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If you are interested in making even a small contribution to the conservation work of the Friends of Flass Vale then we are sure you will enjoy some of the events listed below. We look forward to seeing you!
Please check for updates as dates do occassionly change. |
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Summer Programme 2008 |
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- 2pm Sunday 31 August: Grassland Restoration
Meet at the Valeside entrance to the Vale. We’ll be raking dead vegetation prior to the spreading of “green hay”. Bring a rake if you can!
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- Morning of Sunday 14 September: Transporting “green hay”
Volunteers with an estate car, or better still a trailer and can help to transport the “green hay” from Deerness to the Vale please contact the Friends if you can help. Val Standen is co-ordinating this task.
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Autumn/ Winter 2008~09
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- 10.30 am Saturday 18 October: Build a bird box (URC Church, Waddington Street)
Children and adults interested in assembling bird box kits for tits, owls and kestrels should come to this! Durham County Rangers will be showing us how to put the bird boxes together so they can be put in place later in the year.
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- FOFV AGM - Tuesday 18th November 7.30pm at Waddington Street URC Church Hall.
The presenting of annual reports, election of officers and an opportunity for discussion of the Vale.
Followed by a talk by local hsitorian David Butler who will give a talk entitled
'THE BATTLE OF NEVILLE'S CROSS AND MAIDEN'S BOWER'
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- Sunday 7th December at 2pm. Tree Planting - Part of National Tree Week.
Tree planting in the Vale near the area known as Hangman's Hill. Behind Back Western Hill. A good activity for Adults and Children.
Meet in Valeside at 2pm - please bring a spade.
Spring/Summer 2009 |
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- Sunday 10th May 11 am (Kingslodge entrance) - Tree maintenance.
Maintaining work and weed clearance of previously planted trees
Not as exciting as tree planting but equally important
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- Saturday 30th May 10 - 12.30 am Coffee morning (Waddington Street UR Church Hall).
A coffee morning to raise funds for the Flass Vale Local Nature reserve
Coffee/Tea & Hot Scones, - Tombola, - Cake, Plant, - Bric-a-brac & Book Stalls
LAUNCH OF PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
We hope to produce a fundraising calendar of Flass Vale photographs
Please send up to three 5" * 7" (landscale format) photographs to FOFV Photo Competition, Bye Cottage, DURHAM, DH1 4NB
Or email digital photographs via this website
Please send your own photos that you are happy to be included in a calendar and include your contact details
There are 12 £10 book-tokens to be won!
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- Sunday 7th June 2.30pm am (Kingslodge entrance) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 5th July 2.30pm am (Kingslodge entrance) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 2nd August 2.30pm am (Kingslodge entrance) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Friday 7th August 12.30pm - 4.30pm (Waddington Street UR Church Hall) - Butterfly and Mini Beast Day.
A fun event mainly for children
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- Friday 4th September 7pm - 9pm (Waddington Street UR Church Hall) - Butterfly and Moth Conservation.
A talk from an expert on Butterfly and Moth Conservation followed by Moth trapping in Flass Vale
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- Sunday 6th September 2.30pm am (Kingslodge entrance) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 13th September 2.30pm pm (Kingslodge entrance) - Heritage Open Day.
A guided walk aroung the vale
Particularly good for people new to the vale
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- Sunday 4th October 2.30pm am (Kingslodge entrance) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Saturday 17th October 1pm - 4pm (Waddington Street UR Church Hall) - Fungus Foray.
A Fungus Foray in the vale with an expert
A guidedsearch for edible fungi followed by cooking in the UR Church hall Kitchen
CLOSING DATE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
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- Saturday 31st October - CLOSING DATE FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
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- Sunday 1st November 2.30pm am (Kingslodge entrance) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Monday 16th November 7.30pm (Waddington Street UR Church Hall) - FOFV AGM.
Presentation of annual reports and elecion of committee and Officers
Speaker: To be announced
Result of Photographic Competition
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Spring/Summer 2010 |
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- Sunday 21st Feb 10 am (At the Kingslodge Entrance) - Hedge Laying with Tom Milburn.
We will be working on the hedge near the bungalow, using brushwood from Maidens Bower for stakes. If you wish to take part bring gloves, and if you can, bill hook and a small saw.
- THIS ACTIVITY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
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- Sunday 7th March 2.30 pm (At the bench) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 4th April 2.30pm (At the bench) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 2nd May 2.30pm (At the bench) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 6th June 2.30pm (At the bench) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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- Sunday 4th July 2.30pm (At the bench) - Working Party.
General maintenance work in the Vale
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Friends of Flass Vale (FOFV) |
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