We were delighted and privileged to receive a visit (13.6.24) from Don Billington, who has won 14 consecutive gold medals at the RHS Chelsea flower show and many other distinguished awards elsewhere but has now received his highest accolade by becoming an RHS Judge this year. Don is one of the friendliest, good-humoured, down-to-earth people
Enormous Thanks to Jill, Joan, Rob, Diane, Joanne and Colin who recommenced the maintenance last week (21.8.24) by: Weeding, pruning and hedge cutting the beautiful 250×4 m border Removing a remarkable two agricultural bags to the recycling centre courtesy of Rob and Diane. Thank you to Colin for the lovely bonus of super tasty free fruit
Thank you to Sarah Pollard (local Saxon Tree Services) who kindly supplied a load of woodchip (13.8.24) and is a regular volunteer and our other Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) amazing volunteers who spread the woodchip during the week (14.8.24 at 07.30hrs!). Whilst last Saturday they made some wonderful progress removing ground ivy to
I hope you will join us, in congratulating Don Billington for not only his unprecedented 14 gold awards at the Chelsea RHS Flower Show, his many others awards elsewhere, his brilliant community work behind the scenes, but now one of his highest career accolades is that he has this year been deservedly appointed an RHS
Enormous Thanks to Jill, Joan, Rob, Diane, Ros with Colin's allotment treasures on FOMD's coronation picnic table (pictured) and Colin and Frank (not pictured), at our Woodend Community Woodland Project, Woodend/Bobby’s Wood who recommenced the border maintenance last week (14.8.24) by: Weeding, pruning and hedge cutting the beautiful 250×4 m border Removing a remarkable two
Maghull Football Club (1921) with great expectation and excitement have returned to the North West Counties first division after a 26 year absence in July and are surprising everyone. Last Saturday (10.8.24), after four entertaining games they were sixth in the 18 team league, at home against the early league leaders - Bacup Borough, who
Huge thanks once again to Paul Richards (local community award-winning tree surgeon) who kindly supplied another load of woodchip (7.8.24) and to some our Friends of Maghull & District (FOMD) volunteers who got drenched on Saturday spreading the woodchip, watering plants in our holding area, and removing weeds in the south slope of our huge
Maghull FC (1921) successfully returned to the Northwest Counties First Division, following an absence of 26 years, with a dramatic 3-2 home win against Darwen, with the league’s highest family friendly attendance of 430 (27.7.24). This was followed by three away games in quick succession: drawing against Ashton Athletic 2-2 (30.7.24), losing against Euxton Villa
Enormous Thanks to Jill, Diane, Rob, Ross (pictured) and Frank (not pictured), who undertook some amazing green maintenance work on FOMD’s Stafford Moreton Way Eco-Education Project on Maghull’s highest footfall by: Remarkably removing to the recycling centre three agricultural bags of weeds from the dormant flowerbeds behind the wildflowers on both sides of the road. The
