Dear Civic Pride, Thanks to all our regular gardeners this week; things are coming along splendidly in the community gardens and there have been lots of positive comments from local people up and down the Valley. Lockdown in March really forced us backwards during the busiest time in the horticultural calendar, and the amount of […]
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Dear Civic Pride, Welcome to another week of gardening, litter picking and community spirit. Thanks everyone…..What would Rossendale look like without your fantastic efforts…? If the last few weeks are anything to go by then we’d be sinking below an antisocial tide of rubbish on our streets and in public spaces. There seems to be […]
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Sunday 9th August 2020 Dear Civic Pride, It’s been a busy week of environmental endeavour in sunny Rossendale, and it’s such a pleasure to see so many volunteers out litter picking, gardening and balsam bashing. May we extend an especially warm welcome to all our new recruits who are rolling up their sleeves and helping […]
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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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Himalayan Balsam has an attractive flower, spreads very rapidly but is not a native species. The problem is that, as it grows, it kills off all the other plants. The good news is that it’s great fun pulling it up! Pull – roots are shallow so come out easily Shake – remove the soil from […]
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