Ten of us met at Styal today for what we knew would be a day of two halves. In the morning we removed the fence fronting the Natural Play area situated midway between the Apprentice House and the Mill and from elevenses until the end of the day we did a litter pick along the airport access road.
Before we began work I presented long service certificates and pin badges to Adrian (30 years) and Neil (10 years). Congratulations to both of you and thank you for all the time and energy you have given to MNTV and the National Trust over those years.
The Natural Play area hasn't worked as well as hoped and will be repurposed, possibly by planting flowers. We removed the front fence to give access. The fence panels were all in very good condition and will be reused elsewhere on the estate.
We had our 11 o'clock coffee break in the new wooden shelter at the top of the steps leading from the carpark down to the Mill. The Sultana Cake baked by Daniel was enjoyed by one and all.
We then car shared to the Mill end of the airport access road and spent the rest of the day picking litter. Depressingly there was quite a lot, particularly near the mounds where the plane spotters congregate. Bottles, coffee cups, chocolate bar wrappers, face masks and lots of single use plastic predominated. It was interesting talking to plane spotters while we litter picked. One was there all day just to see one particular plane (the only jet in Aruba's fleet) that was on its way from Barcelona and another told us the Glazers (owners of Man Utd) had just landed in their private jet for the Manchester derby. They will have flown home empty handed because City won 4-1.
Thanks to everyone for an enjoyable day and congratulations to Anna on reaching 50 hours for the year.
Daniel
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