Friends of Roughlee Appearance Keeping Roughlee beautiful

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Come along to our next informal meeting of the Friends Of Roughlee Appearance (FORA) – a group of residents coming together to do an odd job or two, augmenting the work that is already done by the village gardener and lengthsman.

The idea is to bring local people together to do their bit for our village’s appearance, with the aim of winning the Best Kept Village Competition.

New volunteers are very welcome. Please contact the FORA co-chairs Meg (email) or Ian (email).

Best Kept Village 2022 results

Best Kept Village 2022 - Runner Up, Small Village
Best Kept Village 2022 – Runner Up, Small Village

Best Kept Village 2022 - Highly Commended Heritage Feature
Best Kept Village 2022 – Highly Commended Heritage Feature

Balsam Bashing

During the summer months, we’re arranging regular sessions for ‘Balsam Bashing’ – our next one will be publicised here. Please can you bring your own black bags and gloves, also if you intend to pull out the Balsam then suggest long sleeves and trousers. Click here to get further information on the destructive nature of the Himalayan Balsam plant which is prevalent in our area (pdf download).