Awre is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,644. The parish includes Awre and the larger village of Blakeney, and also Etloe, Gatcombe, Two Bridges and Viney Hill. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ... Forest of Dean is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England, named for the Forest of Dean. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in southwest England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... There are several places called Blakeney, including: Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England Blakeney, Norfolk, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Awre village was linked to the Gloucester-Chepstow road by the road, usually called the Newnham road, running to the north boundary of the parish and by another road which branched from the Newnham road at Cockshoot, south of Box Farm, and ran past Bledisloe Farm.
Awre village, in its isolated situation near the river in the east part of the parish, is a loose collection of small farmsteads.
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Realizing this unmet need, AWRE started life in late 1992 as a loose confederation of friends dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife and the education of our community's children to the wildlife in their region.
The second objective of AWRE is to educate the communities we are involved in; from community organizations to civic groups but concentrating on elementary and secondary students.
AWRE combines story telling with live animal presentations, and gives teachers many opportunities for lesson planning; included but not limited to, pre-presentation research and introduction of issues concerning ecology, geography, zoology, and botany.
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