Below you will find details of What's On, Current Projects we're driving ahead, What Happened Last Month, our Newsletter archive, how to submit entries for inclusion in any of these and the Notice Board opposite the Robin Hood.
What's On
Thursday 15th December 7:30pm - 'Christmas Crackers!', history groupSunday 18th December 5:45 pm - Contribute to the Carol Singing - join in and / or pay up
Everyone
welcome, you don't have to be able to sing - you could collect the money or watch out for cars that pass to close. Meet at the Hinchliffe. Contact any Jackie Scarf (882555) for more information.
If the non-payers thought that they'd escaped on Sunday then Jackie's going to make sure she hunts them out this evening. Details as for Sunday except that the meeting place this time is at the Robin. Contact any Jackie Scarf for more information.
Thursday 16th February 2012 7:30pm - An evening with Ian Dewhirst, history group
Everyone is welcome to join us in the upstairs room at the Robin Hood
Inn. There is a visitor fee of £2 although an annual subscription is
available at £10 for CVCA members, £12 for non members, whilst seniors
and students are £5.
Thursday 15th March 2012 7:30pm -'Water Wheel to E-mail' by Alan Stuttard, history group
Current ProjectsPark Improvements:
Feedback
on the works carried out has been very positive - if you haven't
already visited the new park, please try to call in and take a look at
the new equipment and sensory garden.
The
park is now much more visible from the road, with the carved animals
leading the way in up the path. A stone monolith has been installed at the beginning of November, again to emphasise the presence of the park.
Replacement of the shelter
Our observant readers may have noticed that the large green shelter on the site of the park, overlooking the main road, has recently disappeared. Unfortunately it was in very poor repair and was becoming increasingly dangerous. It will shortly be replaced by a brand new shelter being constructed of green oak by Calderdale Council craftsmen.
Tree sculpture
The very large ash tree on the edge of the Park has honey
fungus and was potentially dangerous, so it's been felled, leaving a
large bare trunk. We have some remaining funds to commission a
specialist wood carver to create a sculpture in the trunk, and are going
to be consulting with local children and the wider community on ideas
for the subject.
Sustainability plan
A range of activities designed to make the very best use of the Park and provide interest and enjoyment to the whole community.
What's The Next Big Thing:
We have asked you all for our next set of priorities andhave received the following input to date:
‘Cragg in Bloom’
Cragg Vale Christmas carols
Organised ‘dog walking’
Cycle club or walking club
CVCA project to develop ‘village green’ (with the church)
Community garden
More seating at viewpoints
Traffic – mobile speed camera, restrict large lorries (below 3/5 tonnes)
"Welcome pack for new resident to Cragg Vale"
Make Cragg Vale a ‘smokeless zone’ – but – got the response/objection that some people want to burn their own wood!
Do you have any more suggestions/thoughts on the above – please let us know via email at info@craggvalecommunity.co.uk or telephone Liz 881182.
What Happened Last Month
Park (Stage One) Completion and Opening Fete:
The first priority was to improve the drainage on the site as the grass tended to get very soggy in wet weather - not unusual in Cragg Vale! This work was completed early in the year by a local contractor and we are already seeing the benefit.
We have worked closely with Mick Wilby and Kate Willis at Calderdale Council to choose the new equipment and improve the access to the park by creating a new ramped pathway. We have consulted with the children from the three Cragg Vale schools on their ideas and preferences, and have built these into the scheme wherever possible. The new equipment has been chosen to be bright, safe and long lasting, with a soft ground covering to protect against the inevitable falls and tumbles.
To ensure we provided some benefit to people of all ages, we also decided to give the garden area to the side of the main play space a makeover with a new sensory garden of herbs and flowers, and refurbishment of the benches.
Over twenty new bird and bat boxes have been installed, together with smaller homes for insects and bugs, scattered amongst the planting.
Many people have commented that the Park is one of the best kept secrets in Cragg Vale, and some residents didn't know it even existed when we asked them about it! We are therefore making it much more visible from the road, with a large stone monolith soon to be installed near the entrance gate, and newly installed wooden animals acting as another 'signpost' of the Park's existence.
We have worked closely with Mick Wilby and Kate Willis at Calderdale Council to choose the new equipment and improve the access to the park by creating a new ramped pathway. We have consulted with the children from the three Cragg Vale schools on their ideas and preferences, and have built these into the scheme wherever possible. The new equipment has been chosen to be bright, safe and long lasting, with a soft ground covering to protect against the inevitable falls and tumbles.
To ensure we provided some benefit to people of all ages, we also decided to give the garden area to the side of the main play space a makeover with a new sensory garden of herbs and flowers, and refurbishment of the benches.
Over twenty new bird and bat boxes have been installed, together with smaller homes for insects and bugs, scattered amongst the planting.
Many people have commented that the Park is one of the best kept secrets in Cragg Vale, and some residents didn't know it even existed when we asked them about it! We are therefore making it much more visible from the road, with a large stone monolith soon to be installed near the entrance gate, and newly installed wooden animals acting as another 'signpost' of the Park's existence.
Previous newsletters back to the very first can be downloaded below. Simply click on the version that you'd like to download for a given year.
2011 Spring
2010 Spring
Summer
Winter 2009 Spring Summer Autumn
Winter
2008
Autumn
Winter
2007 Winter
All previous
To Submit an Entry above:
We
would really like to include details of all local events. So if
you are organising an event or know of one that is not listed then
please e-mail the details (or your contact details and the subject)
using the contact form below. When you submit an event for inclusion,
wherever possible, ensure you can provide the following. Thanks.
- Date and time, including finish time if appropriate
- Where it will be held
- A contact for enquiries
- Any charges, pre-requisites or recommendations (such as 'bring a raincoat in case')
- Who can attend, e.g. anyone, Cragg Vale residents only or as appropriate
Cragg Notice Board:
If
you would like to leave a notice on the board (opposite the Robin
Hood), please leave it in the Robin Hood and we will make sure that it
is included. Thanks.
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