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the spring of 2010, staff and students from BRGS
transformed the footpath area at the top of Mount
Avenue with a bed of wild meadow flowers which, by
July. was in full bloom. |
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| May
2010 |
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photos below were taken at the dedication service
for a new war memorial stone in Trickett's Memorial
Ground on Sunday 9th May. The musicians played for
the hymns and played a selection of wartime tunes.
Thomas Helm played the Last Post. |
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On Sunday May 9th, Libby
Ainsworth and Emily Walker helped the community
group
Incredible Edible Rossendale install planters
filled with herbs and vegetables in the centre
of Waterfoot
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| March
2010 |
Staff
and pupils enjoyed sunny weather for a tree-planting
day at BRGS.
The students
planting the trees were doing the work for the
volunteering section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
They had spent previous weeks preparing the site
by removing unwanted ash trees and building
a hedge of cut branches to keep out sheep while the
new trees get established.
The trees were provided through a scheme called Tree
Appeal and were paid for by the Bolton
based Premex
Group. Some more trees were provided by
the Woodland
Trust.
Mr. Archer, said “Removing
some of the ash trees has opened up the area to let
in more light. We have
planted a mixture of native trees including crab
apple, cherry, dogwood, hazel and blackthorn. As
they grow
they should bring more colour and variety to our
woodland garden. We are very grateful for the donation
of
these trees by Premex.”
While the trees were
being planted another team of volunteers was hard
at work
on the other side of
the school preparing ground for a small wildflower
meadow at the top of Mount Avenue |
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Emilia Hartwell and Libby
Ainsworth
planting trees in the woodland garden - 7th March 2010
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Sam Turner and Joe Wallwork planting
trees in the woodland garden - 7th March 2010 |
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Emilia Hartwell. Libby
Aisworth and Joe Wallwork planting trees in
the woodland garden - 7th March 2010
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| February
2010 |
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Emilia Hartwell, Emily Walker
and Libby Ainsworth
building steps in the woodland garden - 7th February 2010
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Josie Ansell, Jacques Dark,
David Parry and Simon Allan preparing the ground
for planting –top of Mount Avenue - 7th
February 2010
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| November
2009 |
Community Pride Finalists
The Environment Group at BRGS were
nominated by a local Councillor for the Young Volunteer
Award in Rossendale Council’s Community
Pride Awards.
This follows the work done in Trickett’s
Memorial Ground, maintaining the planter in the
centre of
Waterfoot, tidying the path between Mount Avenue
and Booth Road,
and working with community groups including Waterfoot
Forward, Close to the Hedge in Bacup and Civic
Pride in Rawtenstall.
Emilia Hartwell and Libby
Ainsworth represented the
Group at the award ceremony in Whitworth Civic Hall.
They were presented with a framed certificate and
vouchers for Ski Rossendale to share with other volunteers.
see
report here»
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| October
2009 |
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Regular visits
to Trickett’s Memorial Ground in Waterfoot
in the autumn have been used to clear rubbish
and brambles. Pupils have also worked with the
community group Civic Pride in Rawtenstall. |
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Pupils doing the Duke of Edinburgh
Award have been working to tidy and plant the
rough verges by the path from Mount Avenue to
Booth Road. Next summer we hope to create a wildflower
area. |
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Over the winter
we are continuing to work on Sunday mornings
on new paths and steps in the school’s
woodland garden and we have started to thin out
the ash trees, ready to plant a variety of trees
and shrubs in early spring. |
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Work
has also continued on the school's vegetable
plot. |
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| July
2009 |
During
enrichment week at the end of the summer term a great
team of sixth formers worked on improvements to the
paths and steps in the woodland garden and put new
summer plants in the planter in the centre of Waterfoot.
The new plants were funded by a grant from Rossendale
Council and supplied by Close
to the Hedge in Bacup.
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