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We had an excellent turnout of 13 members today on what was a pleasantly cool morning.

  • The priority was clearing all the minor paths on Alexandrina Plantation, some of which had become completely impassable whilst others needed attention to clear overhanging bramble, bracken etc.
  • We also cl...

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Here's the latest quarterly newsletter from the Friends.

Featured in this issue:

  • Covid 19 Update
  • AGM 2021
  • Wildflower Areas
  • Working Sessions Report April to June 2021
  • Welcome to New Members

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Only five members turned out today. Others were perhaps put off by the forecast of rain, but fortunately we missed that. Despite lower than usual numbers, we still however managed to complete some essential tasks.

  • One of the steps we put in several years ago had partly rotted and this was rep...

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It was cloudy but warm with light rain forecast for later on. There were ten members present today and between us we completed the following:

  • Gravel keeps getting washed down onto the road at the Sandy Lane entrance so this was swept up and moved to the path alongside the wildflower area which...

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It was a very sunny and warm morning for this month’s session and we had six members turn out.

The Thoresby Road wildflower area had been rotovated earlier this week after having been treated with weedkiller almost two months ago. This made raking it over fairly easy...

... and then the see...

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Here's the latest quarterly newsletter from the Friends.

Featured in this issue:

  • Covid-19 Update
  • Working Session Report January to March 2021
  • Trees on Alexandrina Plantation

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The newsletters are added to the website a few weeks after paid members recieve the...

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On a really pleasant sunny morning we had a total of eight people attending and ensured that no more than six met together and were socially distanced at all times.

These eight included two 14 year olds doing there D of E bronze award with there dads who worked with them.

  • Most of the edging...

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Here's the latest quarterly newsletter from the Friends.

Featured in this issue:

  • Covid-19 Update
  • Working Session Report October 2020 to December 2020
  • New Members

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The newsletters are added to the website a few weeks after paid members recieve their copies, s...

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On a cold morning and light rain having just stopped we had seven members turning out plus two others; a 14 year old pupil doing his Duke of Edinburgh bronze award with his mother. All were very carefully socially distanced at the initial meeting and within a few minutes went off in small groups.

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Despite an unfavourable weather forecast for Sunday morning the rain paused during the time everyone worked and we even had an hour of sunshine!

Seven volunteers turned up, including another new member, and thanks to Helene’s emails to everyone the other day we avoided six people meeting together...

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