Community Spirit Group
The Community Spirit Group was established by Mavesyn Ridware Parish Council in early 2023. The Group has the following aims:
• Support positive environmental change within the Parish;
• Coordinate the activities of our existing and wonderful voluntary groups and organisations;
• Reduce issues of social isolation through community inclusion; and
• Foster a sense of community spirit and pride in our communities.
The Community Spirit Working Group meets regularly, and we encourage more parishioners to come along and get involved. The meetings are informal and friendly and the greater the number of volunteers, the more we can achieve within the community.
The working group coordinates a number of events and initiatives across the Parish.
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Community Spirit Group are pleased to announce some dates for your calendars.
Due to popular demand, we will be running a scarecrow competition again in the summer as part of CommunityFest weekend. The scarecrows should be available to view from Friday 26th June to Sunday 28th June when there will be a community event at the Village Hall, where the winner will be announced. Entry forms will be available on the Community Spirit and Hill Ridware Facebook pages, together with the Parish Council website.
Good luck everyone!
Other dates to note:-
Community Spirit Meeting 29/3 @3pm
Spring tidy up 11/4 @ 10.30
Autumn tidy up. 17/10. @ 10.30
Over 80’s Christmas meal 13/12. @ 12noon
All of the above will take place at the Village Hall, all welcome!
Best Kept Village Community
The Community Spirit Working Group is responsible for submitting Hill Ridware’s entry to the Best Kept Village Community competition. Further details of this year’s entry can be found below:
http://www.mavesynridwareparishcouncil.gov.uk/BKVC
Hill Ridware was the joint winner of the Community Spirit Award in 2023 and came runner up in the Small Village Category.
Bulb & Tree Planting
In 2023/24 over 2,000 daffodil bulbs were planted to the entrances of our villages in the parish and five fruit trees were planted on Uttoxeter Road.
Community Garden
Plans are in hand to deliver a new community garden at the Village Hall.
Tidy Ups
Over the year a number of ‘tidy ups’ are organised to ensure our parish is looking its best including the Big Spring Clean and Autumn Tidy Up. These can include managing and maintaining our footpaths and streets, to planting summer and winter flowers and litter picking.
Community Support Initiative
Each year a group of volunteers calls on the over 80’s in the village to wish them a Merry Christmas. Through support from the Rotary Club boxes of biscuits were delivered with contact cards to provide any assistance necessary throughout the year.
If you have any ideas for future events or projects please come along to one of the Community Spirit Working Group meetings or contact the council.