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What's New 2025
This section will keep you up to date with important news and events related to the Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods, the local community, and this web site. If you have any news you would like to appear in this section please contact us.
11-Aug-25 The first annual report of the FGVW Citizen Science project, monitoring water quality in Gledhow Beck and Lake is now available and you can download it as a PDF below:
We would like to thank our volunteers who carry out monthly or two monthly kick sampling, E. coli sampling, water testing, outfall safaris and monitoring the lake outfall. The report makes shocking reading and requires urgent action. Our Petition We have now started a petition to demand that Yorkshire Water, the Environment Agency and Leeds City Council address the issue of misconnections which result in raw sewage and foul water being discharged directly into Gledhow Beck. We already have 1,000 signatures on the petition but we would like to get many more to demonstrate the strength of feeling locally. Please sign the petition below and share with family and friends. You can make a difference! Water Monitoring Volunteering And finally, we are always looking for new volunteers who want to help with water monitoring. Help with monthly outfall safaris and two monthly kick sampling would be fantastic. Training and support will be provided along with all the necessary kit. If you would like to learn more please email [email protected]. You can read more about the project and see the monitoring results on our Water Quality Monitoring page.
08-May-25 On Sunday July 13th 2025 from 8.30am-6.00pm, Gledhow Valley will be traffic free for the day, allowing everyone to safely enjoy the peace and quiet of the meadows, woods, beck and lake. There will be lots of community stalls, games, activities, food and entertainment plus the chance to learn about environmental pressures on Gledhow Valley and what local groups are doing to address these. Most importantly it is going to be a fun, family day out for people of all ages! The event is being organised and run by the "Green Fair Organising Group (GFOG)". The GFOG came about as a result of the success of the inaugural fair in 2024, which was initiated by FGVW. The GFOG is a newly constituted group with a committee of local folk with the sole purpose of organising the 2025 Green Fair. There will be a need for lots of volunteers, to help with activities such as event setup and closedown, traffic management, stall management, information hub and generally helping the event to run smoothly on the day. If you are able to help, please contact the GFOG via [email protected]. |
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