 SOUTHCOTE
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NEWSLETTER
CORONATION SQUARE GARDENS :
Next Work Party, Sunday 28th Feb. 9am [if weather bad,moved to March 7th]
RESCUE 2010:
The Rivers and Open Spaces Clean-Up Event will take place over the weekend March 13th -14th this year.
Southcote GLOBE will be working on Saturday 13th.. Volunteers very welcome.
If you can spare some time during the day to help us, ring 9595307 or e-mail us .
Following
the clean up we will be gathering at Coronation Square at 3pm
to put up the plaque dedicated to our former chairman Terry Farrell.
NEXT
MEETING:
Tuesday 30th March. 7.30pm. at Southcote Mill.
Meet 7pm at the bottom of Citcuit Lane for a lift across to the Mill.
All welcome.
MEETING 26th January 2010
We
welcomed Richard Denny from Caversham GLOBE, and Ricky Josey from
Oxford Rd. Community Garden, who told us of their work and ideas. There
will be an Open Day at the Oxford Rd Garden on July 17th.
ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING- 29TH SEPTEMBER
2009
After
reports from the Chairman and the Treasurer, the following were elected to serve
for the next year:
Chairman: Jill Beadon
Vice Chair: June
Farrell
Secretary: Caroline Martin
Treasurer: Peter
Beadon
Gary
Murphy & Gary Champion,two members of Southcote Neighbourhood
Action Group [NAG] then told us about the role of NAG and how it works
with the Police and the Local Authority on issues such as social
behaviour, drugs and traffic problems.
CORONATION SQUARE GARDENS:
Volunteers weeded and generally tidied up the beds at work parties in April, June and August.Fortunately
most of the planting can tolerate very dry weather and we hope
to put in more plants such as lavender and rosemary in the
future.
Work starts around 8am, but if you can spare any
amount of time however short, to come along and help you will be most welcome.
Also any spare plants will be gratefully
received.
Here are the results of our morning's work on
April 19th:
EILEEN
BOWSHER:
Southcote GLOBE is sad to report the death of
Eileen on 23rd March 2009.
Eileen was a former member of our
group and a tireless campaigner for community issues in Southcote over very many
years. She will be sadly
missed.
RESCUE
2009:
The
Rivers and Open Spaces
Clean-Up [RESCUE] weekend this year was 14-15th March.
GLOBE members and
friends worked on Sat 14th, cleaning up along the Holybrook from Burghfield Rd.
to Circuit Lane, across Circuit Lane Meadows, from Southcote Farm Lane
to Circuit Lane Meadows, and
along part of the Kennet towpath. We always hope that there will be less
rubbish each year, but there was still a depressingly large
amount.
Rubbish collected between the Burghfield Rd.
and Brunel Rd. Car Park
JULY 18th
2008 KENNET VALLEY PROPOSALS TURNED DOWN !!
The Prudential's proposals for
3500 houses and associated infrastructure in the Kennet Valley have been thrown
out by the Regional Minister for the South East, Jonathan Shaw MP, who said that
the development was not viable.
This follows strong criticism by the
Environment Agency, a campaign by local people, bird watchers, anglers,
community and interest groups and local councillors, and a petition signed by
1500 people which was taken to the House of Commons by Reading MP Martin Salter.
This doesn't stop Prudential from making further applications, so we need to
remain watchful !
MORE WORK ON THE GARDENS !!
On
Sunday 13th July 2008, members tackled the weeds that were over-running the garden
beds at Coronation Square and laid a mulch of bark chippings. There have been
very favourable comments from local traders.
CORONATION SQUARE :
On
Sunday April 13th 2008, GLOBE members worked hard to clean the overgrown planting
beds at the Coronation Square shopping precinct. Grass and weeds were dug out
and more plants put in.
KENNET MEADOWS:
We are hoping to arrange
walks through the Meadows. Watch out for information on this site and for
posters in the library etc.
Path by River
Kennet
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2008
