Our Summerseat hives are buzzing with activity, and with summer approaching, they’ll be working even harder to pollinate our gardens and local flora. To show our appreciation for these tiny environmental heroes, we can create a haven for them right in our own backyards: a bee-friendly pollinator bath! While there are many ways to buildContinue reading “Buzzy with Ideas: Repurpose Your Corks into a Bee-Friendly Bath”
The Waterside
On Christmas Day in 2015 torrential rain engulfed Summerseat. It continued throughout the night and into Boxing Day. Approximately 110 mm of rain fell in just 24 hours. 37 of 44 gauges in the River Irwell, Roch and Croal catchments recorded their highest ever levels. The river level for the River Roch on Boxing Day,Continue reading “The Waterside”
May 2022 Bee Workshop
We had a fantastic turnout today for Summerseat Village Collective’s Bee Involved in the Community. 10 new people joined us to learn more about our community hives and they must have brought us good luck because we found two laying queens!! (One of them is shown in the photo below in the red ring) BeeContinue reading “May 2022 Bee Workshop”
News Update May 2022
We have been busy putting together bids for the village.To reflect this we now have a new name which was voted in at the last meeting. Summerseat Village Collective will sit across a number of bid funded projects aimed at improving Summerseat and supporting residents and the wider community. The Summerseat park bid has beenContinue reading “News Update May 2022”
Summerseat Through The Ages
A Snapshot of Summerseat’s History Summerseat, nestled in the Irwell Valley north of Bury, Lancashire, boasts a rich history interwoven with the rise of the Industrial Revolution. Early Beginnings: During the 1600s and 1700s the area of Brooksbottoms and Summerseat contained only scattered farms and hand-loom weavers’ cottages in a rural setting. The earliest reference toContinue reading “Summerseat Through The Ages”
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