Garth Johnson, a committee member, is taking a monthly photograph of the River Derwent – the view from the bridge in the centre of the village.
The photos will be posted as a slide show in the River Derwent photo gallery [see pages]. Over time, they will give an insight into the effect of seasonal change on the riverside.
Here are the first 2 photos for September and October.
If you missed the exhibition yesterday, Story Homes have now posted the boards that were on display on their website.
They show constraints and opportunities, concept development, housetype design and potential sketch layout.
Comments are requested by 2nd November, using a feedback form.
Story Homes, the developers of the former Shotley Bridge Hospital site, are holding an exhibition next Tuesday, 19th October, about the proposed residential development. It is being held in St Cuthbert’s Church Hall, Church Bank, 2 – 7 pm.
This poster gives more details of the exhibition. They also propose to post more information from the day on their website.
Final approval of a £2000 grant from the Derwent Valley Partnership has now been given and 50 tubs have been ordered. For this winter they are being provided this month, ready filled with peat free compost, daffodils and winter pansies. Next year and in the following years [until the tubs fall apart] the Trust will need to purchase plants for summer and winter bedding.
Junior School pupils are going to maintain the 6 tubs outside their gates. We only need a few more volunteers to sign up to plant and maintain 2 or 3 tubs each.
The red dots on the maps show the location of the tubs. [Click on each image to enlarge.]
On Monday, a judge from Northumbria in Bloom came to give advice and suggested that we should first concentrate on the Conservation Area in the centre of the village leading up to and including Snows Green. In future years we hope to expand the area covered by the initiative and enter the Britain in Bloom competition proper.
The third newsletter for 2010 is being distributed to members this week. If you would like to read a copy go to the Pages column.
The newsletter gives the agenda for the Open meeting on 12th October and includes information about:
Shotley Bridge Village Trust 