Bleasby Grasshoppers
WHO ARE WE?
Bleasby Grasshoppers was established in 2021 in support of the Bleasby GreenSpaces Matter Plan (approved by Bleasby Parish Council) which sets out the long term management and development objectives for the upkeep and enhancement of our community green spaces.
Grasshoppers have since established a friendly group of volunteers, aged from 2 to somewhere beyond 70, who share a passion for looking after the wonderful green spaces on our doorstep.....at last count there were 37 of us hopping around!
Our basic philosophy is to have some fun; not get bogged down with committees and help each other to make light work of what needs doing.
We generally meet during the third weekend of every month, usually on a Saturday morning. There are also add-hoc gatherings to deal with things as and when they arise and we organise nature based community events and carry our surveys and projects related to improving the flora and fauna of our GreenSpaces.
Communication with the group is via WhatsApp, with the occasional email.
This website is the main source of information (we don't do Social Media), along with local noticeboards. The other pages here highlight in more detail what we do to maintain our GreenSpace, the Projects we are working on and the Community Events we organise.
You can also read below the PDF report submitted by Grasshoppers to the 2024 Bleasby Annual Parish Meeting.
If you are interested in getting involved, meeting new friends and old, having some fun and getting some exercise, please get in touch to find out more.
Just email: [email protected] with your contact details and Jo or Mike will get back to you.
Some examples of recent Grasshoppers activity......
- community meadow engagement days
- Centenary Wood tidy up
- grass cut in meadow and yellow rattle sown
- bird watching screen built
- establishing a den building area
- mulled wine winter Social
- Ferry End tidy up
- Jubilee Ponds meadow hedge cut and trim
- removal of fallen branch and other debris
- basic first aid & life support course
- level crossing green space improvement
- fire-pit and meadow triangle clear and bonfire with marshmallows
- Glebe Field Christmas tree and Jubilee Oak planting
- Ferry End tree in river (this wasn't an organised Grasshoppers activity but thanks to Michael, Peter and Chris Foster who gave up their day and took care of the tree)
- bramble trim & paths tidy