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Tag Archives: Grand Union Canal
Down the Cut this Sunday
This Sunday (23rd April), volunteers are invited to join the Canal and River Trust to help clean up and tidy the stretch of Grand Union Canal that the Neighbourhood Forum has ‘adopted’. Meet at the old Vineries Canal Bridge at … Continue reading
Oak Meadow Wild Flower Meadow
Local people who enjoy walking around the area can’t have missed the huge disruption to Oak Meadow Open Space over the last year. This was due to large scale waterworks by Severn Trent. The work, thankfully is now complete, however the re-landscaping of the area has not been completed. Some local dog-walkers have asked the […]
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Tagged Acocks Green, Birmingham Parks, Grand Union Canal, Mike Hinton, Oak Meadow, Severn Trent
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Oak Meadow Update from Council
Local people who enjoy walking around the area can’t have missed the huge disruption to Oak Meadow Open Space over the last year. This was due to large scale waterworks by Severn Trent. The work, thankfully is now complete, however … Continue reading
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Tagged Acocks Green, Birmingham Parks, Grand Union Canal, Mike Hinton, Oak Meadow, Severn Trent
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Good Morning’s Work
Thanks to the many people who turned out to work on our stretch of canal on Sunday 6th November. We planted hundreds of bulbs, picked up litter, cut back overhanging branches and generally tidied up. We were also presented with … Continue reading
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Tagged bulb-planting, Canals and Rivers Trust, Grand Union Canal
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A Good Morning’s Work
Thanks so much to all those who spent the morning working on the Grand Union Canal on Sunday. It was perfect weather and we were pleased to see our colleague Steve from Canals and Rivers Trust return with all his … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental, Graffiti removal, Grand Union Canal, litter-picking, nature, Vineries Bridge, volunteering, volunteers, wild flowers
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Canal Adoption Scheme – Sunday 5th June
Our next meeting and tidy up session on the Grand Union is Sunday 5th June at 10am. Last time we met, Canals and Rivers Trust documented the scheme with a film and photos. Here are the photos they took. We … Continue reading
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Canal Clean Up Session
We were lucky with the weather for our ‘Adopt a Stretch of the Canal’ session this Sunday. Thanks to Ralph from Canals & Rivers Trust, who stepped into replace Steve, our usual Volunteer Supporter after a cycling accident, (get well … Continue reading
A Fruitful Day
The weather was fine and so volunteers were out in force along the Grand Union Canal and Fox Hollies Park on Sunday, to help enhance our local green spaces. Litter picking, hedge and fruit tree planting took place on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acocks Green, Acocks Green Neighbourhood Forum, Canals and Rivers Trust, community orchard, environmental projects, Fox Hollies Park, fruit trees, gardening, Grand Union Canal, tree planting, volunteers
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Big Bike Giveaway
With the new canal towpath in Acocks Green, this is a great time to start making the most of them by getting on a bike and enjoying a cycle along a traffic-free route into Digbeth and onward to the City … Continue reading