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Rivelin Valley Heritage Open Day takes places on Sunday 14 September. Join in activities and find out about the industrial heritage of the valley.
More information is at heritageopendays.org.uk and rivelinvalley.org.uk.
An update from CDYST’s Gillian Drinkwater:
We have had an excellent response to our computer and toner recycling scheme. If you have contacted Gillian and brought them round many thanks. If not please email g.m.drinkwater@btinternet.com for delivery details. We need two more empty toner cartridges before that batch can be sent off – does anyone have one, perhaps at their office?
We also have two unused new black toner cartridges for sale at £20 each. The make is Lyreco (one ref. 4.563.182, compatible with HPLaserjet P 2030 serie, P 2035/-N, P 2050 serie, P 2055/-D,-DN,-X, and one ref 4.071.29 compatible with HP laserJet P 3005, N,D,DN,X, M3027,x,3035,xs mfp Serie.)
Could you spare some time to help lay a new bark chipping path on Hagg Copse this Sunday, 11 May?
Join other volunteers from 10am for a Hagg Copse clean-up morning. No experience is required, but if you have a pair of gardening gloves to wear and a spare shovel that would be useful.
Hagg Copse is a community green area on the corner of Coldwell Lane and Manchester Road, maintained by Crosspool Forum.
The Friends of Lydgate Green are asking if anyone has any plants they could donate to help improve the green space.
Secretary Roger Burkinshaw explains: “We replanted Lydgate Green last summer but the beds are looking a bit sparse after losses from the very wet winter and more annoyingly from the theft of half a dozen rose bushes.
“Do you have any plants you could donate? For example, if you are tidying your garden and have any plants that have grown too large or you are splitting clumps of perennials etc, we would love to have them.”
If you can spare any plants then please let Roger know by emailing woodster.rog@gmail.com. The Friends of Lydgate Green will then plant them up for everyone to enjoy.
Thanks to everyone who bought their trees along last Sunday for recycling. Crosspool residents deposited around 200 trees, which were later on reduced to lorry load of mulch chippings.
Crosspool Forum was able to do its bit to help our community and the environment thanks to Paul Rushby at Direct Travel, a team of Crosspool forum volunteers and the generosity of Andrew Fisher of Complete Tree Solutions and his team.
Residents that dropped off trees also made donations of £115 for Crosspool Forum, which will be used in the community.
You can bring your Christmas tree along to the area outside Direct Travel on Sunday 5 January between 10am and 12 noon for free recycling/disposal by Andrew Fisher from Complete Tree Solutions.
Please don’t leave your tree there after 12pm.
Firewood logs will also be on sale.
Join the Beavers for hedge planting on Hagg Copse this Saturday, 9 November at 10am.
Tea and coffee will be supplied, but if you could bring your own gardening gloves and tools that would be a big help.
Hagg Copse is a community green area on the corner of Coldwell Lane and Manchester Road, maintained by Crosspool Forum.
Last night’s BBC Springwatch programme included a feature on a pair of long-tailed tits nesting in the Rivelin Valley.
The pair of birds have made a home in a holly bush. Springwatch visited in April to find out more.
You can watch the programme again until Thursday 13 June on the BBC iPlayer . The long-tailed tits bit starts at 42 minutes, 13 seconds in.
Watch the iPlayer Springwatch clip
Friends of Lydgate Green is a small group of local residents who are responsible for the upkeep of the green at the corner of Lydgate Lane.
With a pair of gloves, something to dig with and plenty of enthusiasm to bring pleasure to all who visit the green this summer, the staff from the Artisan restaurant and a dozen or so local people turned up at 9.30am on Saturday to plant around one thousand bulbs and plants.
Afterwards, everyone took up an invitation to go back to the Artisan restaurant for refreshments. Whilst enjoying well-earned drinks fresh cream and chocolate cake kindly provided by Artisan, everyone took the time to get to know one another and reflect on a job well done.
Rachel Bacon said: “A big thank you from the Friends of Lydgate Green to those who came and helped us on Saturday morning. All the plants are in and watered so let’s hope for a bit more sunshine to bring them on.
“Thanks to Richard from Valleyside for all his advice and for doing us such a great deal on the plants, to the Rangers for coming on their day off, to the boys from Artisan for digging in and for the coffee and cake (yum!) and to Ian and Crosspool Forum for their help and to Jane, Kate, George, Tim and Samuel for all their help!”
The Friends of Lydgate Green are organising a planting and tidy-up day from 9.30am on Saturday 27 April.
They would really appreciate your support and help to replant the beds and assist with some general maintenance.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to make a difference to this local green space and to meet other local residents. Bring a pair of gloves, something to dig with and some enthusiasm.
What’s more, the kind folk at Crosspool’s Michelin Guide-featured restaurant Artisan will be providing free refreshments!
Friends of Lydgate Green is a small group of local residents who are responsible for the upkeep of the green at the corner of Lydgate Lane.
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