBook onto our evening bat walk led by Surrey Wildlife Trust and learn more about our nocturnal neighbours. Using a bat detector to hear the calls of bats as they flit overhead on a dusk-lit evening is really an experience not to be missed! To book onto this event please contact hello@mindenhurst.co.uk.
Minibeasts huntWednesday 27th July –Come along to our minibeast hunt in the Central SANG. Lift a log, dig in the dirt, gaze through the grass and search for the small insects that live in the woodland. We will help you carefully catch and identify them using a guide sheet. All ages are welcome but children must be accompanied by an adult. To book onto this event please contact hello@mindenhurst.co.uk.
Practise your photography skills and capture a photograph of wildlife in Mindenhurst and Deepcut. Weather you photograph an insect, your dog enjoying a walk, or you are lucky enough to spot a deer, we would love to see them. There will be an under 12s and over 12s category, with a £25 voucher for the winners. Please email your entries to hello@mindenhurst.co.uk by Thursday 28th July, Winners will be announce on Friday 29th July via our Facebook page.
Friday 29th July – Help the HedgehogsHedgehogs numbers are declining in Britain and really need our help. There are many simple things we can all do to make a real difference for hedgehogs; logging sightings, making your garden accessible and hedgehog friendly, or donating to conservation charities. Activities and further information on how we can all help protect on of the UK’s favourite wild animals will be available here shortly.
Keep Britain Tidy’s national spring clean is running from 28th May to 13th June 2021.
They are asking for everyone across the country to litter pick and show some love for the local areas that helped us though lockdown.
In response, our volunteers will be heading out around Mindenhurst and Deepcut to help keep our community clean and tidy.
If you would like to find out more information just visit their website: keepbritaintidy.org
Everyone is invited to drop by our sunflower planting event on Thursday 13th May, 2pm – 5pm.
In a change to the location previously advertised, this will now take place outside our new project office, formally the Premier Shop, on Newfoundland Road.
We will have everything you need to plant your own sunflower which you can take home or leave with us to add to our new office garden.
Why not bring your children, grandchildren, or encourage your neighbours along, and you can see whose plant grows the highest?
This event is taking place during Mental Health Awareness week. Their theme for 2021 is nature and they are aiming to inspire more people to connect with nature in new ways, noticing the impact that this connection can have for their mental health. If you want to find out more information please visit: mentalhealth.org.uk.
We have recently completed the construction of a bat barn to re-home a group of brown long-eared bats.
The bats were identified in one of the buildings and extensive surveys were carried out over a number of years to understand their population and behaviour.
Re-homing these bats has been necessary due to future construction activities that would disrupt them. We have therefore constructed a bat barn which is a timber building specifically designed to host this species of bats. This mitigation is being carried out under licence granted by Natural England.
The brown long-eared bat is a protected species in the UK and they are most commonly seen around April to October. They have huge ears and need plenty of space to roost in and forage around. At rest, they tuck their ears under their wings to keep them safe. They are known as the whispering bat, as they silently track their prey to catch them with stealth, using their exceptional sense of direction when foraging. As with all UK bats, they are nocturnal, but you might spot them at dusk when they come out to feed on midges and moths.
The Deepcut Neighbourhood Forum are working on the final stages of creating the Deepcut Neighbourhood Plan. This plan seeks to shape and enhance Deepcut and surrounding area and to improve opportunities and quality of life for all and to create a more prosperous local economy.
The Deepcut Neighbourhood Plan must reflect the aspirations and needs of all those living and working in the village.
On the website www.deepcutforum.org.uk there is an another opportunity for local people to comment on their vision for Deepcut to ensure that the plan currently in development accurately reflects residents and local businesses views.
Please make the most of this opportunity to have your say, about your village.
We hope that you all had a lovely Easter and thank you to everyone who took part in our Easter trail through the Central SANG.
We had over 90 families join the hunt for Easter Eggs hidden in the woodland. Impressively everyone worked out the right seasonal word and a chocolate gift has been delivered to everyone who contacted us.
Thank you again, if you took part. It was lovely to receive all your feedback and photos from the trail.
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