This Sunday afternoon at 3pm there will be a Memorial Service to remember those villagers who lost their lives fighting for their country. The Shotley Bridge War Memorial Cottages Trust will be unveiling a new plaque in commemoration of those servicemen who died during the Second World War.
For further information visit ….
Shotley Bridge War memorial Cottages
UK National Inventory of War Memorials
The culvert at the bottom of Benfieldside Road, which regularly overflows during heavy rain to flood Snows Green Road, is being cleared of debris by the County Council.
There is also a scheme proposed to create an enlarged hole in the wall on Snows Green Road to divert any future flood water back into the Snows Green Burn. This should prevent a lake being formed, which has previously blocked the road and overflowed down into the village centre.
The Shotley Bridge Business & Community Partnership is finalising the programme for its Victorian Christmas Spectacular at the end of November. This year it is a one day event …
This morning volunteers planted 50 tubs in the conservation area, just in time before the heavens opened at lunchtime. The bulbs and plants will be well watered in by now, as it has poured down most of the afternoon.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of RHS Britain in Bloom, we have planted yellow daffodils and red tulips having a yellow & orange centre together with orange, yellow and white violas.
Today this blog site reached a milestone of over 50,000 page views, since it was started 4 years ago.
This may mean that you will start seeing few more adverts, but I hope this does not spoil your enjoyment of reading about the activities of the village trust.
96 people are now following the site and being automatically notified of new blogs, so we may reach 100 before our fourth birthday on November 15th – please ask your friends to sign up!
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