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A newsletter from Trent Vale.
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ISSUE 10 SUMMER 2011
Communities NEW! The Willow Works
Refurbishment update
From l-r Michael Copleston (RSPB Site Manager), Chris
du Feu (The community group of 'The Old Willow Works,
Beckingham'), Darren Pollard (Project Manager –
Groundwork, Creswell, Ashfield, Mansfield), Virginia
Green (Trent Vale Project Manager), Paul Bennett (RSPB
Warden)
The refurbishment of The Willow Works is now really
coming along as the later stages of the works are done.
While little looks to have changed from the outside,
inside the walls and ceilings are in place, along with
electrics, phone lines and plastering. The lift will soon
be going in and then the kitchen units, furniture and
fittings. It is expected that the TVLP staff will move into
the offices at the end of June.
A team met during May to decide on what types of
display materials could be used inside the building. The
Local History Group, RSPB, TVLP and Groundwork all
gathered around the ‘mood boards’ drawn up to suggest
some colour schemes for the interior. All the partners
will be displaying interpretative materials relevant to the
building and the wider area. The colour scheme will be a
mix of natural browns, greens and oranges, giving the
interior and modern and fresh feel.
Bookings for the building are also gathering pace. The
function room will be an excellent venue for a range of
events and already several parties, exhibitions and
meetings have been booked in!
The Willow Works refurbishment is expected to be
completed by the summer school holidays and open days
and events will be held for anyone interested to come
and have a look at the building. To keep up-to-date
with news on The Willow Works, subscribe to
Groundwork’s Twitter feed: @Gwkcres.
NEW! BESTHORPE VILLAGE
FETE AND NATURE RESERVE
OPEN DAY
A fun-filled day organised by Besthorpe Parish and
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust took place on Saturday 11
June to mark the re-opening of Besthorpe Nature
Reserve. It follows enhancement works to make the
reserve more attractive to wildlife and visitors. Staff and
volunteers ran guided walks around the reserve and held
pond dipping activities throughout the day.
To mark the opening of the Nature Reserve, local artist
Michael Warren has produced stunning artwork of Trent
Vale wildlife through the seasons that has been
reproduced in a celebratory booklet.
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Habitats Community Grants
Community groups awarded grants this quarter include:
Winthorpe Village Allotments - £1,300
Newark Castle - £2,000
If you have a project in mind that aims to improve or
create either habitats and/or heritage features in the
Trent Vale area, or would like further information
about the grants please contact Helen Keating
on 01636 675763.
Farmer/Landowner
Grant Scheme
Funding is still available through the Habitats
and Heritage Farmer grants. This is open to farmers
and other rural landowners to fund a wide range of
biodiversity and heritage projects within the Trent Vale
area, including pond creation, hedge and tree planting,
reversion of arable land to wet grassland, guided walks,
and preservation of heritage features. For further
information contact Jenni Hignett on 0115 958 8242 or
email her at [email protected]
Farmer Grants awarded this quarter:
John Lillie – Creation of 4 wetland scrapes
Roger Brownlow – Pond reprofiling
Chris Molson – Restoration of pond
Learning in Trent Vale
Short courses
Along with the formal courses, a variety of
short courses and activities have been developed
including tree identification, introduction to surveying,
grass identification, fungi identification, introduction to
woodland management, willow coppicing, making living
willow structures and wreath making. For further
information and to book on any of these courses please
contact Sue Coy on 0115 931 3316 or email her at
Saturday 6 August - A Moth Identification
evening with Sheila Wright - Nottingham
County Moth Recorder. Venue is Farndon Willow
Holt and adjacent farmland. For further information
please contact Jenni Hignett, Habitats Officer on 0115
958 8242 or email [email protected]
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Heritage
Besthorpe Community Dig and Archaeology
Open Days
The Nottinghamshire Community Archaeologists are
returning to Besthorpe Quarry near Collingham for
another season of excavation between 8th and 19th
August. There is availability for 20 people per day to join
the community archaeologists, professionals from
University of Salford and volunteers from community
groups in Manchester.
