Friends of the Tame Valley, the community group looking after the Tame Valley and surrounding areas, braved the wet weather on Sunday and took to Jet Amber Fields for a New Years clean-up. FoTV was formed in 2020 with the help of Denton Reddish MP Andrew Gwynne. Consisting solely of volunteers, the group aims …
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Friends of the Tame Valley secure additional funding
Friends of the Tame Valley were today awarded £3000 in funding from The Greater Manchester High Sheriff’s Police Trust. This generous donation will go towards some much needed footpath restoration on Jet Amber Fields, as well as sign post repairs. FoTV was only founded in February of this year, and has since gone from strength …
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New geocaching adventures in the valley
There are many ways to enjoy our valley, from walking to cycling, getting involved with us to improve the valley and keep it clean and having fun with our family activity sheets. Now there are 10 new geocaches hidden in our section of the valley for you to find (there are also a few that …
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Suez Swoops in to Clean up Valley
56 bags of rubbish were removed from a section of the Tame Valley in Hyde thanks to the efforts of waste management company, SUEZ UK. Employees from the company, which operates waste recycling sites across Greater Manchester, contacted the Friends of the Tame Valley to offer their time to help remove litter and fly-tipping from …
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How green is our valley?
Over 40 volunteers came out to join the Friends of the Tame Valley on two community litter picks on Sunday 20th June. Led by Andrew Gwynne MP, who is secretary of the group, Councillor Denise Ward, who is the chair, and fellow Denton North East Councillor Allison Gwynne, the team of volunteers firstly helped to …
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Another Funding Boost for Tame Valley Friends
The Friends of the Tame Valley have been celebrating securing another funding grant which has been awarded by Action Together. The grant for £1,000 has been secured from the ‘community wellbeing microgrant’ scheme and will enable the Friends Group to purchase tools and equipment needed for some of the improvement work they are planning. The …
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Tame Valley Friends Celebrate Funding Boost
The Friends of the Tame Valley are celebrating the awarding of £2,000 from the Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund. The award is to go towards the maintenance of Lovers’ Alley between the River Tame and the Peak Forest Canal in Dunkirk Wood. The funding was awarded via the office of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater …
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