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Tag Archives: Canals and Rivers Trust
Greening up Acocks Green
Another weekend of community spirit. On Saturday Acocks Green Village in Bloom were at Stockfield Funday encouraging children and adults to try a little gardening, with pick and mix planters, a plant swap and seed-sowing with children. Anyone who sowed seeds … Continue reading
Community Activities Update
Thanks to everyone who came and supported us at the Carnival on Saturday. It was a good turn out. We sold all our plants and the ‘Guess the Weight of the Cake’ went down well. Thanks for all the support … Continue reading
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Community Spirit on Grand Union
The weather looked off putting on Sunday for the scheduled clean up on the Grand Union canal, but it dried up and we had a great turn out of around 10 people come along. We pulled out rubbish from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acocks Green, Canals and Rivers Trust, Grand Union Canal, litter-picking, volunteering, waterways
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This Sunday on the Grand Union
Come down for an hour or so and do something useful!
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Canal Tidy Up – Sunday 30th Sept
The team of volunteers were out today pulling up dumped rubbish from the canal, planting daffodil bulbs, litter-picking, sweeping and cutting back overhanging branches. Very busy waterway on a Sunday morning – we saw boats, walkers, cyclists, runners and even … Continue reading
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Bike Haul !
Thanks to all the volunteers who came out on this blistering morning to help clean up our adopted waterway with the support Canals and Rivers Trust. It was actually nice and shady on the water’s edge. As well as the … Continue reading
