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Tawd Telegram

As Summer draws to a close and Autumn patiently waits just around the corner, we at Friends of Tawd Valley return from our summer break

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It’s That Time Again…!

…It’s time to tell you about all the goings on down in Tawd Valley Park. We have finally recovered from our lack of sleep after

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Tawd Tidings

Did you hear about the conversation with a Miner about the effects it had on the environment?It got rocky. Wow! First of all, let us

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Blog Blast!

As the rain continues to batter us, we all soldier on and look ahead to better and sunnier days to come. Until that day comes

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What’s been going on…?

We’ve been busy little beavers down in Tawd Valley Park, so without further a do, let us take you on a journey of the mind

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Valley Updates

Its that time again. It’s time to tell you about all the great things that are happening within the Tawd Valley Park. So, grab your

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FoTV Annual General Meeting Minutes ’23

FRIENDS OF TAWD VALLEY MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 25th MAY 2023 There were fifteen FoTV Members in attendance plus Ranger Chris and Ranger Hannah

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EXTRA, EXTRA!!!

You all know what time it is! Its time to discover about all the weekly goings on in Tawd Valley Park. Last Saturday saw our

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News, News, News!!!

There is so much to get through. So, lets cut to the chase and lets do this! Starting us off… On the 16th May our

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The Non-Stop Action Continues

And again, we have so much to update you on. It has been another impressive couple of weeks from everyone at FoTV, our volunteers and

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A Whirlwind Few Weeks

Hold on for the ride. These updates are going to come thick and fast. Fasten your seatbelts… On the 14th April Team Tawd and the

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Daily Dose of Valley Updates

The beginning of the brand new month of April saw a muddy morning’s work for the FoTV volunteers, as they constructed two dams out of

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Committee Meeting – March Minutes

Moving forward FoTV would like to share our committee meeting minutes. This will help you better understand and keep you up to speed with what

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Weekly Round-up

Last Saturday saw an astounding turn out of volunteers for our tree planting near to the community fruit orchard. Approximately 280 saplings supplied by The

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Where to begin

Starting back at the beginning of the month, Friends of Tawd Valley joined the entire Douglas Catchment Partnership at the quarterly steering group meeting at

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What’s been happening…

Last Friday saw Team Tawd and Ranger Chris shift all the hay bales from Summer Street Wildflower Meadow, then they conducted a litter picking session.

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Committee Meetings

Moving forward FoTV would like to share our committee meeting minutes. This will help you better understand and keep you up to speed with what

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Your Daily Dose

To start us off – Our very own Cornelius Jones joined Groundwork CLM and WLBC Park and Countryside Ranger Service in some riverfly kick sampling

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Check it Trout… Sorry, Out!!!

The past week or so has been all about the brown trout. Last week, Mike (FoTV) and Samuel (Groundworks CLM) visited Year 2 and 3

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Straight out the Gate for February

The great work continues rolling into February, as this year shows no sign of slowing down. There is so much we have to report on

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Updates and News

The work continues down in Tawd Valley Park. Earlier in the week, its was an afternoon of getting muddy and wet as we got our

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Committee Meetings

Moving forward FoTV would like to share our committee meeting minutes. This will help you better understand and keep you up to speed with what

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A Busy Start to 2023…

First up, Team Tawd and Ranger Chris walked through the valley for their first Friday session of 2023. They walked armed with pickers and bags

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Trout in the Classroom

There has been a lot happening at Friends of Tawd Valley this week. Firstly, we had the fantastic Boxing Day walk that had an impressive

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FoTV’s Boxing Day Walk

We at Friends of Tawd Valley hope you all had a wonderful Christmas period. As we fast approach the new year, we would love to

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News Round-up

Early December highlights for FoTV and Tawd Valley Park First up, a big thank you to everyone who joined us at for our Festive Coffee

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Catch of the Day!!!

Recently, the Ribble Rivers Trust, WLBC Ranger Service and Groundworks NW visited the Tawd Valley Park to conduct electro-fishing along a stretch of the river

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Weekly Round-up

Plenty happening over the past week or so… First up, Team Tawd and the WLBC Ranger Service have begun work repairing the fishing pegs at

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Skelmersdale’s u3a Updates

Please find below Skelmersdale’s u3a meeting dates and meeting topics going forward. Formed in 2011, Skelmersdale U3A encourages members to participate in leisure, social and

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Wetland Work-out

The rain stayed away on Saturday morning whilst our team of epic volunteers gathered behind the allotments on Ashurst to begin digging the long and

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EXCITING NEWS!!!

One year ago, FoTV was awarded the Wild Trout Trust’s – Trout in the Town Official Bronze Chapter Accreditation for the work achieved in improving

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Scrape Spectacular

FoTV volunteers and West Lancs Ranger Service had a fantastic day on Saturday, continuing the work on the wetland scrape project by the Tawd Valley

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Fungal and Foraging Fun

This Sunday saw another excellent guided walk play out down in Tawd Valley Park. FoTV, WLBC Ranger Service and members of the community came together

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Pride of Skelmersdale

FoTV were all systems go over the weekend. First up, we were at the Concourse Shopping Centre with our pop-up stall. We were very kindly