News from Friends of Arden Hall & The Coppice
Post‑Match Report: Friends of Arden Hall vs. The Balsam! What a result! Our sociable squad of eight volunteers took on the invasive Himalayan balsam at the rear of Arden Woods — and scored a massive [...]
Prospects 2025-2026 Annual Report
Prospects 2025-2026 Annual Report is hot off the press! With 32 pages packed full of information and photos from our activities over the last 12 months, you can download a copy from our website https://tinyurl.com/3m7d6kyh [...]
Sharing the Green Love!
The Friends of Rhyddings Park were delighted to donate a selection of beautiful plants to Friends of Hippings School this week. Mandy popped over for a lovely catch‑up with Fiona, and Mandy left with [...]
Great news from The Friends of Arden Hall & The Coppice!
All four new benches are now fully installed across our beautiful nature reserve — and don’t they look fantastic! Huge thanks to Woody (Hyndburn CIC) for making them look so splendid in their new spots, [...]
Work begins on improvements to the play area at Gatty Park
NEWS: Work begins on improvements to the play area at Gatty Park Building work is under way to create an improved play area for children in Church, Accrington. The Gatty Park play area improvement scheme [...]
News from CSNW !!
News from Community Solutions North West whom HGSF have supported with their Horticulture Group. What an amazing start to our new Horticulture Group! We have been overwhelmed by the interest and enthusiasm from everyone wanting [...]
Mental Health Awareness Week
💜 Mental Health Awareness Week Begins Today! 💜 This year’s theme is ACTION — taking small, meaningful steps that make a big difference to our wellbeing and to others around us. At Hyndburn Green Spaces [...]
This week is National Gardening Week!
Why not head out and explore one of Hyndburn’s beautifully maintained Green Flag Parks? There's 11 in total around the borough (the highest number for any borough in Lancashire!) Use our online postcode tool to [...]
Work to renovate the gates at Arden Hall
Fantastic work from the @Friends Of Arden Hall & The Coppice , the gates are looking well. If you want to get involved with the Friends group, please contact thecoppicenardenhall@outlook.com
Spring Activities at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR
Looking for some spring activities to do this month? Robert will be at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR for the next two Saturdays hosting butterfly hunts and wildflower seed sowing activities! There's no need [...]
A Busy Day in the Garden!
Hyndburn & Ribble Valley CVS Green Social Prescriber made the most of the sunshine at the Accrington Stanley Sports Hub Vegetable Garden on the 2nd April 2026. It was a wonderfully productive day: 🍓 Strawberry [...]
NEWS: Hyndburn to benefit from Government funding to support playground improvements
Hyndburn Council has been allocated up to £270,000 in additional funding from the Government’s £18 million Playgrounds Fund, aimed at improving play areas for local communities.This allocation is in addition to £250,000 Pride In Place [...]