Tag Archives: volunteering

Canal Clean Up Continues

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

Canals & River Trust sent their litter-picking boat along our patch on Wednesday. Also we had around 20 volunteers out on Sunday for our clean up including 3 very helpful guys from Shirley Sea Cadets in their kayaks. We picked up … Continue reading →

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Canal Tidy Up – This Sunday

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Litter-Picking Champions around AG

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

Our planned Litter Picking activities in March around the area were unfortunately snowed off, both times! However because people are unfortunately still dropping litter there is always a need to help keep our streets clean and tidy. One of our … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Dave!

Posted on November 25, 2017 by

This month at the Queen’s Birthday Honours – our chair David Treadwell was invited to Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE for his tireless community work. We are very proud of him.  He does so much for Acocks Green as … Continue reading →

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Village in Bloom – Gold Award and More!

Posted on September 24, 2017 by

If you haven’t already heard – Acocks Green Village received a Gold Award again this year in the entry The RHS Heart of England Britain in Bloom Awards. That is 3 years in a row! Also the team were given … Continue reading →

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Down the Cut this Sunday

Posted on April 20, 2017 by

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 →

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Opportunities for Fox Hollies Park

Posted on April 1, 2017 by

Fox Hollies Park in Acocks Green was established as a public park in 1929. It consists of 40 acres of beautiful park land. Westley Brook runs through it and there is a fishing pond. Find out more about how we … Continue reading →

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