Weekly Witterings

A Rather August, August Wittering!

Sunday 2nd August 2020 Dear Civic Pride, August already. Gardens full of flowers, weeds that grow too quickly and volunteers out and busy in Rossendale every sunny and/or rainy day. There has been a flurry of activity around the Town Square as we begin to rejuvenate the central garden and planted borders. Many thanks to […]

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A Very Weedy Witter

Dear Civic Pride, With so much to catch up with this year, it’s been another busy week for all our volunteers. Sometimes it may seem as if we’re painting the Forth Bridge, especially with our gardening commitments. No sooner is one garden given a CPR horticultural makeover, then the next one is sprouting weeds and […]

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A Litter Witter

Dear Civic Pride, So much has been achieved over the past week, it’s hard to know where to start explaining.…..The community gardens are flowering beautifully and our pavements and public byways are being regularly maintained by our litter pickers and pavement tidying volunteers. Well done everybody for weeding, planting, clearing and cleaning, for planning, sorting, […]

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A Regular Sunday Witter

Dear Civic Pride, Welcome to our weekly newsletter, which is definitely going to be issued every Sunday from now on, so thanks for all your feedback on the new format. This week there are few ‘thank you’ notices: Firstly to Jackie who from July 1st officially handed over all the Civic Pride Social Media management […]

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A Pictorial Wittering

Dear Civic Pride, Welcome to the First Official Sunday edition of the WW. With so many Civic Pride activities happening all over the Valley, this regular early shout will give everyone a chance to plan ahead. Some lovely, positive comments from local residents and businesses for the great work our volunteers have done since restrictions […]

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