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March 2025
March sees British Science
Week which is a ten-day national celebration of STEM, designed to inspire
and engage people of all ages – 2025 was the 31st year of its
operation. The RSGB runs its own
activities across the country, which Ian co-ordinates. Unlike last year, the weather smiled on
the week and so lots more people were able to take part in activities, so
more activities went ahead put on by radio clubs, schools and even for
the first time this year, “Men’s Sheds”.
All good fun and very engaging for everyone.
The month has been lovely
weather-wise and the solar panel/battery system has been working
overtime; unusual for March and a huge change from the rest of
winter. We never expect much this
early in the Spring, so to be able to generate over 185kWh is great. That’s a fraction of what we can do in
the Summer, with longer days and (hopefully) more sunshine but terrific
for March! So that 185kWh is
electricity which we don’t have to pay for from the grid – it’s about
£50-worth just for March. And of
course, the grid doesn’t have to generate it for us, AND we can sell back
the electricity we generate but don’t use.
Otherwise, Lois and Ian
did lots of stuff with the Magistracy, Ian did lots with the UTC and Lois
did loads for the various health-related organisations she volunteers
with. Ian got his 20-year service
award as a Magistrate, too! So, to
summarise, we did a great deal of work and activities for the people we
volunteer to serve, which is always a nice feeling, and we did a bit to
save the planet too!
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