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8 February 2023
Great News for Haslingden and Waterfoot
Great to see that funding is heading to both Haslingden Market and Waterfoot Arcade 🙂 https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23210036.haslingde…
9 January 2014
Snighole site visit – 9 January 2014
It might have been cold, raining and muddy but we were in high spirits today when we visited progress on site. The team at Groundwork Landscapes ar…
7 January 2014
Routes Around Rossendale guided walk – Sunday 12 January
Looking to burn off the seasonal excess? Then why not join the Friends of Valley of Stone on a 7 mile guided walk (including old tracks, tramways a…
3 January 2014
Routes Around Rossendale – Guided Walks
Don’t forget – there is a guided walk around the Riverside, Frost Holes Wood and beyond this Sunday 5 January. Meet at 10am at the Stac…
18 December 2013
AQA bulb planting session 17.12.2013
Another bulb planting session took place today with the young people from Stepping Stones, Burnley. Working alongside the Neighbourhood watch chair…
13 December 2013
Elbow band member runs drumming masterclass at Blackburn High School
Proffitts are delighted to be working in partnership with Twin Valley Homes and Child Action North West on the youth music project ‘Yo Radio&…
11 December 2013
AQA training – Whittlefield Canal project
The young people at Stepping Stones, Burnley are currently undertaking their AQA training in bulb planting and maintenance. Working with the neighb…
11 December 2013
First guided ride led by FORBA
The first guided ride, led by FORBA (Forest of Rossendale Bridleways Association) was held on Sunday 8 December. As you can see, it was a beautiful…
10 December 2013
Fantastic news for the Western Park project
Proffitts heard the good news today that we have conditionally secured £30,000 for the Western Park project. Fantastic news!!! And Stacksteads Coun…
9 December 2013
Please help us secure £250,000 funding from the Community Sport Activation Fund – Sport England, for communities in Rossendale
Proffitt’s has been commissioned by Rossendale Borough Council to apply for £250,000 funding from the Community Sport Activation Fund –…
4 December 2013
Routes Around Rossendale
“Routes around Rossendale” is a new project which aims to encourage people to explore the countryside on their doorstep in Rossendale b…
21 November 2013
Please vote for our Friends of Snig Hole Park!
Please can you take just 2 minutes to vote for Friends of Snig Hole Park to win a share of the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund http://www.galaxyhotchocol…
1 November 2013
£90 for Macmillan Coffee
Better late than never! Finally paid in the £90 we raised for Macmillan Coffee!
7 October 2013
Countrywide award is recognition for Group
The Stacksteads Countryside Park Group have received some great coverage of their ‘Best Practice’ win – see the attached clip fro…
6 October 2013
Big Lottery Fund/Lancashire Telegraph – £250k giveaway to charitable causes
We’ve just found out that we received 636 votes from the local community in support of our Military Mountain Bikers project. A massive thank …
4 October 2013
MMB officially awarded £20k funding from Big Lottery Fund!
YOU DID IT! With your support, we raised enough votes to secure £20,000 worth of funding for our Military Mountain Bikers project. We are absolutel…
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