As promised, LCC have commenced works to the footpath. There are signs in place requesting that everyone avoids the area temporarily, especially where they have started between the ginnel and Belton Hill. Please take care whilst these works are carried out.
We are currently in discussions with four students from Myerscough College to gain some recommendations with regards to a proposed Nature Trail along the brook. Let us know what you think about this idea.
We have been informed that the County Council have sourced some extra funding and will commence works to address the pathway from Walker Lane through to Belton Hill starting with immediate effect. Fingers crossed and weather depending, we might have a completed pathway by the
It might not seem like anything much is happening at the moment, but your Friends group is working hard behind the scenes gathering info and ideas to put forward to you, the local community. We’ll be in touch in the New Year with some proposals,
Fantastic to see work resuming on the footpath again this week. It has now been scraped back along the full section from the railway bridge to Belton Hill and is much easier to walk along. The next phase of laying the wooden sides and filling
The next committee meeting will take place on Tuesday 7th July at 8.30pm. If you have any issues that you would like discussed, please let us know.
Another great turnout for tonight’s balsam bash! Head – count was around 20 so thank you all for taking the time to help. We managed to clear a decent section along the Brook, from the railway bridge to the first wooden footbridge. There are no
The second Balsam Bash session is tomorrow at 7pm, meeting at the railway bridge. Hopefully we will get as good a turnout as last week… There is certainly a lot of this dreaded undesired plant to get rid of! Make sure you bring thick gloves
Great turn out for the balsam bashing this evening. Local councillors Rowena Edmondson and Dave Hammond also turned up to support us and get stuck in! We tackled the section along the path from the railway bridge towards the park. The bank was particularly steep
The path running from Belton Hill to Walker Lane, alongside Sharoe Brook is over-run with the invasive weed Himalayan Balsam. We are looking for volunteers to join us to try to get rid of it. We are meeting by the railway bridge at the far