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BIG GIVE – Earth Raise Fund
We Did It! £12,000 Raised Through Big Give Earth Raise 🎉👏🏻👏🏻 We are delighted to share some fantastic news. Thanks to the incredible support of the local community, we’ve reached our £12,000 fundraising target through the Big Give Earth Raise campaign! Every donation made during the campaign was doubled, meaning your generosity has had twice…
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National Grid Hedgerow Planting
National Grid Volunteers Plant New Hedgerow in Ironbridge Gorge The Severn Gorge Countryside Trust is a charity based in Ironbridge that manages over 700 acres of the World Heritage site for the benefit of people and wildlife. They were joined on the 18th of March by volunteers from the National Grid, with the aim of…
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SGCT have been awarded Big Give match funding!
The Trust has one again applied to the Big Give campaign for this year’s Earth Raise. The Trust has set the aim of raising £6,000, which will unlock the same again in match funds, making our total goal £12,000! All donations raised through the Earth Raise Fund will go towards continuing our vital work to…
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Emergency Footpath Closure – Rotunda Steps
NOTICE OF EMERGENCY FOOTPATH CLOSURE The Trust has made the difficult decision to close the steps leading down from the Rotunda on Lincoln Hill due to concerns regarding public safety. Rather than continually patch them up (which is becoming less viable), the Trust will completely remove and replace the steps. We intend to replace them…
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Loamhole Dingle Bridge Re-opened!
The Severn Gorge Countryside Trust (SGCT) has replaced the footbridge on the popular walking route through Loamhole Dingle in Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge. The massive 8m long Douglas fir bridge timbers were specially selected and supplied by Market Drayton based Hales Sawmill. The team at the Trust then undertook difficult task of installation, having to handle the timbers down a steep bank and into place across the stream. John Brayford, CEO of the…
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Christmas Fair
🎄 SGCT Christmas Fair – Saturday 23 November, 10am–1pm 🎄 Join us for some festive fun at the our Christmas Fair!Come along and get into the Christmas spirit with a range of seasonal treats and gifts, including: 🌲 Living Christmas trees🐦 Handmade bird boxes and log decorations🎁 Crafts, festive gifts, and decorations🍰 Homemade cakes and…
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Harvest Mice
During a recent volunteer session at Jiggers Bank, our team made an exciting discovery — a harvest mouse nest carefully woven in amongst the bramble. The harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) is Britain’s smallest rodent and a priority species for conservation. Their distinctive tennis ball–sized nests, usually built above ground in grasses or reeds, are a…
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Big Give
🎉 We Did It! Thank You for Helping Us Reach Our £12,000 Target! 🌿 We’re thrilled to share the amazing news that we successfully reached our £12,000 target in the Big Give Green Match Fund – and it’s all thanks to you! Your generous support means we can now move forward with our exciting plans…
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Spring Plant Sale
Join us for our Spring Plant Sale and help support a local charity to create environmental opportunities for the local community. On Sunday 27th April 9-1pm – Darby Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7EP There’ll be a wide selection of plants, planters, gardening books, a tombola, refreshments, and more — perfect for garden lovers, bargain hunters,…