Shawclough & Healey October 2021

UPDATE FROM YOUR LOCAL GROUP
Friends of Syke
and Cronkeyshaw
Busy Summer for Friends Group
The friends have been busy over the last few months and have
held their first face to face meeting since the group was founded.
Activities over the last few weeks included a walk from the junction of Fieldhouse
Road and Dewhirst Road along the common to Whitworth Road. The group then
crossed to continue on the common to heights Lane. The walks are used by the
group to plan future projects.
The group was delighted to be granted funding from Rochdale North Township
for a spiral herb planter which will in place shortly.
We have also received generous donations from John Horne of Dale Event Hire
and Sam Hopley of Wallpaperbase to help with the set-up of the group. Sam has
also promised to donate tools to the group in the future.
Tricia Ayrton, Chair of the Friends, said:
“It was great to meet face to face again at Syke Chapel. We of course had done
several walks over summer but it was nice to meet as a group. We were very
pleased with the funding grant for the spiral herb planer and we are extremely
grateful to both John and Sam for their kind donations.
“On one of our last walks we discussed the possibility of planting a hedgerow
along a section of the steep banking at Iron Waters. This would be inside the
wooden fencing and slightly lower so that it would not spoil the view. The
intention is to create a long-term solution to the problem of dumping on this
hillside. We met with a representative from City of Trees and she said they could
provide hedgerow plants and a plan for the site. We would need to find funding
for protective fencing to be provided and put in place to protect the plants from
grazing animals.”
The group meets monthly. New members are always welcome.
For more information about the group contact tricia.ayrton@gmail.com
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