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Projects and Reports

It is important that you spend funds as you have specified, and that you acknowledge all support given to your projects. Copies of press cuttings, photographs and a final report are required by the Trust as a condition of any grant given.

If you wish to provide ongoing reports on the progress of your project, please ‘like’ and use our Facebook page in the first instance, where you will be able to add photographs and video too, if you wish to. You can also send reports via email: info@ddpet.co.uk

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Countryside report – Autumn 2019

Before… The Denby Delf interpretation project came to fruition this summer in brilliant sunshine at an East Peak Outdoors event pictured below. The weather for the celebratory walk around the site contrasted markedly with conditions earlier in the week when the information boards were installed! After… Another East Peak Outdoors event featured a bike ride […]

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Countryside report – Spring 2019

The last winter newsletter signed off by advertising a ‘Carols and Cake’ event at Churchfield, where Skelmanthorpe Brass Band accompanied singers gathered by decorated trees. The success of this and the late summer picnic ensured that these events will be continued this year, as will maintenance of the site including wall repairs, sowing of a […]

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Countryside report – Winter 2018

Over recent months the project has been working with the (Upper) Denby Village Conservation Group and the Garganey Trust, on interpretation for the Denby Delf site. I’d recommend a visit to this magnificent local wildlife site, also steeped in heritage and with great views (see above). A spectacle of a different, but similarly impressive type, […]

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Countryside Report – Autumn 2018

There has been much work on the river Dearne within the parish this long hot summer. ‘River Guardians’ were recruited at Scissett First/Middle schools and Kayes, who also continued their involvement in the ‘Yellow Fish’ project. This involves marking up street grates, highlighting that anything that goes down these drains ends up in the river; […]

Countryside Report – Spring 2018

Proud bird box makers at Denby Dale Men’s Shed, at their Scissett workshop, excelled themselves by producing a magnificent Barn Owl box over the winter. It now stands strikingly on Denby Delf, between Upper Denby and High Flatts, where other current work includes developing interpretation boards for this significant Local Wildlife Site. Birds of a […]

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Emley Millennium Green Update

12th Feb 2018 Following receiving funding from DDPET trustees, volunteers and contractors renewed the paths around the Green and the surface of the car park.  It was a great turnout and everyone worked really hard… who needs a gym! The final result was great. In November of last year Dave Wilde and Jo (Trustee) worked with children […]

History Board – Denby Village Conservation Group

The Denby Village History Board was unveiled on Saturday the 25th of November. It was a very cold day but we had over 30 residents come to watch the unveiling. This is the major project for Denby Village Conservation Group for 2017. Firstly the Chair of Denby Village Conservation Group Ken Bellamy starting off the proceedings, […]

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St Aidan’s Garden Project

In the Summer Term of 2017 Denby Dale Parish Environment Trust awarded our school £600 towards our gardening project to help buy extra gardening equipment and support our growing activities in school.  With this grant fund so far we are grateful to have been able to: Purchase pond dipping equipment to help us explore our […]

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Village Garden, Upper Cumberworth

Attaching a few photos of the village garden at Upper Cumberworth, next to the Post Office. Our DDPET grant enables us to prune the trees to keep them from overwhelming the relatively small area. Some pruning is still to be carried out. We took advice from the tree surgeon, as to when the best time […]

Emley Millennium Green

Here’s a brief report from the Trustees of Emley Millennium Green re our grant from DDPET for paths, car park & boundary repair: Clearing and planning work has been going on in preparation. A contract is in progress buying the materials & providing heavy equipment ready for the major work on paths and carpark for […]