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ABC Residents Association has donated £50 to the Bucknall park City Farm Project
A Love Stoke Project,Cleaning and Painting a Play Ground in Abbey Hulton Stoke-
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MEMORIES OF BETTY IN THE GARDEN
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The open space, which is about 100 metres square, has been dedicated to Abbey Hulton campaigner Betty Rushton, who passed away at the beginning of the year.
The long-
Betty was also well-
Between 11am and 4pm on Saturday there will also be a World Food Day celebrating 12 food flavours from across the globe.
Councillor Mohammed Pervez, Stoke-
"It is a fitting tribute to Betty Rushton that the community garden is named after her following all the work she has done in Abbey Hulton.
"The garden will be a real local hub and hopefully -
There will be various dance and music acts throughout the day with games, face painting, stalls and information tables from the city council, churches, Lovestoke.org, Abbey Partnership and the police.
There is also a hanging basket and scarecrow competition with the results due to be announced at 3.15pm.
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Bucknall Park is home to the City Farm. You can meet a wide variety of animals at the park including llamas, rare kune kune pigs, cows, goats, sheep and pets like rabbits and guinea pigs. Learn about the animals and their behaviour.
There are a number of facilities for you to visit at the park including the stable block, tennis courts, bowling greens and a play area.
Location
You can find Bucknall Park on Northfleet Street, off Werrington Road, Bucknall, Stoke-
Opening Times 2008
7 April to 13 April: 8am -
14 April 4 May: 8am -
5 May to 25 May: 8am -
26 May to 13 July: 8am -
14 July to 27 July: 8am -
28 July to 10 August: 8am -
11 August to 31 August: 8am -
1 September to 14 September: 8am -
15 September to 28 September: 8am -
29 September to 5 October: 8am -
6 October to 12 October: 8am -
13 October to 25 October: 8am -
26 October to February (2009): 8am -
Facilities include:
- Two football pitches
- Changing block
- Café with toilets
- Two crown green bowling greens
- Children’s play area
Contact the Customer Services for more details about Bucknall Park on 01782 234234.
Plane classroom for Stoke-
A BUCKNALL school is taking education to new heights with a new classroom in an old plane!
Pupils will design the interior of the 40 seater plane which will host geography, science and maths lessons, as well as seeing the cockpit becoming a recording studio.
Each class at Kingsland Primary will take charge of a different aspect of the project from briefing residents on the plane to designing a web site.
The airplane cost the school £20,000, although some sponsorship helped finance the outdoor learning centre.
Lucy Bailey visited the school...
Fishery Mystery At Abbey Hulton (March 2008)
Environment Agency fisheries officers have been helping anglers from Stoke on Trent Disabled Angling Club, Moorside Fisheries, Abbey Hulton, to solve the mystery of why they are not catching as many fish as they used to.
Fisheries officers used a seine net from a boat to net the fish living in the pool
to assess how many there were and to advise the fishery on whether the pool needs
to be re-
“Angling is a wonderful sport for people with a disability and we encourage fisheries to provide suitable facilities such as those at Stoke on Trent Disabled Angling Club,” said Fisheries Officer Mick Buxton.
“But the thrill of angling lies in catching fish. When we heard that anglers at Moorside Fisheries had not caught so many recently we agreed to investigate.
“We had a good result with two sweeps of the net, really amazing club members with the amount of fish caught (over 400 kilos).
“We believe that it is likely that some of the chub escaped during last summer’s floods when the bank of the lower pool breached. They are a very nomadic species and it is possible some of the fish escaped into the river.
“But the main problem seems to be too many fish rather than not enough. Most anglers think that having more fish in pool improves catches but after a while the fish suffer and so does the sport. Stock needs to be taken out from time to time to allow room for regeneration and growth, otherwise they become stunted and unhealthy.
“Like so much of the work we do, this project to help disabled anglers get more out of their sport will be paid for by other anglers who buy rod licences.
“It is their support that enables us to continue to improve angling for everyone. When anglers buy their new rod licences at the end of March they can be reassured that their money is being well spent for the benefit of themselves and their fellow anglers.”
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