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- Romsey Bell (PDF)
Another Romsey and District Society initiative came to fruition last week when a replacement bell was hung in the belfry over the porch of Romsey Public Library.
- West Grimstead Village Hall (PDF)
Wiltshire county council chairman Bill Moss peformed the official reopening last Friday of West Grimstead village hall, which has undergone a refurbishment costing almost £50,000.
- Landford Village Hall (PDF)
Wiltshire county council chairman Bill Moss cut a ribbon to officially open an extension to Landford village hall.
- CSG Funding Projects in Walsall(PDF)
A number of environmental projects in Walsall have received a cash boost in the latest round of landfill funding.
- St Mary's Church, Hale (PDF)
St Mary's Church in Hale on the edge of the New Forest has been saved from sliding into the history books, thanks to the generosity of local people and numerous sponsors, especially Cleansing Service Group Ltd (CSG), who run the Pound Bottom Landfill Site at Redlynch.
- Geovoid Research (PDF)
Ascot Environmental is investigating the use of alternatives to primary aggregates as leachate drainage media in the base of landfill cells.
- Willenhall Playground (PDF)
A new play area for teenagers will be officially opened at Willenhall Memorial Park by The Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Arthur Bentley
- Bramshaw Millennium Path
Villagers in the New Forest are celebrating the start of an attempt to provide pedestrians with a safer route around part of their parish. Bramshaw Parish Council has set out to reduce the danger to people walking along the B3079 - the scene of several serious accidents in recent years.
- St Paul's Church, Walsall
A war memorial has found a new home after it was removed from a Black Country church so reconstruction work could be carried out.
- Pond Restoration at Leighs Wood, Aldridge
A spring-fed pond in a woodland which dates back to the 12th century will be restored to its former glory after the award of a £1,500 grant. The pool in Leighs Wood and Park, Aldridge, has been clogged with vegetation for decades.
- Pelsall Cricket Club
A Walsall cricket club believes it will soon become a top class facility for players and spectators following a £13,500 grant from the owners of a landfill site in the borough.
- Walsall Charity Gains Cash for Warehouse
A Walsall-based charity which renovates unwanted furniture and passes it on to needy families has won a £39,000 grant. Walsall Carpenters Shop has been given the cash as part of the landfill tax credit scheme.
Reports
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- Leeds University PhD Studentship - £30,000
Use of Geophysical techniques to predict the conditions under new landfill cells. Sponsored by Viridor Waste Management.
- Walsall Waste Analysis - £35,000
ENTEC UK Ltd were asked to carry out a seasonal waste composition survey throughout the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. These results will be of assistance to other Metropolitan Boroughs in the Country. Sponsored by Cleansing Service Group Ltd.
- Research on the use of Glass Cullet in Landfill Engineering - £60,000
Developing technical specifications and testing methodologies to allow the use of glass cullet as a drainage aggregate in landfill engineering, thus reducing the requirement for primary aggregate in the construction of landfill containment cells. Sponsored by Viridor Waste Management.
- Research into Sewage Sludge Stockpile Retention - £60,000
Investigation into the methods of retention of stockpiled sewage sludge. Sewage sludge is produced all year but the spreading of sludge can only take place at certain times of year. Storage of sludge for recycling as fertilizer is often in an unstable stockpile leading to pollution incidents. Sponsored by Thames Waste Management, now owned by Viridor Waste Management.
- Pilot Struvite Recovery and recycling Research - £30,000
Pilot study into the recovery, recycling and reuse of Struvite (phosphate based material with some nitrate) from Waste Water. It is hoped that the recycled Struvite can be used in a range of Horticultural fertilizers rather than being landfilled. Sponsored by Thames Waste Management, now owned by Viridor Waste Management.
- Stanton Experimental Composting Project - £400,000
Trial of use of mushroom composting technology in green/kitchen waste composting. Sponsored by Viridor Waste Management.
- Moving Bed Biological Reactor Pilot Study - £100,000
Feasibility study of this type of leachate treatment being used by the landfill industry. Sponsored by Viridor Waste Management.