Keep Britain Tidy

April 2, 2013

Each year, Keep Britain Tidy identifies the companies whose products are littered most. From fast food containers to drink cans and sweets wrappers, they count the brands that create the most litter…on streets, in parks or beside water. They call it “England’s Great Litter Count’.

They release the results to the media. And because litter affects so many people, they usually list the companies whose products litter the most.

This year, for the first time, ordinary people were invited to take part, during the first two weeks of February. Look at the results for the North East.

It will be interesting to compare the litter which is to be collected in Shotley Bridge this coming Saturday!

If you can spare a couple of hours … we are meeting at the car park next to the Golden Flower takeaway at 9.30am

Spring Litter Pick

March 22, 2013

Volunteers are needed for a litter pick on Saturday 6th April, to spruce up the Conservation Area before the judges arrive from Northumbria in Bloom.  Meet at 9.30am at Golden Flower car park, with broom & gloves. Please help to keep the village tidy and litter free.

Presentation to Willow Burn

March 22, 2013

The next Open Meeting of the Trust is being held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 9 April 2013 at Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church Hall on Snows Green Road.  Refreshments will be served from 7.15pm.  All welcome

The Dickensian Christmas Spectacular event last December raised £300 for “Blooming” Shotley Bridge and £1000 for  Willow Burn.  A cheque presentation will be made at the meeting and there will also be updates on “Improving the Village Centre” and ” Northumbria in Bloom”.

Derwent Valley Landscape

March 17, 2013

There is to be an open public consultation event to discuss the Derwent Valley Landscape Partnership National Lottery bid at Citizens House in Consett on Wednesday 20th March at 4:30- 6:30. The aim of the event is to find out what local people would like to see happening in the Derwent Valley area as part of this bid.

Along with partners, Groundwork North East are developing this bid.   The aim is to secure up to £3 million to help to protect and develop the cultural, natural and industrial heritage of the Derwent Valley, increasing visitors and improve the environment for people and wildlife. Groundwork are currently in the early stages of developing the funding bid and want to make sure that it represents what the local communities in the area want. [Click on the poster to enlarge.]

Groundwork also has just launched an online survey about the project at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/derwentvalleynortheast 

Derwent Valley Consett Event Poster

First daffodils

March 4, 2013

These daffodils were spotted in the garden of Messenger House today.

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