Month: September
1st September
Nature
Posted by: Martin Y
Bird and Butterfly Spots in August
I haven't been as diligent this month but did see 23 species making a total of 54 this with the highlight being a little egret. With Butterflies I saw 8 of the 14 species from this year. Spreadsheets are attached.
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1st September
General
Posted by: Martin Y
August Diary
It's been the UK's hottest summer and Toft has cetainly had it's fair share of warmth and dry weather. The Methodist Chapel finally closed it's doors a the end of the month. The Chalice has been stolen from the church in mysterious circumstances as it was in a locked safe.
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1st September
The Church in Toft
Posted by: Martin Y
Methodist Chapel Closure
Pat Morton has written a piece about the final service in the Chapel. It was obviously a moving occassion.
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3rd September
Weather
Posted by: Mike M
Temperature & Rainfall
Toft average Rainfall and Temperatures over the 6 year period Jan 2020 – June 2025 (Summarised Stats for Rainfall and Temperature attached).
Rainfall
You can see from the charts that the first half of 2025 has been the dryest since we started recording in 2020 but not by much, 2022 was just 10.3mm wetter, with last year (2024) having the wettest first half, more than double that of this year.
As we start the second half of 2025 the dry pattern continues all be it just a little wetter than the first half but still barley half the last 5 years average for July and August. Maybe September is going to change that.
Max Min Temp
Although the first half of this year (2025) may seem to have been one of the hottest the average temperatures for the first half of 2022, 2023 and 2024 were hotter.
The second half has started with both July and August being only just above the average for the last 4 years.
Note: Both Rainfall and Temperatures were recorded at Brookside Toft
Although we all enjoyed a warm and dry first half of the year (well maybe not all the gardeners) it was in fact on average the coldest January to June since 2021 so still not sure if Toft got the memo.
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5th September
General
Posted by: Martin Y
Businesses in Toft
Businesses in Business Premises in Toft
Toft Shop
Currently owned by Justin and Jenny who bought it in 2014. Currently it’s up for sale. There’s been a shop in the site for at least 100 years.
The Mount
C&M Hair Studio
It’s been a hairdressers since 2014. Owned by Owen with current hairdressers Owen, Sharon and Louise. There used to be a beautician but not at the moment. Owen loves to decorate with gusto.
T.A.D Precision
It’s owned by Terry Eddy and started in 1984 and has been in Toft since 1987. They carry out sheet metal pressing and the manufacture of things involving sheet meta. Terry showed me a structure that was the casing for the ticket machine on buses. Teryy tells me business is quite good at the moment.
Revive
Opened in Feb 2025. It’s a wellness and recovery Centre with a range of technologies to help the body including Cryotherapy, Infrared Sauna, Red Light Therapy, Compression Therapy, and Oxygen Therapy. It’s very nicely fitted out and business is good.
Laser-Scan Engineering
This is a world wide Company with it’s headquarters in Toft it services security printing equipment such as Bank Notes and Passports. They moved to Toft in 2025 and there’s 10 folks based there.
Activotec
This company manufacture specialist scientific equipment for Pharmaceutical Companies and Universities. Specifically Chemical Peptide Synthesizers. What was interesting was how many of the parts involved were manufactured locally by different manufacturers.
The Print Studio
As it says on the tin they make high quality artistic prints.
John Douglas Piper
A one man band, he’s a artist and sculptor. It’s worth looking at his website.
Michael Tebbit’s Business Park
Durham Magneto Optics
This company make advanced scientific instrumentation for nanotechnology research and development. They’ve been in Toft for 2 ½ years and employ about 20 people. And business is good and expanding.
PrimePhysio
Provide specialist treatment for those with neurological conditions including stroke and chordal injuries. They moved from Melbourn about 6 months ago.
Aclardian Ltd
This company is a Pharmaceutical products distributor. They employ 6 people and moved to Toft from Madingly in May 2025.
Advalorem Accountancy
Their head office is in Milton Keynes where they employ about 80 people, in Toft they have 6. They moved in May 2025 from Steeple Morden.
ANB Sensors
This company manufacture and supply the worlds only self calibrating ph sensor for use in ponds, estuaries and oceans. They’ve been in Toft for 2 ½ years and employ 15 people.
Other Locations
Stratagem
Stratagem were founded in 1999 and moved to Toft in May 2014. They also have offices in Bristol. There just over 40 people working for the company and on a busy day they get around 20 at the Toft offices.
Stratagem works with innovative business across a variety of sectors (life sciences, technology, chemistry, and consumer) to protect what makes them unique. They work with companies to protect their intellectual property (IP). This might involve filing a trade mark on the company name or logo or protecting inventions by filing a patent application or advising them to keep their latest invention a secret. Every company is different and needs a tailored IP strategy. They have offices in Toft and Bristol and work with clients across the UK and internationally supporting their business growth. To find out more visit the website www.stratagemipm.co.uk | mail@stratagemipm.co.uk
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5th September
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Liz T
Toft Beer Festy
4pm on Friday 5th of September saw the beginning of the annual Beer Festival, running through to Sunday evening.
There were 14 beers and four ciders on offer along with a delicious selection of food served, choices included homemade scotch eggs and pasties, a curry Saturday night and a delicious Sunday roast,
Saturday night three bands entertained a large gathering and Toft session playedon Sunday afternoon, which was also family day, the road was closed for a couple of hours to allow the children to kick a football about.
The weather was perfect with sunny dry days all weekend long, it was a very successful weekend.
Tags: Beer Festival; Music; Toft Session; The Hats;
6th September
The Church in Toft
Posted by: Liz T
Church Fete
The sun shone for the Church Fete today, was a good success, it was slightly reduced in stalls this year, but still had a good turn out.
Tags: St Andrew's Church; Music;
24th September
Schoolroom Cafe
Posted by: Liz T
Macmillan coffee morning
The School Room Cafe held a Macmillian Coffee Morning which was well attended and raised £900.00 for the fantastic cause.
As well as a huge choice of homemade cakes to choose from, the Knit & Natter ladies had a stall and a raffle was held.
It was a busy and sociable morning with lots of people popping in for cake and coffee!
Tags: Knit & Natter;
27th September
Toft Social Club
Posted by: Liz T
Pudding & Games night
The club hosted another Pudding & Games night, which attracted a number of families to join in playing games & enjoying pudding, there were 10 puddings on offer including cheese & biscuits, puddings including Summer Pudding, Pavlova, crumble, Mississippi Mud Pie, pear pudding, sticky Toffee Pudding, cheesecake & chocolate crispy cakes!
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