Overbury Blog

This year has seen some highs and lows, sustained high temperatures and very low rain fall being just two. Fortunately, on balance there were far more highs, and we were pleased to welcome some new tenants in Overbury and Conderton, as well as new members of the Overbury Enterprises team. 

Here is our update from Grasshoppers Nursery

This week we have been in touch with one of our long standing tenants Neil Townend. Faced with lockdown Neil has adapted his business not only to enable it to continue, but to bring together an online community in these difficult times…. All whilst raising money for charity!

Residents of Overbury and Conderton are reaping the rewards of signing up to SeSaME Oil Buying Club in more ways than one.

Overbury Farms Lambing Live event took place on Sunday 19th April 2015.  It was a chilly but dry day and the car park soon filled up. The tractor and trailer rides proved very popular and made trip after trip up to the lambing sheds. Some lucky visitors got to see a lamb being born.  At one point our Shepherd Reg had to step in and give a ewe...

A band of village residents from Overbury organised ‘A Night at the Races’ curry night for over 100 guests on Saturday, in order to raise much needed funds for St Faiths Church, Overbury. Hosted by Moonlighting, a National Events organiser based in the village, the evening was a roaring success, raising over £4,600 on the night. Thanks to the...

Overbury Street Market made its annual appearance on Saturday 12th July 2014.  The sun shone and villagers and visitors turned up in their masses to fit in as much shopping and fundraising as possible in the space of just two hours!   The ‘Going for a Song’ tables were a hive of activity as purchasers haggled for the best price, from...

Judes runs are beginning to wind down as she prepares for the last few weeks of training before her Ultra Marathon. However, before then we have 'Judes Jog Just for Fun' on Sunday 27th April. You can run, walk or cycle the route from The Yew Tree in Conderton to Sundail Barn. You can start with a cup of tea at the pub before setting off with...

In the last month Jude has run a total of 134 miles, combining road and hill training around Bredon Hill. Her longest runs have been between 16 - 20 miles.   Jude is having to get used to how much food and fluids she needs to consume on each run.   She is also trialling which trainers she will use needing to ensure that the...

February so far As we know it has been very wet under foot! As a result Overbury resident Jude Dayne has been doing more training than usual inside at the "Gym & Tonic" in Bredon. She has been concentrating on working with free weights in order to build more strength in her upper body, as she will need strong shoulders and arms to power up...