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Jubilee Tree Planting and Tidy Up at Westley Vale

Posted on March 7, 2022 by gedhughes

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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Trees for Life in Acocks Green

Posted on March 6, 2017 by gedhughes

Saturday 11 March 2017 we will be planting 500 trees with Birmingham Trees for Life and 260th Birmingham Scouts, please see below, so if you can spare and hour or so to come and join us it would be great to see you. … Continue reading →

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A Fruitful Day

Posted on February 7, 2016 by gedhughes

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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A New Community Orchard in Acocks Green

Posted on January 24, 2016 by gedhughes

Thanks to the Urban Orchard Project, Acocks Green is the lucky recipient of the planting of a new orchard which will benefit local people for years to come with fresh and healthy fruit. This is another enhancement to the wonderful … Continue reading →

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Springtime Saplings

Posted on March 30, 2011 by gedhughes

On Saturday 19th March the Trustees and over twenty volunteers had a very successful tree planting and clean up on the  site.  The Trust had successfully applied for young trees from The Woodland Trust and BCTV as part of a … Continue reading →

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Spring Time in the Millennium Green

Posted on March 11, 2011 by gedhughes

The Westley Vale Millennium Green Trust has been very fortunate in being awarded several hundred tree saplings by The Woodland Trust.  The trees need to be planted on the site as soon as possible so the trustees are asking for local people to join … Continue reading →

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Ten Year Celebration of our Westley Vale Saturday 8th January 3pm til 5pm

Posted on January 1, 2011 by gedhughes

The Westley Vale Millennium Green celebrates 10 years on Saturday at The Avenue gate.   Amazingly it has grown in every sense of the word – natural greenery abounds which is kept in check by volunteers from the community. In … Continue reading →

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