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Report on Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party 18th March 2018

The freezing weather seemed to keep a few volunteers away although Mark and Julie, Judi, Ruben and Mick made it, along with Nicholas who has been in the background monitoring our elm tree project and also on the watch for … Continue reading

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Elm planting

As the forecast blizzard didn’t appear, and for a change we weren’t wading in water or the ground frozen solid, we made a start on Sunday 10th February 2013 with planting the elm trees. Thanks to a grant from Transpennine … Continue reading

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Revised Work Party Sunday December 2nd. 10.30 to 1.0pm.

Due to the flooding please meet at the end of the Allotment track above the Reservoir Basin. There are two tasks – to plant young elms if water has receded, and to tidy the hedge above the basin. TOOLS – … Continue reading

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The Big Anniversary Elm Tree Plant – 2nd December 2012 at 10:30

Commencing at 10:30 on Sunday the 2 December 2012, the Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows will be holding a practical session to plant twenty elm trees in order to mark: Twenty years of the Friends of Rawcliffe Meadow (plus a little … Continue reading

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