Tesco Bags for life.

This vote is available in all Tesco stores throughout the Swansea Area.

Tescos and the 5p carry bags for help fund has three new projects this period voting started this week, all three projects will win funding its up to you to decide which project gets the biggest grant fund and which gets the middle value and the lowest make sure you get your blue token every time you shop and cast your vote all three are worthy candidates and all three are local the three projects for this period are hendy school, friends of coed bach and llangennech scouts hall please show support for your favourite project

Please vote for the Friends of Coed Bach Park.
Thank You.

May Update

This month we have decided to do something completely different to quote Monty Python.

I have had a go at producing a video blog and if it proves successful then we will produce more in the future.

You can view it on Youtube and the link is below, as usual we are on Facebook and Twitter so if you want to comment on your time in the park or share ideas with us you can also email us (Link at the top of the blog.)

The Video Blog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqehIgbJ0jc

And as usual our monthly meetings are held the last Wednesday of every month at Pontarddulais Cricket Club.

News

Our monthly meeting is to be held on Wednesday 28th May at Pontarddulais Cricket Club at 7.30pm.
Gareth Davies from Environment Wales will be coming to talk to us and then the meeting will take place right afterwards.

Also on Thursday 22 May a dog walker in the park found a set of keys between the Rugby club and roundabout in the middle of the road. These have been handed to the Canolfan y bont who will hold on to them for a week before passing them onto the local PCSO's office.
If you have know of anybody that has lost a set please contact the Canolfan on 01792 885532.

Vandalism 4/5/14

We are sad to report that some vandalism has occurred in the park on Sunday 4/5/14.
One of our new interpretation panels which is placed near the rugby club entrance has had a stone thrown at it with a great deal of force. And the result is that the perspex cover has now got a sizeable smash mark in it.
These panels cost a great deal of money time and effort to install design and set up so we call on those responsible to think about what you are doing! this is for the good of the community not just for a few people to enjoy.

If you are spotted vandalising the park you will be reported to the authorities without fail!!!!!!

It is only a minority of people who like to cause damage so we ask you to please keep your eyes out for any suspicious behaviour around the park to the police and do not be afraid to report it.
Also there has been damage to advertising boards in the rugby ground and litter thrown on the ground there as well. A member of the public has reported a lot of noise in the park yesterday afternoon and we think these problems may have arisen then.

The stone damaged panel.

Bike marks in the same area 5/5/14

Remember this is your wonderful community don't let people ruin it for you.

Scrubbers in the park

No it is not as bad as it sounds :-)

We have begun the clean up operation for the Play Area by the Tennis courts. So we can start painting the swings.

We really need help to paint the

children’s play equipment at

Coedbach Park.

If you think you can give a couple of hours of your time we would be very grateful, please contact

Chris on 07890416892 or email milgi@talktalk.net

Thank you

Please join us and help make a difference to your child or grandchildren's enjoyment of the park

We gave all the worse jobs to Councillor Jane Harris ;-)

Missed a bit!!!!

Kay making sure no one slacked off.

Vyv doing his best Witch Impression

Christine about to burst into song!!!!!

Miss Swansea and Miss Bont 2013 modelling the latest range of park wear.

Ready for the paint.

Bat Walk

Click on image to enlarge.

The event is free, it starts at 7.30 and there will be refreshments.

Steve Lucas will be first of all giving a very fascinating talk about Bats and then, as long as the weather is OK there will be the  Bat Walk using the bat detetors.

So if you want to know about Bats and if you want to book a place please reply to this email or ring Canolfan Y Bont on 01792 885532 or ring me on 07890416892 and leave a message.

Hope to see you

Walk Leaders Training Day

A big thank you to the 9 people (and instructors) that turned up to this event.
Great fun was had by all.

News Update

Last weekend saw our second Bird walk which was led by bird expert Martin Humphreys.
Again this was a great success with everybody coming away having learnt something about how our feathered friends use the woodlands in the park.
We also gave our new banner it's first public unveiling.

Our resident Blogger/Photographer Martin Hanson (Left trying to keep his eyes open at 6.30am) next to the banner  which was designed by V Fuge.

And at last the Bluebells are popping up in the Second woods (Hooray!!!!) just a little more warmth and we should have a lovely blanket of them.
A big thanks Win and Viv (and anybody else I left out) for all their efforts in clearing the woods.
And as usual we thank the Swansea City Council lad's and management for keeping us topped up with chip bark to keep the pathways in good condition. And also to Bob and Jason for their superb efforts as well in helping to maintain the pathways. 

Bluebells popping up everywhere.

Breakfast with the birds

No excuses we want everybody out of bed early for this :-)

Signs

Our resident artist Gaynor Fuge has been busy making a few signs for the trees around the park.


We have so many different varieties of tree around the park these little signs will tell you what we are looking at.
Gaynor has spent a lot of time making these for us (and the public) so we say a big Thank You to her.
We also give thanks to Wyndsor Clarke for helping in identifying the trees and helping Gaynor to stake them into the ground.


Gaynor has a website which is currently under construction.
http://plumsumit.com/

And a Facebook Page.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Plum-Sumit/271851799569176

Images taken by Martin Hanson.
http://mph-photo.blogspot.co.uk/

Dawn Chorus

This is a Free event at Coed Bach park on Sunday May 6th from 6am  THE DAWN CHORUS there will be An early morning stroll through Coed Bach Park with a local bird expert to enjoy the sweet chorus of the birds in the park and Loughor marsh. This will be followed by a Bacon Bap now that's worth getting up for. 
Booking is essential contact Helen grey on 01792636893 or at helen.grey@swansea.gov.uk
Please ensure you wear suitable clothing and footwear.