We are launching our Wild Photography Completion as part of Wild Week which celebrates our wonderful local nature and wildlife.

Practise your photography skills and capture a photograph of wildlife in Mindenhurst and Deepcut. Weather you photograph an insect, your dog enjoying a walk, or you are lucky enough to spot a deer, we would love to see them.

There will be an under 15s and over 15s category, with a £25 National Trust voucher for each winner. The winners will also be presented with a framed print of their photograph.

Please email your entries to hello@mindenhurst.co.uk by Friday 19th August, Winners will be announce on Wednesday 24th August and the winning photographs will be exhibited at our Community Drop in event on Wednesday 31st August.

We really want to share these photos with the community so if you enter this competition you are agreeing for your photo to be shared on our website and Facebook page.

To Enter

Please send your photograph to hello@mindenhurst.co.uk by 19th August.

Please include the following information in the email:

• name of the photographer
• where in Mindenhurst/Deepcut the photo was taken
• Which category the photograph is in (under 15s or over 15s)

We really look forward to seeing the local wildlife you have spotted and photographed.

To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee people across the UK are being invited to plant trees in an initiative called ‘The Queen’s Green Canopy’.

To support our local environment and to honour the monarch’s 70-year reign we will be giving away 70 trees during the year to local residents, schools and community groups.

To apply for a free tree please click below and complete the application form.

Application Form

If you are one of the first 70 people to apply, we will be in touch to find the right species of tree for the space you have available.

Trees will be delivered from a certified nursery at the start of the tree planting season in October.

We are taking advice from Surrey Wildlife Trust to maximise biodiversity and provide the appropriate tree species for the local area.

If you have any questions or difficulties completing this form please contact us at hello@mindenhurst.co.uk.

For ‘Random Acts of Kindness Day’ on 17th February, Skanska is collecting donations for The Hope Hub to distribute to people who
need their support.

Some of the individuals they work with are in emergency accommodation and only have access to a kettle or microwave. The supplies they need the most are food which can be easily stored and heated. We have put together a list of items they would appreciate:

• ‘Just add water’ items e.g. pot noodles
• Meals in a tin / jar e.g. spaghetti hoops / chicken casserole
• Cereal bars
• Vegetables in a tin / jar
• Cereals
• Men’s deodorant
• Other toiletries: toothbrushes, toothpaste, bodywash

If you are able to donate any of these items please bring them to Skanska’s Project Office, on Newfoundland Road, where there will be a donation box until February 17th.

The Christmas Elves have been back in the Central SANG again this year. We hope you had the opportunity take a walk through the woods to see what they have been getting up to.

We held a quiz about the elves and I am pleased to announce that the £50 National Trust voucher was won by Darcey, aged 6. Thank you to everyone who visited the elves and who took part in the quiz.

We hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas.

At 11am on Thursday 11th November, worksites across the development fell silent to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms.

The Skanska team, joined by Trade Contractors and project stakeholders, laid a wreath by the memorial at St Barbara’s Church to show our respect for the bravery and courage of those who fought for our country.