AGM & Open Meeting

May 4, 2010

The Village Trust’s next Open Meeting will follow the AGM on Thursday 17th June in Shotley Bridge Methodist Church Hall.

The AGM starts at 7pm, refreshments will be served at 7.30pm with the Open Meeting at 7.45pm.

This is a meeting for all members, guests, and any other local resident who would like to find out about the Village Trust or simply join in the discussion.

The Village Trust has formed a working group to discuss registering Shotley Bridge in the Britain in Bloom Neighbourhood Awards. It has surveyed the village and taken photographs of possible areas for action. An Action Plan has been prepared for discussion at the meeting. We would welcome your ideas.

The “Parking Lot” working group has prepared a draft report about traffic and parking problems in the village, which has been discussed with local councillors and officers. This report will be presented to the meeting for discussion.

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Homeowners day

April 29, 2010

The North of England Civic Trust is publicising a Heritage Skills Initiative event on Saturday 8th May 10.00 – 16.30 at Snods Edge, Shotley Bridge. Owners and custodians of pre 1919 and listed buildings are invited to attend to learn more about their properties.

“Find out about the local building styles and materials, understand why historic buildings are different, dispel the myths about damp and timber treatments, new design solutions in a historic environment and why not only the character of the building but also its surrounds are important.”

To book a free place email: skills@nect.org.uk

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Shotley Grove footbridge

April 24, 2010

Work has started on preparing the site for the new footbridge which will replace the one washed away in the floods in September 2008.

Trees and bushes have been felled on both banks of the river to allow for access and the foundations for the bridge to be constructed.

Planning approval and Environment Agency consent for the bridge have been obtained and the main contractor is drawing up a works programme. However, there is no start date yet because there are a number of logistical issues to be resolved, regarding road access for the lifting crane.

The trees have been reduced so as to help with the crane lift. It’s planned that the assembled 31m deck span will be positioned alongside the river’s edge wall bounding the car park before being lifted into place. The tree works have been done early prior to any birds setting up nests.

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Litter on the B6278

April 17, 2010

A dozen volunteers turned up this morning to collect litter and rubbish from the country lanes in Northumberland. During the 2 hour operation a van and trailer load of litter, tyres, car crash parts, building materials, a dvd player, radio, computer disk drive and two plastic doll arms were collected.

Between Shotley Bridge and The Snods on the B6278, known locally as Burnmill Bank, we filled 12 bags with litter. Most of this being food and drink containers that had been discarded from vehicles over the last 12 months. That’s a bag of litter per month, on average, thrown away by people who just want to keep their vehicles clean but have no respect for the countryside.

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‘The Snods’ Litter Pick

April 10, 2010

A country lane litter pick will take place on Saturday 17th April 2010, starting along the B6278 [Burnmill Bank] between Carterway Heads and Shotley Bridge.

Meet in St John’s Church Hall, Snods Edge at 10.00am.  Young children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please come along to help, even if you have only an hour to spare.

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