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Over the past month Team Tawd have been joining The Purple Umbrella group for weekly visits to The Ecumenical Centre. They’ve been working on the new wheelchair accessible raised beds in the centres garden. Despite some really wet weather and cold snaps the troops have got stuck in and worked mighty hard. They have truly … Read more

The Tawd Tabloid

We would like to start off this daily dose of updates with another MASSIVE thank you to Sue Kenyon for donating another two pairs of binoculars and three bird books to FoTV. The binoculars will help greatly with the events/sessions we have in Tawd Valley Park and the books will make a great addition to … Read more

Recent Wildlife Sightings – 05/11/2023

It’s been a busy week for wildlife down in the Tawd Valley Park. Firstly, an adult Dipper was seen this morning on the river – this is the first record of this species since June 12th, when a juvenile bird was seen in the north of the Valley near Cobbs Clough Road. A mega find!!! … Read more

Quarterly Wildlife Report – Autumn 2023

Written by FoTV youth committee member – Cornelius Jones It’s a busy time of year for wildlife. Migratory birds are coming from Scandinavia, Iceland and Greenland, many mammals are preparing to hibernate, and others are gathering food to eat throughout the cold winter months. In the Tawd Valley Park, this is no different. Flocks of … Read more

FoTV Committee Meeting Minutes – 20/6/2023

PRESENT: C.Cooper, R. Newby, C. Jones, D. Gibson, D. Brookes, E. Brookes, M. Flaherty MINUTES: 1. Apologies were received from P. Meadows and D.Taylor 2. Minutes of previous meeting- AGREED as true account 3. Matters arising- Community Classroom open afternoon was a disappointing event with only 4 teachers attending. Re run maybe in new academic … Read more

If You Go Down To The Woods Today…

If you go down to the woods today… Join us down in Tawd Valley Park for a super, exciting bear adventure, followed by a teddy bear picnic and a PRIZE RAFFLE!!! – Saturday 8th July. More details to follow.

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 from WLBC Countryside and Ranger Service. MINUTES: 1. The meeting was opened by the retiring Chair Terry Lake who thanked everyone for their attendance and was sure that the meeting … Read more