Litter pick results

April 1, 2012

This weekend, 40 bags of rubbish were collected by 15 volunteers from the Village Trust.

All the litter that could be seen from highways approaching the village [as well as within the village itself] including the Derwent Walk, verges, public open space and private land was picked up.  7 bags of litter was collected along the A694, between the Shotley Bridge and East Law.  Most of it being food and drink containers thrown out of vehicles from takeaways, off licences and supermarkets.

We shall need to tidy up the village centre again just before the Spring judging for our entry in Northumbria in Bloom takes place on Thursday 26th April.

Two years ago we picked up 25 bags, but with fewer volunteers we did not reach as far out from the centre of the village.

We are having another litter pick on 9th June, prior to the Olympic torch arriving on the 16th.

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Village litter pick

March 25, 2012

Next Saturday morning,  31st March, the Village Trust are holding a spring litter pick in and around Shotley Bridge to tidy up in readiness for the spring judging in the Northumbria in Bloom competition.  Litter is one of the judging criteria.

If you can spare a couple of hours please come along, with garden gloves and litter picker [if you have them], to the car park next to the Golden Flower takeaway at 9.30am.

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Olympic torch route

March 19, 2012

On Saturday 16th June, the London 2012 Olympic torch will be passing through Shotley Bridge.

Just after 4pm, it will arrive at the county boundary by convoy, from where it will be taken by a runner up to Villa Real in Consett.

Here are the exact timings and route [click to enlarge]:

The full street by street route on day 29 of the torch relay is listed here.

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Shotley Bridge ‘In Bloom’

March 18, 2012

The inaugural meeting for all the entrants in Northumbria in Bloom took place at Spennymoor Town Hall last Tuesday. There are 14 places entered in the ‘village’ category, including Shotley Bridge.

The first judging will be in April, to see the spring bedding, followed by a second to see the summer displays. The presentation ceremony will be held on September 11th, if we have success in winning an award.

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Keeping … safe

March 15, 2012

If you need to contact your local neighbourhood police officers you have a number of options shown in this poster.

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Alternatively go to the local PACT meetings, which are held in the Blackhill Baptist Church Hall on the first Thursday of each month, as part of the Benfieldside, Blackhill, Bridgehill and Shotley Bridge Community Partnership meetings.

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