Three of our vounteers turned out on a very cold day to Lyme park and worked with the staff and local volunteers there. The task for the day was planting ash, oak and pine in lantern wood, and also clearing birch.
Three volunteers had to cancel due to overnight snow.
Sunday 31 January 2010
Wednesday 27 January 2010
Raisin in the Sun 27 January 2010
A select group of us enjoyed a tremendous performance of this historical Chicago-based drama. It was a play full of ideals, dreams, frustration and family values that totally engrossed us all on a rollercoaster of emotion. So much so that I for one was completely exhausted by the end of it. Definitely worth seeing if you read this in time!
Sunday 24 January 2010
Hedge laying at Alderly Edge 24 Jan 2010
This will be the first of a series of short entries as I've got behind, and I've also forgotten to take my camera out with me.....
Eleven volunteers turned out and spent the day laying 2 sections of hedge. It was wet and quite cold but we managed a useful amount done - finishing two stands that had been left upright by the previous group. It looked more sensible when we left than when we arrived, as the two sections we did were in the middle of a section that had already been done.
We got a fire going and cleared up all the brash.
Eleven volunteers turned out and spent the day laying 2 sections of hedge. It was wet and quite cold but we managed a useful amount done - finishing two stands that had been left upright by the previous group. It looked more sensible when we left than when we arrived, as the two sections we did were in the middle of a section that had already been done.
We got a fire going and cleared up all the brash.
Sunday 17 January 2010
Dunham Massey 17/1/10
Nine volunteers turned out on a clear sunny day - to cut down and burn more birch and some ash saplings from the land around the edge of the car park at Dunham massey. The fire started easily and consumed everything fed to it - some material was taken away on a trailer to avoid us having to drag it a significant distance to the fire. - I forgot my camera so no photos.
Sounds very distructive - but it opens up the landscape to re establish the more open "woodland pasture" effect and should allow the NT staff to get rid of Hymalayan Balsam that has invaded the area.
Sounds very distructive - but it opens up the landscape to re establish the more open "woodland pasture" effect and should allow the NT staff to get rid of Hymalayan Balsam that has invaded the area.
Sunday 10 January 2010
Quarry Bank mill 10/1/2010
Nine volunteers turned out in the snow and put in 2 hours clearing vegetation near the drive down to the Mill. There wasn't a great deal of work available as most of the planned work was under the snow.
We also had a brisk walk in the village before going home. We saw in passing this figure - which was two faced - thought the second face is not visible from this angle - and I believe female!
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