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Help make Weaverham a litter bit better! The Weaverham Trust and the team are back on Saturday 29th January. Join us for a winter litter blitz. This event is for the whole family – furry friends, toddlers, teenagers – everyone! All welcome but children must be supervised. Meet on Russet […]

Winter Litter Pick 29th January – The Village Needs You!

20 Jan, 2022 in Environment / Events / Litter Pick tagged litter pick / Weaverham / weaverham trust by peter

The final bulbs of the 2021 batch were planted on Saturday 18th December 2021 on the corner of Lakehouse Field. The poor weather had delayed the hand planting. It is hoped to plant more flowers next year with the sponsorship money from Coop members.

Final Daffodil Planting of 2021

19 Dec, 2021 in Bulbs / Environment / Flowers / Planting tagged Bulbs / Coop / Flowers / trust / Weaverham / weaverham trust by peter

The third year of bulb planting took place on 8th November. The locations chosen were the area on the corner of Elm Road and Lime Avenue and the corner on the hill on Wallerscote Lane. The planting took place in the late evening and the pictures are very poor.

Phase 3 – Autumn 2021 Bulb Planting

8 Nov, 2021 in Bulbs / Environment / Flowers / Planting / Uncategorized tagged Bulbs / Planters / weaverham trust by peter

The Weaverham Trust held its second litter pick since the Corvid19 outbreak, on Saturday 16th October. Despite it being the coldest autumn day so far this autumn twenty stout people and children turned out. The areas cover included Northwich Road shops and environs, Lime Avenue shops, Wallerscote Road and Owley […]

Weaverham Trust Autumn Litter Pick

17 Oct, 2021 in Environment / Litter Pick tagged litter pick / Litterpick / Weaverham / weaverham trust by peter

You may have seen large mounds of soil on bottom pitch recently. We know that people have been asking about it on social media. Don’t worry we know its there! A local resident kindly offered us some top soil and about 7 tonnes have been moved onto Bottom […]

Mystery Mounds on Bottom Pitch

26 Apr, 2021 in Environment by clare

Kerry Parvin of the BBC came to interview Glen Gidley (chairman) and Alan Mills (vice chairman) about the Trust’s bulb planting in Weaverham. The interview was shown on BBC NW 6:30 News on 25th March 2021. As well as the interview, Kerry took some very arty pictures of the daffodils. […]

Weaverham Trust’s Daffodils On BBC NW News

26 Mar, 2021 in BBC / Bulbs / Environment / Flowers / News / Planting tagged Bottom Pitch / Bulbs / Donations / Flowers / Planters / trust / Weaverham / weaverham trust by peter

The bulbs planted last year on the west side of the village are in flower, to compliment those on Northwich Road and Bottom Pitch. It is hoped to raise funds this year to enable to us to plant on the corner of Wallerscote Road on the hill. Hanging Gate Junction […]

Second Planting Of Bulbs in Flower

23 Mar, 2021 in Bulbs / Environment / Flowers / News / Planting tagged Bottom Pitch / Bulbs / Flowers / trust / Weaverham / weaverham trust by peter

A team of Trust members planted over 800 more tete-a-tete daffodil bulbs on Bottom Pitch. The day was a pleasant change from the wet and stormy weather of late. Bottom Pitch is proving popular with Weaverhan residents and offers an outside area for Corvid-19 safe meetings, walking and dog walking. […]

Weaverham Trust plant more bulbs on Bottom Pitch

15 Nov, 2020 in Bulbs / Environment / Flowers / Planting tagged Bottom Pitch / Bulbs / weaverham trust by peter

On October 8th, The Weaverham Trust had another 220 metres of bulbs planted. The sites chosen were : Opposite The Hanging Gate The junction of West Road and Forest Street On the hill on Sandy Lane This year’s choice of bulbs was limited to two flowerings of yellow daffodils […]

Phase 2 Bulb Planting

9 Oct, 2020 in Bulbs / Environment / Flowers / Planting tagged Bulbs / Flowers / weaverham trust by peter

As the Village Show was cancelled this year, possible pictures for the calendar were lost. This year’s theme was Village in Bloom. If you have pictures you would like to submit for consideration, please foreword samples to peterwmanning@talktalk.net. Closing date is 11th September 2020. Thank You, Peter Manning

Weaverham Trust Calendar

26 Aug, 2020 in calendar / Events / Flowers / News / Uncategorized by peter

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