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Blooming meeting

March 24, 2010

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.

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Wet footpath at ‘The Cut’

March 10, 2010

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This afternoon an officer from Durham County Council was invited by the Trust to look at the problem of water flowing down the footpath between Briary Gardens and The Briary. This public right of way is well used but a spring behind The Briary is causing the path to become muddy and wet.

It is hoped that the ‘stream’ can be drained away from the path and the surface re-dressed.

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Cheque presentation and talk

February 26, 2010

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At the Trust’s Open Meeting last night a cheque presentation was made to the North of England Children’s Cancer Research Fund. The money was collected by the Shotley Bridge Business and Community Partnership as part of their Victorian Christmas Weekend in December.

Amy Vella of Imago handed cheques totalling £1487 to Colin Peacock, who gave a talk about the Research Fund.

Thanks go to the local business community who helped raise the funds, particularly Imago and the North East Carriage Company, each raising a third of the total.

Garth Johnson of the Trust, who organised the charity collection, said: ” We distributed around 30 collection boxes and every box was returned with money in it adding up to over £400. We are also particularly grateful to the Carriage Company for donating all of their takings over the weekend. Let’s hope the Partnership can come up with more ideas to raise even more money at a future event in the Village.”

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February newsletter

February 8, 2010

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

  • DEVELOPMENT AT SHOTLEY SPA
  • VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS WEEKEND
  • VILLAGE SQUARE CHRISTMAS TREE
  • “THE PARKING LOT”
  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
  • SHOTLEY BRIDGE DIRECTORY
  • VILLAGE TRUST WEBSITE
  • NORTHUMBRIA IN BLOOM

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S/Bridge Hospital Support Group

February 3, 2010

The next meeting of the Group is being held on Wednesday 10th February in the Shotley Bridge Hospital restaurant at 6pm.

Guest speakers will be Gail Patterson [Site Manager Shotley Bridge] and Debbie Edwards [Community Hospitals Assistant Director of Projects].

There will also be updates on the Garden Project and Urgent Care. Car parking and bus services are also on the agenda.

The Group aims to raise the profile of services at Shotley Bridge and promote the message that people need to use their local hospital whenever that is practical for their health care.

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