Friday, 4th July 2008

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Ledbury set to Bloom

Ledbury is all set to bloom after a £3,500 Lottery grant and as teams of volunteers plant and tidy up a variety of garden beds and containers ready for the summer season.

‘Learning by doing” at forest school

An outdoor learning facility based near Bromyard is set to help scores of students when it officially opens later this year.

Pollution fears give mileage to bypass bid

Leominster continues to make steady progress in building the case for a solution to worrying levels of traffic pollution.

Banners are flying high

They’re big, they’re beautiful and they’re here!

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Weston Park Proms Spectacular

‘Springboard to Success’

Parents, teachers and pupils at Pembridge C of E Primary School stand to be “floored” by a novel fund-raising project.

A concert for strings at church

Leominster Supersonics, recently awarded a Lottery Awards for All grant, will be performing in Eye Church, near Berrington Hall, this Saturday, June 28, at 7pm.

Travel scheme on right road

Three schools in the Ross-on-Wye region are to receive a cash boost after introducing new school travel plans to reduce traffic congestion.

Storm has a silver reward

Rain, high winds and dampened spirits could’t stop eight girls from John Kyrle High School from getting their Duke of Edinburgh silver award after canoeing part of the River Wye last weekend.

School fair has a taste of country

From bees and bats to cows and sheep, and with a good sprinkling of local food fare, there will be a real country feel to the Bridstow CE Primary School summer fair this weekend.

Online sites ‘need care’

Protecting youngsters and family from online dangers took centre stage at John Kyrle High School last week when West Mercia Constabulary launched its internet safety fortnight.