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October Open Meeting

September 30, 2012

The next Open Meeting of the Trust will be held on Tuesday 16th October 2012, at the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church Hall on Snows Green Road.

There will be a discussion about Improving the Village Centre and officers from Durham County Council will be present to hear your suggestions.

Presentations for the Best Front Garden awards will be made and there will be updates on ‘Blooming’ Shotley Bridge, the Dickensian Christmas Spectacular and the Photographic Competition.

The meeting starts at 7.30pm, with refreshments from 7.15pm.

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Silver Award

September 11, 2012

Today, ‘Blooming Shotley Bridge’ were presented with a ‘Silver’ award in the village category of the 2012 Northumbria in Bloom competition.

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Thank you to the organising committee of the Village Trust, all the volunteers, local businesses, councillors and residents who helped make this award possible.

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What a difference …

August 15, 2012

… six weeks make to Blooming Shotley Bridge.  When I made the last post after the Northumbria in Bloom judges had visited, the tubs and barrier baskets were not very colourful.  Now with a lot of rain and more sunshine they are in full red white & blue colour.  This blog has been on its summer break during the intervening time, whilst London2012 has taken centre stage.

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The colourful bunting in the village centre has also made a big difference to its appearance and will remain until after the Paralympics. Thank you to the businesses who put up hanging baskets and to John Beales who made an excellent job of putting up the Union Jack flags above their windows.  Thank you also to the Village Trust volunteers who continue to water and look after the bedding plants.

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Judging complete

July 4, 2012

Today, Eddie & Albert came to judge the Trust’s entry in Northumbria in Bloom, which is part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom Campaign.

During the hour long presentation the Blooming Shotley Bridge Steering Group showed the judges around the village.  A 15 page portfolio had also been prepared which covered all the judging criteria. Only 50% of the marks are now given for Horticultural Achievement, with 25% awarded for both Environmental Responsibility and Community Participation. The results of the competition will not be announced until September 11th.

The judges were asked to choose the best 3 Front Gardens from the Steering Group’s shortlist of 10, in the Trust’s Front Garden Awards.  The results and prizes for these will be presented at the next open meeting.

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Flash floods

June 28, 2012

This afternoon, 40mm [one and a half inches] of rain fell on the village in about an hour. Then another deluge came sweeping down Elm Park Road and Snows Green Road, as the local streams and storm drains couldn’t take the water coming off the fields and housing estates above the village. Have a look at the video posted on YouTube.

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