Looking after Knutsford Heath
The fine September morning on Sunday brought seventeen volunteers out to clean up The Heath. Within an hour we had gathered bags-full of the usual cans and bottles as well as cleared up several fly-tipped items, including one of the orange-painted bikes used to mark last year's Tour of Britain cycle event. At the end... Continue Reading →
We were pleased to have the opportunity to take the 5th Knutsford Beaver Scouts around The Heath to help them gain their Outdoor Challenge badges. In separate visits we guided the Navajo, Sioux and Apache colonies through two activities: a bug hunt in the heather and a trail through the wood. They put all their... Continue Reading →
Today's litter-pick event was one of our wettest so we are specially grateful to the few hardy volunteers who braved the rain. As expected, we picked up lots of discarded bottles, cans and food wrappings but we were surprised to find more serious tipping: a truck battery in the woodland, and hessian bags full of... Continue Reading →
Despite today being our first rainy litter-pick, a fair a number of volunteers turned out. We began with a dozen at 11 o'clock and others came later. It was good to see several new faces including from Stanley Road, Queen Street and the Scouts. Thank you all for helping to clean up The Heath. Kevin... Continue Reading →
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