Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

“Knot Free”

Thanks to a £10,000 Tidy Towns Community Led Grant from the Welsh Government the Friends of Coedbach Park have been able to appoint Hortech Contractors who will be on site shortly starting the process of getting rid of the Japanese Knotweed in the Park.  A spokesperson for the group said  "We know it is going to be a battle to get rid of the Knotweed completely but this grant is going to make a big difference to the park which is a much valued and essential community asset”.

The Tidy Towns grant supports community action in delivering practical local environment quality improvements . Christine Thomas, Secretary of the Group said that it is wonderful news to have this support from the Welsh Government. The Friends Group over the past 2 years have been working with Keep Wales Tidy, Environment Wales, the Woodland Trust and the City and County of Swansea in the Park making small improvements by planting bee friendly flowers, a new hedgerow and laying woodchip paths through the woodland area. Japanese Knotweed is such an invasive species that if it is not controlled it just takes over killing all the native species of plants and so it is essential that we get rid of it from our Park”.

The Friends Group welcome new volunteers and meet on the last Thursday at 7.30 in Pontarddulais Cricket Club.

For more details please contact Christine Thomas Secretary via email milgi@talktalk.net or phone 07890416892 or visit our Blog http://friendsofcoedbachpark.blogspot.com