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Hagg Lane allotments: potatoes, seeds and coffee morning for would-be growers

Hagg Lane Allotment Society is holding an open morning on Sunday 31 January to celebrate the new growing season and the arrival of this year’s seed potatoes.

Coffee and cake will be available between 9.30am and 12.30pm, and more than 20 different varieties of potatoes will be available from £1 a bag.

Potatoes can be grown in containers on a sunny patio and new potatoes can be ready to harvest from 10 weeks after planting, weather conditions permitting.

The Allotment Society Hut, on Back Lane, also stocks vegetable and flower seeds, compost and other gardening products, and is now open on both Saturday and Sunday mornings, from 9.30am.

Hagg Lane Allotments Society

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Crosspool residents bring their trees for shredding and recycling

Shredding Christmas trees this morning
Shredding Christmas trees on Sunday

Thanks to everyone who brought their tree down for recycling on Sunday and made a small donation.

Shredding and recycling was carried out by our local tree specialist and firewood supplier Andy Fisher of Complete Tree Solutions.

The donated money went towards the recycling of the trees and the purchase of the new LED lights which could be seen on the trees in the precinct over Christmas.

A big thank you goes to all our local businesses for their continued support displaying the Christmas trees each year and also to the team of volunteers who helped put them up and take them down.

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Help out on Hagg Copse on Sunday 25 October

Hagg Copse
Hagg Copse

You’re invited to help with tidying on Hagg Copse Sunday 25 October at 10am.

Wear wellies and if you have gloves then please bring them!

Hagg Copse is a community green area on the corner of Coldwell Lane and Manchester Road, maintained by Crosspool Forum.

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Interactive marker posts installed along the Rivelin valley

New information posts in the Rivelin valley
New information posts in the Rivelin valley
New information posts in the Rivelin valley
New information posts in the Rivelin valley
New information posts in the Rivelin valley

A series of marker posts have been installed along the Rivelin valley, giving visitors an even greater insight into the river’s industrial, natural and artistic heritage.

Walkers with smart phones can scan the QR code on each post to unlock photos, videos and information related to each location, including any connection to John Ruskin.

The posts were put in by Rivelin Valley Conservation Group volunteers. If you’re interested in sponsoring a post for £200 then contact the group directly.

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Gardeners’ Question Time at Valleyside

Lydgate Green planting and tidy-up day, Saturday 27 April 2013
Get advice for your garden at Gardeners’ Question Time

Richard Jackson will answer your gardening questions as well as doing a brief talk on protecting and supporting your plants throughout the seasons at this special Gardeners’ Question Time event on Wednesday 1 July.

Join in from 2pm at Valleyside Garden Centre Cafe, Manchester Road.

Gardeners’ Question Time is part of the 2015 Crosspool Festival.

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Your chance to look around the back gardens of Crosspool

This Saturday, 27 June, the people of Crosspool will be opening up their gardens for their neighbours to enjoy as part of Crosspool Open Gardens.

This year there are lots of new gardens to visit and plenty of lovely homemade cakes and lunches to enjoy.

Tickets available from the pet shop or from a garden near you: look out for the posters outside open gardens.

Children get in free and all proceeds go to charity.

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Volunteers wanted for National Trust community allotment

Hagg Lane allotments
Hagg Lane allotments

The National Trust would like help looking after their new community allotment plot at Hagg Lane allotments in Crosspool.

They hold a regular workday 1:30pm-3pm each Tuesday and ad-hoc events take place on other days.

Members of the public are more than welcome to come along and join in. They particularly need someone who lives locally to nip in to water the plants in the polytunnel.

The allotment is at the very top of the site and is accessed via Stephen Hill.

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