Last night the contractors finished work on the thinning in the Burford Lane end of Spud Wood. They have left us with a new wider path with a number of carvings for you to find and enjoy. The paths look a little new at the moment, but they will soon grass over. The Woodland Wednesday …
Top Tips for Energy Saving
Following our energy advice sessions in January, we have seen the ongoing real life concerns of escalating energy bills for business and households. While there may be government assistance to manage these bills, there are many actions we can take too. We are pleased to post some top tip energy saving advice, including information on …
LCE Launches its Community Benefit Fund 2021-22 – £££
LCE is pleased to launch the Community Benefit Fund 2021-22 with up to £3800 available to community organisations in Lymm. Go to our CBF main page at Community Benefit Fund 2021-22 for more details, including the application form and guidance. Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com
Contractors in Spud Wood
If you are walking around Spud Wood over the next few weeks you may notice that the contractors have been busy doing some woodland management work. The contractors are working on behalf of the Woodland Trust around the wood doing some thinning work. The work is part of the management plan for the wood and the …
Exciting Solar Farm Project Begins Community Consultation
Lymm Community Energy (LCE) has secured funding from the Rural Community Energy Fund to assess the feasibility of constructing and operating a 5MW solar farm on land owned by Wildersmoor Hall Farm on Whiteleggs Lane, Lymm. Proposed Location of 5MW Solar Farm LCE recently engaged the services of local company Fichtner Consulting Engineers, who have …
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Pressed Apple Juice from Oughtrington Community Orchard
Oughtrington Community Orchard and Friends of Spud Wood are very excited to let you know that we have our own pressed apple juice available to buy. We have been working with Dunham Cider Press to press and pasteurise our own apple juice. The funds raised from the proceeds will pay for some much needed maintenance of …
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Stumping up for Ravenbank
Despite everything that has been going on we've been able to help Ravenbank School get ready for the new term. Some ash and oak logs that were spare from our Wood Allotment scheme are now tree stump seating gracing an outdoor area. Mrs Poole said: The children will be delighted! They have brighten up the …
Lymm Community Energy Launches its Community Benefit Fund 2020
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com Up to £1,500 is available to community organisations in Lymm Our Community Benefit Fund (CBF) is to help fund projects which lead to reductions in energy costs and carbon emissions in the local community. The size of the CBF currently stands at £1,500 which is the maximum we will be …
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Climate Change Competition
The deadline has been left open until further notice for a competition launched by Lymm Parish Council Last month Lymm Parish Council launched a competition for the children and young people of Lymm, to look at their carbon footprint and have their say on climate change. Due to coronavirus the entry deadline has been left …
Our First Woodland Wednesday!
Wednesday 23 October 2019 Wednesday 23rd October 2019 saw our first Woodland Wednesday event. Fantastic autumn weather allowed us to coppice a few hazel bushes that have been growing since Spud Wood was planted 21 years ago. The stumps will be cut down to near ground level during the winter and the bushes will sprout …
Woodland Wednesdays
FOSW invite you to join a new volunteer group to help manage Spud Wood, the group will meet on a Wednesday. The group will meet weekly from 10am to 2pm – volunteers can join in for as long as they want. Activities will include, coppicing, hedge laying, tree felling and other maintenance tasks the Woodland …
FoSW AGM Wed 25th Sept 2019
The Friends of Spud Wood CIC AGM will be held on: on Wednesday 25th September from 7.30pm-8.30pm at Oughtrington Community Centre, Oughtrington Crescent, Oughtrington, Lymm See below for the minutes from last year's AGM. Our agenda is: Welcome, introductions & apologiesMinutes of previous meetingChair’s ReportWhat has happened in 2018/19 Wood allotmentsSpud Wood activitiesPlanned for 2019/20Wood …
Coppicing/hedge-laying task dates
