Category Archives: volunteering

Be Part of Greening the Green

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Kit Barlow

For the last 8 years Acocks Green have have received a Gold from the RHS Village in Bloom Awards. Can you help the village achieve a Gold again?! You can help make a difference locally, even if it is just … Continue reading →

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Can We Achieve Gold Again?

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Kit Barlow

Only a few weeks until Acocks Green Village is judged again by the Royal Horticultural Society’s Judges. Village in Bloom need volunteers to help get the village looking its very best before Judgment Day. Can we keep up the run … Continue reading →

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Public Meeting – Tuesday 20th September

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Kit Barlow
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New Trees need Water!

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Kit Barlow

If you are lucky enough to have a young tree in your neighbourhood then in this extreme weather they need some help. Look out for the pipe at the base of the tree that takes water down to the roots. … Continue reading →

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Come to our Public Meeting – Back Together

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Kit Barlow

Our first Real Life Public Meeting for over 2 years.. come along and find out what is happening in the Neighbourhood.

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Jubilee Tree Planting and Tidy Up at Westley Vale

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Kit Barlow

On Sunday 6th March the Trustees of Westley Vale Millennium Green organised a Springtime tidy up at at the site. Thirty-three volunteers turned out to help and our councillors had the honour of planting a special tree to mark the … Continue reading →

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Public Meeting and AGM – Tuesday 15th February

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Kit Barlow

Everyone in the area is invited to this meeting which will be held on zoom. Click the link at the bottom to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81729677868

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Photographs for Calendar

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Kit Barlow

Due to the lockdowns of recent times, many of us have been getting to know our local area a little better. Have you got some good photos of Acocks Green area through the seasons? Check your phones and submit any … Continue reading →

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Village in Bloom Awarded Gold Again!

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Kit Barlow

Each year the gardening volunteers in the village work hard to make Acocks Green look its best. They want the local community centre to look good for everyone who lives and works here. Each year Acocks Green Village is also … Continue reading →

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Improvements to Westley Brook down at the Vale

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Kit Barlow

Locals may have noticed some pretty major work going on down at our Westley Vale Millennium Green. The Trustees of Westley Vale have been in touch to explain: After fourteen months from our first application, we were fortunate to secure … Continue reading →

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