There will be a special town meeting on Monday, August 30th at 7:30 pm at The Tunbridge Central School in regards to surplus monies, and the solar project for the town buildings. Please look for warnings in The Herald of Randolph, the town stores, post office, and town office.
Celebrate the start of the school year on Wednesday, September 1 from 6:00-7:30pm at Tunbridge Central School. All are invited to enjoy a meal and good conversations together. Bring your favorite salad, main dish or dessert to share. School Club will provide beverages and potluck supplies.
The latest edition of the Tunbridge Quarterly is now available for your reading and downloading pleasure!
Next in the series of Saturday morning excursions sponsored by the Taylor Valley Conservation Project*
Aug 14, 10 am to noon, followed by lunch at the Vershire Town Center: Wild Edibles – Join us for an introduction to wild edible plants. We’ll learn to identify and prepare some of the delicious and nourishing wild foods that are common in fields and the forest. Botanist Matt Peters
Aug 21, 10 am to noon: Forestry and Logging – An overview, from land use history to present methods of harvesting timber. We will meet on a large Taylor Valley woodlot that has been managed for many decades and look at a stand that was severely damaged by the ice storm of 1998. Forester Markus Bradley and logger Kevin Braman
Sept 11, 10 am to noon: Invasive Plants – A handful of aggressive non-native plants are becoming serious threats to Vermont’s native flora. Fortunately, they are still uncommon in Taylor Valley. The best way to protect this special area is to learn to identify and remove them while their populations are small. Sharon Plumb, Invasive Species Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy
These programs are free and open to everyone, but you must sign up. Email ginny@redstartconsulting.com to register and get information about where we will meet for each event. Or call (802) 439-5652.
* Taylor Valley is the name of the area where the towns of Vershire, Chelsea, Tunbridge, and Strafford all come together. The Taylor Valley Conservation Project is working to protect this ecologically rich and productive area for future generations. For more information, contact Phillip Mulligan, 685 7784 or write to
Looks like the Ed Larkin Old Time Contra Dancers have a new website! Check it out for more information on the history of the group as well as upcoming events.
The Friends of the Tunbridge World’s Fair have set the date for their annual meeting for July 25, 2010. The potluck starts at noon with the business meeting set for 1pm. More details can be found on their website.
A camera person from WCAX attended the annual festivities that make up our Memorial Day in Tunbridge. WCAX has uploaded the video to their site and it is available below.
According to the Rutland Herald, Euclid Farnham will present a program, “The Covered Bridges of Vermont” at 2 p.m. May 11 at the Nolin Murray Center in Springfield, VT.
The Friends of the Tunbridge Fair are trying to raise $28,500 for a new metal, telescoping bridge to replace the older wooden one that is structurally unsound and in need of expensive repairs. The new bridge will be wide enough for small motorized carts to travel across and will greatly improve access to parking and open up camping space, which is attractive to non-Fair events that continue to be an important revenue source.
If you can help, please contact the Friends of the Tunbridge Fair about making a tax-deductible donation. Questions can be directed to Nancy Howe at 889-3750 in the evenings.
The most recent Tunbridge Quarterly is now available on the town website for your reading, printing, or re-reading pleasure. This issue has reports from the Town Clerk, Treasurer, Selectboard, and Listers appropriate to the upcoming town meetings. The town calendar has also been updated based on information from this issue of the TQ.