We will be running a task (either coppicing or hedgelaying) in Spud Wood on the following dates. Meet in the Stage Lane car park. 10am-2pm on Saturday 9th November 2019 10am-2pm on Sunday 5th January 2020 1-4pm on Saturday 22nd February 202010am-2pm on Sunday 29th March 2020 We have some tools, but if you have …
Lymm Community Energy AGM 2019
Lymm Community Energy held its AGM 2019 on Tuesday 2nd July. Follow this link for the meeting presentation given by Secretary Richard Pearce which outlines the years successful activities and performances. We wish to thank all those able to attend, and also for the support given to LCE from those who could not. Look out …
Help your little ones discover a wilder Cheshire at Nature Tots in Spud Wood
Nature Tots is Cheshire Wildlife Trust’s toddler group aimed at encouraging pre-school children, aged 2-4, to gain a love for nature and wildlife. These sessions are held outdoors and encourage young children to explore the natural environment. Thanks to the support of players of People’s Postcode Lottery, the Trust is offering free sessions at Spud …
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Set your co-ordinates for 22nd June
As part of Lymm Festival Friends of Spud Wood are hosting an event to launch their new permanent orienteering course. The "Family Orienteering @ Spud Wood” free event is on Saturday 22 June running between 3-7pm, starting at Oughtrington Community Centre (on Oughtrington Crescent), with last entries at 6.30pm. There are a number of different …
Bridgewater canal staff chip in to lend a helping hand at Spud Wood
In February staff and contractors from the Bridgewater Canal Company spent a day helping the Friends of Spud Wood (FOSW) and the Woodland Trust to clear and chip brash in Spud Wood. The brash is a bi-product of the wood allotment tree thinning work that the FOSW have been carrying out for the past 5 …
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Tree-mendous – planting trees at Spud Wood
Pupils from Oughtrington Primary School recently helped the Friends of Spud Wood (FOSW) and the Woodland Trust to plant trees at Spud Wood.
Report on Big Energy Saving Week Jan 2019 – £££ saved on energy bills
Lymm Community Energy (LCE) ran a successful event on 24th January during the Big Energy Saving Week (BESW) which was designed to help consumers understand their energy use, cut their bills and get the financial support to which they are entitled. About 30 local residents attended the event and one-to-one advice was provided to 16 …
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LCE Launches its Community Benefit Fund Up to £2,500 is available to community organisations in Lymm
Up to £2,500 is available to community organisations in Lymm. Our Community Benefit Fund (CBF) is to help fund projects which lead to reductions in energy costs and carbon emissions in the local community. The size of the CBF currently stands at £2,500 which is the maximum we will be able to fund in this …
Hurrah, the hedge is finished
Nearly there...thank goodness for flapjack.All done. Time to go home.
Hedge Laying Training
Thanks to the Woodland Trust for organising our first hedge laying training. You can definitely see what we did. Hope you like it, it should be good for the hedge. The plan is the continue laying the hedge next year up through the trees.
EVENT: LCE – LEAF – BESN tackles Energy with FREE impartial advice
There has never been a more critical time to focus on your energy use. Energy prices are soaring, suppliers are going bust and there is an urgent need to cut carbon emissions to combat global warming. To achieve netzero carbon targets, massive changes in the supply and use of energy are needed over the next few years, including the phasing out of fossil fuels for heating …
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Lymm Community Energy celebrates 5 years of clean energy production
Image Courtesy of Community Energy England It was 5 years ago when Lymm Community Energy (LCE) installed two solar panel systems at Oughtrington and Ravenbank Primary schools. The following year, two more solar systems were installed at Cherry Tree and Statham Primary schools. LCE raised £184K through two community share offers in summers of 2015 …
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Friends of Spud Wood CIC AGM 2020
We aren't holding an AGM this year, but here is a summary of what we have been up to and what is planned for this year plus the notes from last year's AGM and a copy of our accounts. Feel free to email us your feedback and thoughts for Spud Wood to: fosw@lowcarbonlymm.org.uk agm-notes-2020Download agm-notes-2019Download …
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