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Clean Up and Tidy Morning on the Grand Union Canal – This Sunday

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Kit Barlow

We are lucky here in Acocks Green to have a stretch of the Grand Union Canal enhancing our local environment. The canal adds to the local heritage and offers humans and wildlife an oasis of calm. With the added greenery of Westley Vale Millennium … Continue reading →

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Grand Union Canal – Uniting the Community in Acocks Green

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Kit Barlow

Following the very successful first meeting as a working group for the ‘Adopt a Stretch of Canal’ project, where around 15 volunteers worked hard litter-picking and tidying; our ancient waterway appeared on Central News on Thursday 14th May. On 30th April … Continue reading →

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Acocks Green PALS

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Kit Barlow

One of the on-going battles faced by the Acocks Green Village in Bloom team is litter. It blights our community and costs a lot of public money to clean up every day. We would like to encourage locals to take action in improving the problem … Continue reading →

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Acocks Green Village in Bloom Launch

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Kit Barlow

 

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Village in Bloom – Silver Award!

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Kit Barlow

It was announced at the Heart of England Village in Bloom on Thursday 12th September that Acocks Green Village had won a Silver Award for its many improvements. The hard work of our Village in Bloom team really paid off … Continue reading →

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Medal-Winning Village

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Kit Barlow

We hope that residents noticed the great improvements in the look of the village in the last few months with floral enhancements and general tidying up.  For the first time Acocks Green Village was entered into the Britain in Bloom … Continue reading →

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Acocks Green – Village in Bloom – Update – Digging For Victory

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Kit Barlow

*******UPDATE**********The Village in Bloom judges are in Acocks Green this Thursday 26th July. The tireless, enthusiastic and green-fingered Fran Lee and other volunteers have been working hard to make Acocks Green look more colourful and tidy. Look out for them in their High Viz jackets … Continue reading →

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ReCom – maybe you can help?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Kit Barlow

Do you use the internet? Can you send an email? Have you got good communication skills? Do you live in postcodes: B25 – B28, B36, B37,B40 or B90 – 96? The Acocks Green based charity ReCom are looking for Buddies … Continue reading →

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