Riverside News
Thanks to All that attended the Duck Race on Sunday. A great turnout. Enjoyed by All.
Below is some pictures from the day.
Ducks going into the water with a little coercing
Halfway stage supervised by the trained duck co-odinators.
Profesional Duck collectors at the ready.
Meanwhile food preparation ongoing.
Supervised herding in the process at the halfway stage.
Finally two days later!! The Ducks arrived, here is the young gentleman receiving his prize money for the winning Duck.
During the day there was a craft table where the young ones could make paper ducks, here is a couple of pictures showing some great craft work.
There was also a Duck quiz with hidden Ducks around the Riverside, with a prize for the correct entry and a tie breaker question of " How many trees have been planted by the company since owning the land" Layla won with the closest guess, the answer is 985 trees have been planted here at the Riverside.
Thank you All for helping us make this a great day to remember. All the money raised goes towards the upkeep of the Riverside.
It costs £3,000 per year to maintain this great woodland walk and childrens play area.
If you enjoy the Riverside and you have some free time, please get in touch to help out this community woodland walk and childrens play area.
Our new logo. Thanks to Smartfix of Berwick, in helping us make this logo. From a rough drawing to a graphic logo to be used everywhere.
Dont forget this Suday The Annual Duck Race
If you're free this Sunday, why not pop down to the Riverside and do some gardening.
Please note this is important to the sustainbility of the Reston Riverside Project. Please read the poster below, Please show your support and come along. You dont have to be a resident of Reston or Auchencrow. If you are a frequent user, Please attend this important meeting.
Its Back, The Annual Duck Race with a walking Treasure Hunt beforehand, starting at the village hall where you obtain a Hunt sheet and then ending at the Riverside, see poster below for more details.
Keep checking back and follow the Facebook page for updates and information.
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Many thanks to the Reston cafe, their last coffee morning on the 25th November. They kindly donated their profits to the Reston Riverside, £120.00 Many Thanks.
Below is some of the pictures taken from a well-attended Duck Race. The weather was extremely kind with beautiful sunshine all day.
With over 240 ducks sold, this had been the most ducks sold since the onset of the race- Thank you all. We hope you had a great time- same again next year with a little more water in the river perhaps!
Special thanks to the winner as he donated his £25.00 winnings back to the Riverside. Thanks Rob.
Special thanks go to the Reston Cafe for their kind donation of £110 towards the Reston Riverside upkeep. Most sincere thanks to them.
Thanks everone that took part, we hope you enjoyed it. All the entries will now have received a prize.
Watch out for more events later on.
Out now, is quiz sheets for the children and adults alike. Some questions for the adults, some questions for the children and some things to look out for down at the riverside, enjoy!
The Company is made up from volunteers, all using their spare time to make the Riverside an area for people to enjoy.
We are always looking for volunteers to help with the many tasks that are required each year to maintain the Riverside, Please get in touch if you can spare a little time.
Please also watch this space for news and events down at the Riverside, you can also support us on the Facebook page, Reston Riverside Project. see above
Below is some pictures taken at the Riverside at the end of September.
Here we were helped by Chris's Garden Maintenance and his team as well as local volunteers.
The work involved repairing paths that were uneven, mainly due to Moles and flood damage.
We were succesful in obtaining a small grant for us to be able to repair the paths, from the FALLAGO ENVIRONMENT FUND COVID-19 Recovery Footpath Repair Grant Programme 2021.
The November Clean Up.
Thanks for all the helpers, we accomplished quite a lot. Some dead trees replaced, Some new shrubs planted,Hedges and fruit trees pruned but most importantly for the children a 'Willow Den' was created, see pictures below.
Many thanks to all the people that attended the Duck Race and all the people that helped out on the day. Special thanks to Reston provisions for selling the ducks leading up to the race and special thanks to the Cedar Cafe for the kind donation of the Burgers and Buns.
Below is some pictures taken on the day.
Riverside Pictures
THE 'BIG DIG'
Getting a Big 'Trowels Up' on completion of the planting.
Some of the P 1's and P 2's from Reston primary school with Logan Inglis (Reston Community Company LTD) receiving the naming plaque from Stephen Adlard (Scottish Agricultural College) This wood is now registered as 'Inglewood'
Below work started on the New play equipment, the community company asked users of the play equipment "what would you like to see down here" an additional piece of equipment that younger children can use was the answer, the company applied to the community council for some funding and was successful in receiving funds to cover the costs of installing a 'Basket Swing' suitable for All ages.
