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Following a meeting on July 29th 2019 the committee of The Friends of Bramcote Ridge stated:

"Having considered the information provided so far with regard to the above-named project we see no good reason to object to the plans at this stage and are keeping an open mind. Some of the stated inte...

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The access from the corner of Markham Road onto Sandy Lane Local Nature Reserve has always been of concern due to it being very steep and both difficult and dangerous to anyone wanting to use a wheelchair, mobility scooter or even a pushchair. Our previous chairman with the help of Chris Riley fro...

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We are once again delighted to report that our two Local Nature Reserves have gained the Green Flag Community Award for 2019/2020. This is now the eleventh consecutive year we have received this award in recognition of the work we do over the year to maintain the sites.

A spokesperson for the Fri...

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Here's the latest quarterly newsletter from the Friends.

Featured in this issue:

  • Entrance Path from Markham Road: Great News
  • Working Session Report: April to June 2019
  • Next Working Dates.

Click to Download (pdf)

The newsletters are added to the website a few weeks after paid membe...

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After being told by six of of our regulars that for a variety reasons they were unable to attend today's session I was quite surprised that we managed to get nine members attending. It was a sunny morning and with little breeze and also quite warm.

  • Many paths were now getting overgrown and even...

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