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We are a voluntary organisation formed over 10 years ago. We spend some of our spare time clearing litter, tidying grot-spots, planting and maintaining gardens around the Rossendale Valley.
The flower boxes along the railings on St Mary’s Way that brighten your wait at the traffic lights in the centre of Rawtenstall – that was us! The hanging baskets at the bottom of Bank Street outside Ladbrokes – that was also us… And we shifted over 2.5 tonnes of litter in 2011.
Although we are volunteers our work involves considerable costs. For this we need Grants and Donations. The rest of the things we do such as keeping the verges of the dual carriageway clear of litter and fly-tipping just costs us time and energy! We are proud of the Rossendale Valley (although we know it has its problems!) but we are happy to keep the Valley looking as clean and green as we can – with your help we could do so much more… A donation, a bit of your time, your skills – all would be appreciated. Thank You.
Civic Pride has benefited all who live and work in Rawtenstall. It also has a much wider impact in making the area more attractive for businesses which, in turn, will improve the prosperity of the area and create more employment opportunities not to mention a brighter, cleaner and nicer place to live, work and go to school.
Latest News:
MORE TREES FOR A682
May 11, 2012
On Wednesday evening intrepid, some would say completely mad, volunteers spent a couple of hours in the pouring rain planting more trees on the by-pass. This time it was around the edges of the old Rossendale College site. The trees are blackthorn, crab apple and viburnum - all of which give a brilliant display of blossom in the spring and provide food for the birds in the autumn. The fruit of the blackthorn tree are also known as sloe berries so perhaps we could have an annual Rawtenstall Sloe Gin Competition/Festival in a few years time?
Our schedule for the rest of May up to the coming of the Olympic Torch in June has also been published - details of which can be found in the 'Where' section of the website - we have given ourselves an incredible amount of work to do and any/all assistance would be gratefully received.
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Red Letter Day for Civic Pride
Apr 23, 2012
Today, Civic Pride had email notification from the Charities Commission for England & Wales informing us it had now accepted our application, together with our supporting documentation, and as such Civic Pride is now a Registered Charity - Yes!!! Registraton number 1146958. This means that Civic Pride can now claim back the Gift Aid on any donation made to us (providing you sign a form!) No one in Civic Pride takes any money at all for the work that we do. No out-of-pocket expenses such as petrol or telephone call charges, every penny that is donated goes towards making Rossendale a cleaner, and more cared for place to live, work and go to school. Please help us by making a donation now, through our website, and send your contact details as well so we can send you the Gift Aid Declaraton - every penny makes a difference. Thanks!
