Tag Archives: Duke of Edinburgh

More Donations

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had an incredibly generous donation from Dunchurch Pantomaniacs. They have funded our fourth strimmer, a hedge-trimmer, a couple of extra batteries, and five bird-boxes. This will be so useful in the autumn when we can push the scrub right … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Duke of Edinburgh, Football, nature, outdoors, picnic benches, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 5 Comments

Duke of Edinburgh Workday

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It always gives us a huge amount of satisfaction when we work with our young Duke of Edinburgh volunteers. George’s task is to create a clearing and get a bench put in, a bird nesting box up, and some wildflower … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, biodiversity, butterflies, countryside views, cycling, Duke of Edinburgh, picnic benches, volunteering, walking | 11 Comments

Welcome To Season 15

Posted on January 3, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

That’s as many seasons as The X Factor, the crazy talent show that discovered artists and bands such as Olly Murs, Leona Lewis, JLS, Little Mix and One Direction, to name but a few. Our quest for World Domination continues … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged benches, bird boxes, Duke of Edinburgh, Flooding, Mongolia, nature, Outer Mongolia, Storms, The X Factor, wild flowers | 11 Comments

Another Duke of Edinburgh Award Signed Off

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we tried to get our triangle of benches in place. Sadly it was not to be. Max asked if he could do his DofE with us, so we gave him all the usable bits of the smashed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Duke of Edinburgh, nature, outdoors, picnic benches, railway paths, running, Virtue Signalling, volunteer work, wildlife | 1 Comment

Catching Up!!

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Please click on the Dino Trail tab above and see the amazing work that Sophie C has done to earn her Duke of Edinburgh award. I am very impressed. The picnic benches are all re-stained and had the weak points … Continue reading →

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Oh Dear…

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Oh dear… It looks like we’ve created a naughty bench for misbehaving Cawstoners!! But actually, it’s a view to sit at and absolutely adore. I love it and always have done. Here is our YouTube of the view. I hope … Continue reading →

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Fun(gi) day

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It seems fungi are like buses, wait around for ages and nothing, and then suddenly loads come along all at once. What a great haul – I could of rooted around in the undergrowth for hours once I got the … Continue reading →