Archaeological Open Day
There will be an open day before the excavation at
Besthorpe on Sunday 24 July which will also be part of
the Festival of British Archaeology. There will be site
tours and a finds display. If you want more information
get in touch with Community Archaeologist Emily Gillott
at Nottinghamshire County Council on 0115 977 2160 or
email [email protected]
Time Travel Trent Vale 30 July 2011 at
Newark Castle
Following the success of last year's event,
Nottinghamshire County Council's Community
Archaeology Team are once again holding a free public
event entitled "Time Travel Trent Vale" at Newark Castle
from 10 am - 4pm on Saturday 30th July 2011. The event
is being held as part of the Trent Vale project, and to
celebrate the Festival of British Archaeology. Last year,
3000 people visited the event and feedback received was
excellent.
This year, activities will include re-enactors through the
ages, children's activities, a musician and displays. The
Castle will be open for the public to visit rooms not
normally open, including the dungeons, which was
extremely popular last year. Beware the executioner!
Archiving Training
There are several history and heritage groups in Trent
Vale actively researching fascinating information, stories
and images about their local area.
In order to promote best practice and to provide advice
and support, Trent Vale organised a day’s training at the
Nottinghamshire Archives on 19 March. Seventeen people
came along and enjoyed the day (and the lunch!).
The course included preservation, handling and storage
of documents, materials that can be sourced for
research, a tour and a session on digital archives. The
day was particularly useful for networking, and groups
expressed the need to set up a networking group where
they can communicate with each other on email.
Our next step is to create the Trent Vale Heritage
Network email group, so if you are interested in being
added to the list please let us know!
We are hoping to run further similar days at the
Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Archives for all those
who could not attend.
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Get involved
Walks
Healthy Walks in and around
Gainsborough If you are interested in joining any of the walks please
contact Jackie Brown on 01427 675138 or email her
Knaith Park – Friday 8 July 1.30pm
Blyton – Monday 11 July 1.30pm
Misterton – Wednesday 20 July 1.30pm
Beckingham Woodyard – Friday 29 July 1.30pm
Walkerith – Wednesday 3 August 1.30 pm
Laughterton to Fenton – Wednesday 10 August 1.30pm
West Stockwith – Friday 19 August 1.30pm
Marton – Monday 22 August 1.30pm
Malcolm Saville is co-ordinating walks in the Sutton on
Trent area. For further information on the walks below
contact Malcolm Saville at [email protected]
(emailed Malcolm 17 may)
Buggy Walks
Sconce and Devon Park, Newark every Wednesday
meeting at 10am.
For further information contact Stuart Green the Healthy
Lifestyles Officer at Newark and Sherwood District
Council on 01636 655707 or email
Sustrans Cycle Rides
Sunday 10 July 10.00am – meet at Retford Market Square
in front of Town Hall for approximately 5.5 hour ride
Sunday 21 August 11.15am – meet at The Green,
Collingham for a moderate ride to Whisby Nature
Reserve. Approximately 5 hours.
Meet at The Grove Sports Centre car park, Newark NG24
3AL for routes below.
Fledborough Viaduct
10.00 am Saturday 3 September
The Grantham Triangle
10am Sunday 18 September
Volunteering opportunity: Social
Media Coordinator
We currently seeking a volunteer active in social media to
help manage and coordinate our social media campaigns
to promote Trent Vale events, training and activities
using popular media channels such as Twitter and Flickr
for one to two hours per fortnight.
If you are interested, please contact Christine Jordan at
[email protected] or call 01636
675770.
Volunteer will ideally have computer and internet access
at home and there may be initial meetings at the Trent
Vale office (either at Newark on Trent or the Old Willow
Work, Beckingham (Nottinghamshire). Travel expenses
will be reimbursed. There may be the possibility of desk
space at the Old Willow Works if preferable.
To find out more about any of the information listed
above, and to see what else is happening in Trent Vale,
please visit our blog:
www.trentvale.wordpress.com
TRENT VALE LANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIP
The key partners involved are; Bassetlaw District Council, British
Waterways, BTCV, Environment Agency, Groundwork Lincolnshire,
Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield, Lincolnshire County
Council, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, Natural England, Newark and
Sherwood District Council, Nottinghamshire County Council,
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, On Trent Initiative, The RSPB, West
Lindsey District Council.