Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Blooming newsletter

July 1, 2011

A newsletter, which was distributed at the last open meeting, has now been delivered to residents and businesses within the area that was entered in the Britain in Bloom Neighbourhood Awards.

Please give your support to these volunteering and fund raising events:

Saturday 16th July and Sunday 17th July – ‘Tidy Up’ – 10.00am

Monday 29th August 2011 – Plant ‘Bring and Buy’ at the Community Fayre to be held at The Spa, 1-5pm

Monday 3rd October 2011 – Social Evening at Kings Restaurant – 7.30pm

Saturday 10th March 2012 – Race Night at the YMCA, Consett

Please read the full newsletter.

Summer bedding

June 11, 2011

Today the summer bedding arrived for planting up the Trust’s 50 tubs in the Conservation Area.

Volunteers removed the winter bedding, then replanted the tubs with Geraniums, Begonias, Bidens and Lobelias. Each tub is to be badged with the Trust’s new logo.  The daffodils are to be replanted in the Junior School grounds.

The Trust has spent over £400 to brighten up the village as part of the RHS “It’s Your Neighbourhood” initiative.  Hopefully the flowers will be in full colour when the Britain in Bloom judges come in July/August.

Thank you to the volunteers, Beveridges Nursery and to Councillor Barnett & The Snod’s Quest Club who helped provide funding.

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Photographic competition

May 1, 2011

Shotley Bridge Village Trust is launching a new initiative to encourage people to create images which may be used to promote the village and support other activities such as Northumbria in Bloom.

The theme of the Competition is “Nature and Green Spaces in Shotley Bridge”.

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RULES

The theme of the Competition is “Nature and Green Spaces in Shotley Bridge”.

All entries must be photographs as .jpg images taken within Shotley Bridge or views of Shotley Bridge from elsewhere.

The following details must be included with the submitted photograph: Name and Address and email address of Photographer, location, view and date taken.

Up to 5 entries may be submitted per person.  The entry must be your own work and not previously submitted in another competition.  There are three categories of submission – Adult, Age 11 – 15, Under 11 – on May 1st 2011.

Winners agree to the use of their photograph on the Village Trust Website and for public display in Shotley Bridge or on other sites used by the Village Trust.  The name of the photographer will always be disclosed when a photograph is used in this way.

Entries to be sent by email to shotleypic@gmail.com between 1st May 2011 and 31 July 2011.

Judging

The judging will take place in 3 stages:

(1)  A panel of judges representing the Village Trust, Sarah Thew Photography and Mike McFarlane Photography will select the winners of the Under 16 and Under 11 categories.

(2)  The judges will then select a shortlist consisting of the 4 best photographs from the Adult category together with the winners of the Under 16 and Under 11 categories.

(3)  The shortlisted pictures will be displayed (anonymously) on a board in Sale Pepe Restaurant where members of the public will be able to enter a vote in a Ballot Box for a period of one month.  The two pictures receiving the most votes will receive a prize and the winning picture will be displayed in the restaurant for a further 12 months.

NB.  It is possible for someone in the younger categories to win the overall prize!

Prizes

First Prize (donated by Sale Pepe) £100 voucher

Second Prize (donated by Sarah Thew) £50 photo voucher

Under 16 Prize (donated by Mike McFarlane)  1 day photography tuition

Under 11 Prizes (donated by Village Trust)  First:  £20 cash; Second £10 cash.

ENQUIRIES TO: shotleypic@gmail .com



Litter collected

April 4, 2011

Last Saturday morning 8 members of the Trust gave up a couple of hours of their time and took to the streets and open spaces to pick up litter.

The event was organised as part of the County Durham ‘Big Spring Clean’ and Britain in Bloom initiative.  24 bags of litter were collected.

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Flowering tubs

March 30, 2011

The recent warm sunny weather is helping the daffodils and pansies to come into full bloom.  The 50 tubs have been provided throughout the Conservation Area, with funding raised by the Trust for its Britain in Bloom initiative. Volunteers will replant the tubs with summer bedding at the beginning of June.

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