Summerhill Trust

☀ June News - Summer Fair, Guided Tours and more... ☀ - https://mailchi.mp/6446acc5f266/ykm3z92sj i-1278109

On the news the other day they said that less than 2% of residents who might be affected by the CAZ/tolls plan have responded to the consultation. If you haven't yet responded, please do - it's your last chance to have your say!!

Dealing with a swarm - luckily the bees chose an easily accessible cherry tree next to their hives. Thanks very much to Ian Campbell for coming down and getting the bees safely into a box to be returned to their accommodation!

Don't forget - drop in consultation tonight.

Next meeting of Newcastle and District Beekeepers is Tuesday 14th May, 7pm.

May News - Community Cafe, Clean Air drop-in, Bowling returns.. - https://mailchi.mp/0024d6d62ba7/ykm3z92sj i-1271293

Did you enjoy "A House Through Time" last night? We certainly did, and Newcastle looked splendid!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00041qb
Here's a quick Q&A we did with current owners of 5 Ravensworth, Damian and Suzi....
... WHAT WAS IT LIKE HAVING THE FILMING GOING ON?
There was a lot of filming over the summer and autumn. Initially we had been told that they expected to film for ten days but in the event it was more like 26 . However, it wasn't a big problem for us as most of the time we were out at work or were able to sit in another part of the house.
HOW OUR HOUSE WAS CHOSEN
Suzi and I saw the first series of A House Through Time and I actually recall having a conversation with her about how amazing it would be if someone did the same for our house. Amazingly, just a couple of weeks later we received a leaflet through the door asking us if we were interested in participating in a second series and if so, to contact the production company. I did this and informed them of the little that we already knew about the house. Several of our neighbours had done the same but we made it on to the final shortlist of three. This was then pitched to the BBC who, upon the production company's recommendation, went with our house. In reality, they probably could have gone with any of the houses in the square but they told us that it was the variety of people who had lived in ours that finally made it the favourite.
WHAT WAS THE MOST INTERESTING THING THAT YOU LEANED?
This is a really difficult question to answer as we learned so much. However, my personal favourite is the story of Joshua Alder. He was a cheese monger turned banker turned marine biologist who had some incredible ups and downs in his life. He's not as well known in the city, let alone the country, as he should be but he played a really significant part in making it renowned for the natural sciences. My least favourite has to be William Stoker who condemned two fourteen year old boys to Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania) penal colony for stealing an umbrella.
IMPACT ON THE AREA
I really think that the programme will put Summerhill on the map. We have already had a steady stream of people coming and taking photos outside the house and I expect this to increase as the different episodes are broadcast.
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April News - House Through Time, Clean Air Consultation, Parks trust and more - https://mailchi.mp/2ea007c2feac/ykm3z92sj i-1264197

Very much looking forward to seeing the broadcast of "A House Through Time" - filmed over about 6 months in 2018, David Olusoga tells the story of Summerhill (and Newcastle) through the history of one house - and it happens to be in Summerhill square! https://www.bbc.co.uk/…/l…/2019/a-hou se-through-time-returns