The Green Team
Volunteers have been dedicating time and energy to maintaining the green spaces in Whitchurch on Thames. They have been organised either informally or in more formal groups, such as WOTHABS, MOWS or the Village Green Working Group. The idea of the Green Team is to have these events organised into a programme and to involve a wider group of volunteers.
The Green Team is a team of both core and ad hoc volunteers who help look
after and maintain the green spaces in the village. Coming together in this way
also encourages a sense of community and is a good way of getting to know
people.
The Green Team will work closely with
WOTHABS.
The MOWS group has been merged into the Green Team.
A project is underway to rejuvenate the site of the
Polish Church Memorial Garden.
Picture from working party July 2019
The Terms of ReferenceVillage Maintenance Schedule for 2022
How do I get involved?
Contact Jill Bradon 0118984 1574
or email
The latest Newsletter is:- April 2023
Other Newsletters are available:- March 2023, January/February 2023, October/November 2022, September 2022, June 2022, May 2022, April 2022, March 2022, February 2022, January 2022, November 2021, October 2021, September 2021, August 2021, July 2021, June 2021, May 2021, April 2021, March 2021, January 2021, December 2020, October/November, September 2020, August 2020, July 2020, June 2020, April 2020, February 2020, December 2019, November 2019
The green spaces in the village
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Area |
Maintainer |
More
information |
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Village Green and surrounding area |
Parish Council contract for mowing. Additional work as required by VGWG |
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St Mary’s Churchyard |
Parish Council contract for mowing. Maintained by Friends |
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Village Hall surrounding area |
Parish Council contract for mowing |
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| Manor Road Children's Playpark | Parish Council contract for mowing. Other general maintenance required, cleaning | |
| Manor Road verges round Playpark and Village Hall | N/A | Parish Council contract for mowing |
| Manor Road verges, north side from High Street for 100m | Martin Bengtzen and Frances Dixon | Parish Council contract for mowing. Planting and yew tree care |
|
Maze |
Sally and Pete Woolhouse |
Parish Council contract for mowing. Monthly working parties throughout the summer |
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Jubilee Walk, Hardwick Road |
Alexa Duckworth-Briggs |
Parish Council contract Tree maintenance and clearing as required |
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Muddy Lane |
Neil Huntington |
Parish Council contract Sweep in Autumn and fill puddles with shingle |
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Footpath up Whitchurch Hill |
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Parish Council contract for mowing. Trimming and clearing required |
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Hardwick Road/High Street triangle/ bench area |
Tim Hardwick |
Parish Council contract for mowing. Trimming and clearing required |
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Swanston Field and High Street Weed killing |
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Parish Council contract for weedkilling. Some sweeping and clearing required |
| Bell mouth entrance to Walliscote Drive | Leslie Maynerd | Clearing, planting and watering |
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Manor road footpath (middle of Manor Road to south part of Manor Road) |
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Manor Road entrance |
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Polish Church Memorial garden |
Anna Szczeponek |
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Bank on north side of Hardwick Road and Hillside, east end |
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Tree Clearing as required |
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Hardwick Road embankment, west end |
Sarah and Adrian Dixon |
Cutting back and trimming plants overhanging into the road |
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The Cut |
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Repaved recently, leaf sweeping in autumn |
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Eastfield Lane south verges |
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A resident cuts some verges. Other verges tidied to make walk to school easier |
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Slipway and river steps |
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Opportunity to put bench near slipway if ivy cleared. River steps crumbling and overgrown |