28/6/2012

This letter is to bring you up to date with what’s happening in the Park and with the Friends.  We have booked a stall at the local Carnival which is being held on Saturday 30^th June in the Park where we will be giving out information about what the Friends have been doing and running a Tombola to raise funds. If you have any items to donate for the Tombola you can drop them off with me or bring them along to our next monthly meeting in the Cricket Club on Thursday 28^th June at 7.30 when we will be getting things organised for the stall.

The Survey of the natural habitats in the Park is nearly complete.  Thanks to the grant from Environment Wales and the grant from the Pontarddulais Town Council we were able to engage Barry Stewart & Associates. When we get the results, we will be producing a bi-lingual summary to inform the community of what we have in the Park and we will also be having an open meeting to invite members of the community to come along and discuss their ideas for the Park.

Also, in keeping with our Constitutional aims of helping to maintain the Park and with the support of C. C. Swansea we have successfully applied for a grant from the Welsh Government Local Government Quality Branch Tidy Towns Project to engage contractors to come on site to eradicate the invasive species Japanese Knotweed. We are in the process of sending out invitations to contractors to send in quotes for the work and, subject to the approval of the Grantor, we are hoping to get started with this project in September.

As many of you know the project to lay down wood chippings on the paths through the second woods has been going on for the past few months. The woodchip is being supplied by Swansea Council and an especially BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has helped to get it laid it has made a huge improvement to the paths. We are also continuing to plant flowers in the designated areas and clear away brambles and undergrowth to allow the natural flowers to flourish.   

So thank you for all your support and hope to see you at the meeting or at the Carnival Stall.

All the best

Chris (Sec.)

Thursday 14/6/12

We are having a special meeting this Thursday 7.30 in Pontarddulais Cricket Club to discuss the offer of a grant from the Tidy Towns Community Led Initative to engage contactors to eradicate the Japenese Knotweed in the Park.  You are most welcome to come along to give your views.

 

Carnival Programmes 2012

There has been a change to the way that the 2012 Carnival Day Programmes have been issued.

This year no stall holders are required to sell any and they are from official sellers only. So no members of FOTP will be asked to sell any this year.