November Meeting

We are holding our monthly meeting at Pontarddulais Cricket Club tonight at 7.30 All welcome

Seasonal Ponds Day 4

Not much to report today as weather wise it has not turned out to be the nicest. But the workers and volunteers (More needed please!) are now on site.
As you can see below the ponds are now starting to take shape and the team are expecting wildlife to flourish in this are next year.

"It looks like somebody has taken a clump of clay and is now forming the sculpture"

The ponds are forming.

Pond are from 2nd woods.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/sets/72157637441654904/ Our Flickr page.

Seasonal Ponds Day 3

There were plenty of people on site this morning moving and cutting bits of tree and anything else they could lay their hands on.
Also a new drainage pipe was added by the pathway in the 2nd wood and we had the big guns in today with a tractor and chipping machine. And more importantly the weather was spot on :-)

A big thank you to all that helped especially all those that had travelled from Swansea we hope we can repay you one day.

By the time I arrived on site everyone was having a well earned break (just in case your wondering why there is no one in their machinery)

Removing tree stumps in the boating lake.

The Chipping Machine

Now people in the swings can keep an eye on their kids on the BMX track.

Pond drainage.

Brodie hopes this is not a permanent obstacle on his walk (It Isn't)

Volunteering is about friendship and making new friends (and FUN)

Break time.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/sets/ 

Flickr Images.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/sets/72157637419428975/ Todays images.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/10730132943/in/set-72157637419428975 Video view from the swings.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/10730043426/in/set-72157637419428975 Video Tractor at work.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/10730424683/in/set-72157637419428975 Video Pathway workers.

Seasonal Ponds Day 2

The team are on site again today 6/11/13 and the word of the day is WET!!!!!!!!!!!

We are continuing where we left off yesterday with more clearing with chainsaws and moving the off cuts.
If you fancy coming along and getting muddy with us feel free to join us about 10am either tomorrow or friday at 10am in the park tennis courts.

Today's Team (all good swimmers)

And the winner of Miss good looking legs in wellies is..............

More water in this area already.

Also Friends of the park would also like to give a huge 'Thank you' to Vince of White Springs for the loan of the waders (photo above) We could not have gone through today without your help.

Website:-http://www.whitespringsfishery.co.uk/

Our Flickr Pages.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/10707673414/in/set-72157637377417283 Another tree coming down.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/sets/ Our Flickr Site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/sets/7215763
7377417283/ Todays Images.

Seasonal Ponds Day 1

Today 5/11/13 we finally began the clearance of the woodland around the old boating lake and between the swings and the BMX track.
This is stage one of our seasonal pond's project which will encourage more diverse wildlife to the park. 
A big thank you to all that turned up today.
And a huge thank you to CountrySide Connections for helping us from the word GO!!!!!

Our team

One hour later

2nd woods Boating lake

Vyv practising tossing the caber (and he missed me every time :-)

You can also find these images and three short film clips on our Flickr site at :-http://www.flickr.com/photos/friendsofcoedbachpark/sets/72157637353307465/

 

Seasonal Ponds (Please help)

Hi, 

For you to know the work on seasonal ponds is happening in the  2^nd woods beginning on Tuesday 5^th November  at 10.00am meet at the tennis courts. 

If you have any time to spare we really could do with "look outs" and "tea makers" as well as labours to pull out undergrowth and barrow wood chip.

We will be having a lunch break in the Pavillion so if you just want to call and give us some encourgement you would be very welcome.

Below is the plan for the week.

Supervision of volunteers – rota as previously discussed.

o   Tues – Helen / Rowan / Chris

o   Weds – Huw Lloyd / Chris / John Evans (Helen not on site due to training day)

o   Thurs – John Evans / Huw Lloyd a.m. Helen from 2.00p.m.

o   Fri – Helen / Rowan / Chris

o   Supervisors will be designated First Aiders (Other first aiders: Rowan, Peter, Huw)

o   New volunteers will need to be given an intro and safety briefing / tools talk by the supervisor (or another suitably experienced person as selected by the supervisor) before work commences.

• Refreshments – tea, coffee, milk, sugar, biscuits to be provided by Friends of Coed Bach (using grant funding) 

• Tools and PPE – to be provided by FoCBP and Countryside Connections 

o   Tools list:

o   4 wheelbarrows (FoCBP)

o   5 Bowsaws (FoCBP and CC)

o   5 Loppers (FoCBP and CC)

o   4 shovels / spades (FoCBP and CC)

o   2 Pruning saws (FoCBP and CC)

o   PPE list:

o   10 Gloves (FoCBP and CC)

o   5 Hard hats (CC)

o   5 Hi-viz vests (CC)

o   First Aid kit (FoCBP)

• Site safety – barrier tape and ‘men’ at work signs to be put up before the start of work each day. Also, volunteers to be site ‘look outs’ to ensure public do not enter work area. ‘Team talk’ to be given by the Supervisor at start of each session to delegate tasks and ensure safe working practices are understood. Supervisor to ensure that site is left safe at the end of the day. 

  

• Chainsaw users – Peter Hill and Rowan Porteous, must be wearing full safety gear (gloves, trousers, helmet with visor and ear defenders). Regular breaks to be taken. Safety talk to be given to volunteers about not approaching chainsaw users unless instructed by the users themselves.

• Chipper and Digger – will be on site Thursday and Friday. The machinery operators will be asked by the Supervisor to give a safety briefing to all volunteers before work begins. The operators are to also inform volunteers of how relating tasks are to be carried out safely.