Blackwell Residents Action Group

25/06/2009      Big Tidy Up in Blackwell!

Blackwell Residents' Action Group joined forces with Blackwell Primary School to do a "Big Tidy Up" in Blackwell. On the 19th June, groups covered various different locations in Blackwell including the school, garages, car parks and the playground.

Over 10 bags of rubbish were collected and everyone agreed that the read more »

11/06/2009      Latest news on Blackwell Post Office

Blackwell Post Office has been shut since the end of 2008. Since then, the Residents' Group has been asking questions and doing everything we can to make sure the post office is reopened in Blackwell. Earlier this year we collected a petition of over 500 signatures which was sent to read more »

08/06/2009      AGM Update - find out what's happening at BRAG

The Annual General Meeting for Blackwell Residents’ Action Group took place in May 2009. In the Chair’s report, Katharine Childs commented that it had been a year of the group finding out its strengths and weaknesses. Successes included the petition to reopen Blackwell Post Office which had attracted over 500 read more »

17/05/2009      Thanks to everyone who has made the Local History Weekend such a success!

Over two hundred visitors flocked to the Community Centre in Blackwell over the weekend to find out more about Blackwell – the Sinless Village. The event, which was organized by Blackwell Residents’ Action Group, featured displays on various aspects of the village’s history. Visitors also had the chance to look read more »

04/05/2009      Have your say on the new Derbyshire Sustainable Community Strategy 2009 - 2014

The Derbyshire Sustainable Community Strategy helps everyone to understand the challenges facing communities in Derbyshire, sets out a vision for "everyone in Derbyshire to enjoy good quality of life both now and in the future" and priorities to get us there.

The new Derbyshire Sustainable Community Strategy 2009 - read more »