January 2012 Blog Posts (6)

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In early 2011, Rossendale Borough Council made many improvements to the Sharneyford Childrens Playground in Bacup.

At the same time, The Bacup Consortium were hoping to  add to the improvements at the time with natural play areas, community orchards, woodland walks, etc,.  The approval for their plan has now reached stage one where they now have to consult with the public on the design.

Please see the below attachments – a very small questionnaire and…

BigBarn has been trading for 9 years with a mission to get people out of the supermarket and shopping locally. To encourage more people to embrace their mission they are becoming a Community Interest Company (CIC). This means any profits and assets have to be ‘locked in’ for the good of our Communities of, producers on their map, and consumers using BigBarn.

BigBarn was launched in the dot com boom with a long term social ambition to change the food industry…

Article from About My Area

At last night's planning meeting, Rossendale Council was granted permission to create a town square, in the heart of Rawtenstall on the existing Valley Centre site. Two applications went before the committee: The first for Conservation Area Consent, and the second for planning permission to develop the new…

Is January really the month when there’s not much to do in the garden ? No, in fact there is a lot to do this month and here are top ten tips...

1. The answer is in the soil. Remove all plant debris, to reduce the spread of disease and pests. If you need to, continue preparing ground and digging beds ready for next season, but only if the ground is still workable (don’t dig if the soils is wet or heavily…

Grow your own potatoes in containers

The container

• At least 20-30cm deep
• Minimum 30cm diameter
• Sturdy
• Drainage holes in the bottom

• Good quality potting compost - either…