A country lane litter pick will take place on Saturday 17th April 2010, starting along the B6278 [Burnmill Bank] between Carterway Heads and Shotley Bridge.
Meet in St John’s Church Hall, Snods Edge at 10.00am. Young children must be accompanied by an adult.
Please come along to help, even if you have only an hour to spare.
The ‘Blooming Shotley Bridge’ group’ held a walkabout in the village today to decide on the boundary for the Britain in Bloom Neighbourhood Award, for which the Village Trust intends to register.
It was also looking at potential sites for improvement within the Conservation Area.
The ‘Shotley Bridge’ entry signs on the River Derwent Bridge, on the A691 near Shotley Grove Road and on the A694 near the Spa Grounds are to be used to define the extent of the neighbourhood, but whether to go beyond Snows Green as far as Elm Park has still to be decided.
Photographs, for display at the next open meeting of the Trust, are to be taken of the potential sites that could be improved or planted with bulbs and flowers. An action plan and funding will need to be discussed at the next meeting of the group.
The Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill and Shotley Bridge Partnership organised a BIG Tidy Up this morning. Volunteers met at the Bridgehill communal room to collect their bags, equipment and instructions before setting off in groups to pick up litter from hotspots [which had been identified by survey].
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A big thank you to Consett Rugby Club, particularly the U17 & U18 teams, who came along to help tidy up litter hot spots in Shotley Bridge – along the Derwent Walk, around the Benfieldside playing fields and down by the riverside at Shotley Grove.
Thankyou also to the ten residents of Shotley Bridge who found time to give their support to pick up litter around the village centre and at Snows Green.
In total, nearly 150 bags of rubbish were collected by 75 volunteers from the litter strewn open spaces throughout the Partnership’s area.
We are joining forces with the Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill & Shotley Bridge Community Partnership for this event, which is being undertaken in association with the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign.
Volunteers are meeting at the Bridgehill Communal Room on Pemberton Road at 9.30am for instructions and collection of equipment. Even if you can only spare an hour please come along to help. The tidy up will finish at 12.00 noon.
Groundwork North East and Durham County Council are also assisting.
Bring gardening gloves if you have any – all other equipment provided.
All children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
The first newsletter for 2010 is being printed and will be distributed to members next weekend, together with a copy of the Village Directory. If you would like to read a copy go to the Pages column. You will need to have Microsoft Word software on your computer.
The newsletter includes information about
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 