The last few weeks have been difficult and challenging as the nation fights the threat of the coronavirus. Life as we know it is on hold as we socially distance from friends and family. When we have been out and about we have been pleased to see residents taking the restrictions seriously and keeping 2 […]

After a quiet period over the last few months we are preparing to launch our 2020 Litter Campaign in East Malling which is timed to coincide with the national #GreatBritishSpringClean initiative.  Details are shown in the flyer.  As indicated, we will be meeting in the car park behind the Institute Hall and returning there for about […]

Last weekend was the last planned volunteer morning at Clare Lake for 2019. During the course of the year we’ve dug, weeded, raked, planted, seeded, mowed, swept, and generally tidied. All the while the cygnets have been growing and showing off their photogenic side.Last Saturday we planted more daffodils and crocus and scattered some wildflower […]

Unfortunately we had to cancel the volunteer morning at the beginning of October but this has now been rearranged for Saturday 19th October. We will be having a final tidy up of the Blacklands path including removing vegetation from the ragstone wall. We also have some bulbs to plant which we hope will give a […]

With vegetation growing quickly there is a lot to keep the volunteer group busy at Clare Lake. Our next session is on Saturday 1st June – details are shown in the poster. All welcome. To receive alerts about future volunteer mornings direct to your email please contact michelle.tatton@aol.com to be added to our email list.

On Saturday we had a group of volunteers out in East Malling in Kent working like troopers to clear a mass of rubbish along the woodland walk between Winterfield Lane and New Road.  This is a litter black spot that attracts a large amount of fly-tipping and rubbish. The volunteers collected almost 20 sacks of […]

Unfortunately the recent snow meant we had to cancel the recent spring clean events.  We’ve been working on some new dates and can now confirm that we’ll be starting with a volunteer morning at Clare Lake on 7th April.  These will continue on the first Saturday of each month through to the autumn.  Alongside these […]

As a result of the recent snowfall we have had to postpone the Spring Clean scheduled for 2nd and 3rd March.  New dates will be arranged in the very near future and details will be posted here as soon as they are available.  Our quiz, which was due to take place on the evening of […]

Calling all spring cleaners! Are you fed up with the amount of litter clogging up the paths and verges and making the village look untidy? Are you willing to give up a bit of time to do something about it? If you have an hour or two to spare please come and join us for […]