Thank you so much for inviting me!

Glorious spring weather! Diva (sunbathing alpaca) soaking up the warmth.

Many thanks to @PendleBC officers who invited me to scrutinise the woodland fringing the former ELE site at Cottontree. There was concern about trees being coppiced along the public footpath. None of the trees was on PBC land. I was reassured that the trees would regenerate. 🌳

If our country took a fancy to, say Virginia, would President Trump simply gift it to the UK to prevent us bombing New York? Is that is what he is saying? Can’t he see it makes no sense? Where would it end?

Well, Winterbloom 25 by @Colne_BID was a resounding success! Many congrats to all who took part, @knitboy for having the original idea, @MrsMcG for organising, @handmadeparade for staging & @ace_national for funding. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The 2km water main replacement on Castle Road, Hill Lane and Skipton Old Road info session took place @ColneCricket Club given by @unitedutilities. If you want further details do get in touch or see my detailed post on Facebook or Instagram. Work starts on 3rd Feb.

I love my animals. I adore snow and real winter. I am less keen on both when their frozen poo is welded to the ground and, as I chip at it to get it up, it repeatedly flies up and hits me in the face. 🦙🙄

Members of @LidgetandBeyond pitched up this morning to plant 2,000 spring bulbs: snowdrops, muscari, snakeshead fritillaries, crocii and narcissi. The team laboured for a scant hour across the area. Many thanks to the workers and @PendleBC who supported this project.🌷🌷🌷

Loving the Chains n’ HiVis look that was being rocked by Trawden Parish Council Chairman & Parish Clerk, Adele Waddington, at tonight’s Trawden Light Switch on! The occasion was great fun. Kudos to all the volunteer parish councillors who worked to make this a memorable evening.

Proud of PC Suffield - her hard work and obvious expertise. 👏🏻

This is so true about Nelson Town Hall’s Wilson Room. It is almost as if it was designed to crush the spirit. 😔

My colleague, @knitboy, & I ventured into the Lions’ Den (otherwise known as The Exec) @PendleBC to speak for the retention of Trafalgar House. The LibDems fought for total demolition, but the Indies held sway, so the front portion will be retained and the rest sadly, flattened.

A Climate FRESK was hosted by The Muni for all Cllrs & Pendle’s business reps. The session was hosted by @InSitu_1 & the main takeaway was how interconnected even seemingly unrelated processes are & how the negative impacts are accelerating as a direct result of human activities.

Last week, @ColneTown Council hosted the 2nd year of Colne Junior Council. The appointees were: Amory Taylor – @ParkPrimary_SCH, CHAIR Ade Igbodipe – West St, VICE-CHAIR Lottie Sharp – West St, SEC Orla Smith – Christ Church, TREASURER Congrats to who stood & those appointed!👏

The wonderful duo from Pick Up For Pendle, Peter & Andrea, are Treasure Our Town stalwarts. Sadly, tonight, @ColneTown Council’s Clerk & Media Officer and me were just a little lonely. But then I met Jake, Thomas, Poppy and Summer and they were eager to help! 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

What a beautiful day for That 70s Festival organised by @Colne_BID and @visitcolne! Another bustling market by @_independentst. 👏🏻 Great music and a great vibe in town with a nostalgic exhibition at the Library. 🎼🕺🏻

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The 1st Gib Hill Nature Reserve meeting was held tonight. Chaired by @PendleBC Green Spaces Manager, Phil Riley, & attended by @Lancswildlife ecologist, John Lamb;roles were allocated, info was shared, ideas were formed for the future. Gib Hill is saved. Here’s to the future!🥂🍾

Today’s @ColneTown Treasure Our Town was “Gib Hill”, but we never made it, why? Well, there were just 3 of us, but there was rubbish. Lots of it. We just did a short footpath that runs between the railway & the schools. Next session: 2nd Oct 5.30pm, North Valley Community Centre

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