Wednesday 18 August
Treasure Hunt 12 noon
Wednesday 25 August
Ticklish Allsorts 12 noon
Bring a picnic, suitable for all ages,
accompanied children only.
Both events are FREE !
August 17, 2010 | 
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| September 19, 2010 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
A Dog Show is to be held on the Meadow on Sunday 19th September 2010 for 2 – 4pm.
A light hearted fun afternoon for dogs and families.
Helpers required to make the afternoon a success – please phone 01256 896920.
You can read about previous Dog Days on the Meadow HERE.
August 9, 2010 | Events | Comments Off
Tags: Animals, Dog Days, Events, Volunteers
| August 1, 2010 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 3:00 pm |
Zooming in on the critters
The amazing Hi-Tech Wild-Trek pond dipping laboratory, creatures like dinosaurs projected on screen.
Our Mayor, Councillor John Clark, opens the Pond Observation Platforms sponsored by Tesco, surrounded by wildflowers sponsored by Veolia.
HAVE A PICNIC ON THE MILLENNIUM GREEN!
July 28, 2010 | Events | Comments Off
Tags: Activities, Hi-Tech Wild-Trek, Mayor, Pond Dipping, Wild Flowers
A Veolia grant for wildflowers sponsored hundreds of ferns planted last weekend by volunteers.
After preparation of the planting areas a team spent all day with visitors and volunteers planting.
The preliminary excavations revealed several types of soil type in the meadow. Some areas were dry with powdery soil full of flints; other areas had fine soil and moist.
The best areas for ferns had some moist clay in them so all of this determined where the plants were to go.
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Tags: Grants, Planting, Soil Types
A couple of wee jobs for our available volunteers in August:
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Tags: Pruning, Volunteers, Wild Flowers
Norman Morris at a Punch & Judy show in the GNC in 2009.
It is with sincere regret that we hear that Norman Morris, who provided so much fantastic fun, laughter and enjoyment to young and old alike with his Punch and Judy Shows on the Meadow and elsewhere, passed away on Sunday, 25th July 2010.
Our thoughts go to his family and all who knew him.
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Tags: Punch & Judy Show
In response to serious complaints from neighbours of the Meadow about rowdy parties and general anti social behaviour including negligent use of fires, the Trustees met to consider what they could do to minimise this unacceptable disturbance. The Trustees discussed at length the matter of access, fires and barbeques and concluded that no fires should be permitted on the Meadow unless written authority was given by the Trustees to those holding an organised event, such as the Halloween Fireworks and Bonfire night; commercially manufactured disposable barbeques could be used until 6.00pm and the Meadow would shut at midnight. The Trustees were very aware that it is school holiday time and therefore the rowdy parties that are causing the problems may start earlier and not just at weekends. As with most decisions, innocent people will be affected by this anti social behaviour on the part of some but we have to stop this unruly and possibly dangerous behaviour now before it escalates. The Trustees fully appreciate that they cannot achieve this on their own and appeal to the Community for their help in supporting the eradication of anti social behaviour on the Meadow. The Trustees will be seeking the help and guidance of the Police and Town Council.
Basic Rules for Everyday Use of the Meadow
Any variation of the above is to be first agreed in writing by the Trustees. Your co-operation with the above is requested to help us keep a safe and pleasant environment in the Meadow.
July 23, 2010 | Activities, Miscellaneous | Comments Off
Tags: Rules
| July 23, 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
You are invited to the AGM for the Whitchurch Millennium Green Trust (the Meadow) this Friday, 23 July 2010 at Nine Springs, The Weir.
Students from Victoria Gambier’s class at Whitchurch CofE primary school have prepared this report…
Recently, the year 5/6 Kestrel class visited the Millennium Meadow which was full of high tech equipment to identify the living creatures in the ponds and stream in the peaceful meadow. We split into 3 groups to rotate round the exciting activities including: pond dipping, stream dipping and sketching.
We all met a man called Richard, and he guided us through the day and made the creatures that we caught and, with all his high tech equipment, was able to put them on to a large screen. He could make anything 50 times bigger.
June 29, 2010 | Reports | Comments Off
Tags: Activities, Children, Exploration, Hi-Tech Wild-Trek, Pond Dipping, Whitchurch Primary School
Male smooth newt in the trap
Local Whitchurch resident Jonathan Taylor, who is licensed to survey newts, set up 22 traps throughout the Meadow on the eve of 6th June 2010 and collected them the next morning. Read about his results on our Newt Survey page.
