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8th September 2013 FGVW has been shortlisted for a Skipton Building Society "Grassroots Giving" grant of £500. The winners are decided by a public vote, and there is a lot of competition so we really do need all the votes we can get. If you would like to help us, please visit the following web page and click on the "Vote now" button near the bottom: You do not need to give any details, or sign up to anything - just click on the button and that's it! Votes must be cast before 19th September 2013. There is more information about the Grassroots Giving campaign on the website itself if you want to know more about it. Your support is gratefully appreciated ...And if you know anyone else who can help, please pass on this information.
18th August 2013 The Gipton Spa Bath House on Gledhow Valley Road will be open to the public under the supervision of FGVW members from 12.30-4.30pm on Sunday 15th September 2013 to correspond with the country-wide "Heritage Open Days" event. ...Come along for your free tour! There will also be refreshments and an FGVW stall promoting the group, selling merchandise (including mugs, coasters, Christmas cards, badges, greetings cards, postcards, etc.), and providing general information about the Bath House, the woods, and the Group itself. We need help with home-made refreshments for the Bath House Open Day - if you might be able to help, please contact us. Details of previous Bath House Open Day events, including photos, are available in the Events Gallery.
20 June 2013 The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods' 14th Annual Family FunDay was probably the best one yet, greatly helped by the hot sunny weather (sadly missing from the previous few FunDays). Hundreds of local people came to join in the fun, and photos can be seen in the Events Gallery. As always, we would like to say a very big "thank you" to everyone who helped... those who spent hours assembling tents all morning; those who provided home-made food for the refreshments tent and prizes for the Tombola, Raffle and Pick-A-Bottle stalls; those who helped run the stalls and activities, and sold raffle tickets; those who helped pack everything away at the end of the day; and the many local businesses which generously donated raffle prizes. Without this help the event would not have been possible. We would also like to thank The Three Hulats, J. & M Tree Services, Tesco and Yorkshire Water for their generous support of the FunDay. Details of what happened at the FunDay, including photographs and a 360 degree panorama of the event in full swing are now available in the Events Gallery.
15 May 2013 The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods invite you to their 14th Annual Family FunDay! The FunDay brings local people together for an afternoon of fun, activities and entertainment focussing on the local woodland and the plants and wildlife that live there. There are loads of displays, activities, games and entertainments to keep the whole family busy, not to mention home-made refreshments and live music! When & where:
Activities include:
Please can you help? We badly need volunteers who can help out on the FunDay either by bringing food for the refreshments stall, helping to put up the tents and marquees in the morning, or helping to look after the stalls or sell raffle tickets in the afternoon.
It doesn't matter if you can only spare an hour ...all help will be gratefully appreciated! We also need prizes for our various stalls including bottles (anything from cooking oil or orange squash to wine or champagne!) for the "Pick-A-Bottle", as well as general prizes for the Tombola and Raffle.
Have a look in the Events Gallery to find out what happened at last year's Family FunDay.
14 May 2013 The bluebells are finally in bloom in Gledhow Valley Woods! If you want to see them, don't wait too long - they're usually only at their best for a few weeks, depending on how kind the weather is.
7 March 2013 Presented by Roundhay Environmental Action Project (REAP) Gardening Group Following the success of this event last year, gardens in Roundhay will once again be open to visitors on Sunday 23rd June, 2013 from 1pm-5pm Do you love your garden be it large, small or tiny? The hope is to include some new gardens in the trail this year. The REAP Gardening Group are definitely not looking for immaculate "show" plots, just ideas, experience, work in progress and even mistakes that you would like to share with others. Last year visitors enjoyed and were inspired by:
If you want to take part and open your garden, please contact Sue Tuffin on 0113 266 2533 or by e-mail to sue@suetuffin.co.uk to find out more. Visitors are needed too! If you are new to gardening or want some fresh ideas put the date in your diary now. Come and see what your neighbours are growing! There will also be activities for children, refreshments, plant sales, advice and chat. Follow the trail around Roundhay with the official guide and map. These will be available from the Oakwood Farmers Markets in May and June, as well as from various community locations. No entry charge. Donations to St Gemma's. Be inspired and join our growing community!
1 January 2013 Happy New Year! The FGVW Annual General Meeting is to be held on Friday 15 February 2013 (7.30pm onwards). The Three Hulats Pub (13 Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton) has kindly agreed to host the meeting once again. Food will be provided, and all are welcome to attend. The positions of Chair, Treasurer and Secretary are open for voting. It would be helpful to know how many people might attend so please, if possible, contact us to let us know you're coming.
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