April Meeting.

Our next meeting is next Wednesday 24th April at the Pontarddulais Cricket Club at 7.30pm

South Wales Evening Post

We are in the South Wales Evening Post.
(Click on the link below to read the article)

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Remains-old-car-Coedbach-Park-following-removal/story-18610266-detail/story.html#axzz2PWjObMJc

April Update.

We have been rather busy around the park and in other places over the last few weeks so we thought we should keep you informed of our progress.

For the last month we have been exhibiting the Friends Of The Park group at the Pontarddulais Library and we have received a few nice comments of our work around the park.
A big thank's to Sarah and the girls at the library for allowing us to show ourselves off.
And we have a pamphlet in circulation which can be viewed on the Pontarddulais Town Council Web site.

http://www.pontarddulaistowncouncil.gov.uk/Core/Pontarddulais-Tc/UserFiles/Files/Coedbach%20pamphlet.pdf

Exhibition Comments.

The Pontarddulais Comprehensive school is also undertaking a study of the Bluebells in the 2nd Woods area and also the School Camera Club (with assistance from our blogger/photographer) are involved in documenting this project so we hope to have some nice images taken from the kid's point of view soon.

The Pontarddulais Comprehensive School Bluebell Study Group

Also Still Walks has been busy in the park with a project with the Primary School this exhibition was held in the Canolfan Y Bont.
http://stillwalks.wordpress.com/sights-and-sounds-of-the-countryside/
Please watch the Raining in the Woods video it's a superb little video.

At 3pm on Tuesday April 9th there will be a walk around the park with FOTP members.
(Sian Musgrove the Ecologist who is going to draw up a Management Plan, Simon Lydiard and Geraint from C & C Swansea. Mark Barber Amphibian Consultant)
This is to do with the Countryside Connections grant about seasonal ponds.
Everybody is welcome please meet by the tennis courts.

We have also been busy clearing a big area in 2nd woods for the bluebells thank's to the usual members who's efforts we are always grateful for. (well done lads and ladies we will buy you all a pint sometime)
Images to follow shortly.
And also thanks to Jason Heir (and the CC County of Swansea Boys for supplying us with a pipe) who has been a massive help in dealing with a leaking pipe by the wooden bridge. We can all cross the path with dry feet.

And dont forget!!!!!!!!!!!!

The BIG Clean Up

Well we were going to do a Clean Up of rubbish around the Pond in the former Knotweed area on Wednesday but the weather got the better of us but that didn't stop the Park Department lads from turning out and working hard to get the rubbish out including that rusty car.  So a big THANK YOU to the Park Operatives from the City and County of Swansea Parks Department.

Kay Lloyd our Vice-Chair was on site and commented that she didn’t think that this car was going to pass another MOT !  Yes, it fell apart as the lads got it out.

Here is just a sample of some of the other rubbish removed.

Well done lads for your hard work. Thank You.

 

Spring is coming, so do come and see our Coed Bach Park Exhibition at Pontarddulais Library for the month of March 2013. This picture was taken by Martin Hanson and is on the front cover of our Coed Bach Park Environment Pamphlet.

Exhibition at Pontarddulais Library

Please come and look at the Friends of Coedbach Park Exhibition at Pontarddulais Library.

Also if you would like to get involved and be a volunteer, we will be holding our monthly meeting at Pontarddulais Cricket Club on Wednesday 27th March at 7.30.

We will be having our AGM at Canolfan Y Bont on Tuesday April 9th at 7.30pm.
Membership forms for 2013-2014 will be sent out shortly or you can contact us by emailing friendsofcoedbach@gmail.com

February Monthly Meeting

OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS

ARE HELD ON THE

LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

AT PONTARDDULAIS CRICKET CLUB

Next Meeting Wednesday

27 February 2013

7.30pm