Walk off the Christmas Dinner

City and County of Swansea have launched a pamphlet with map inside.

Three Park Walk  Coedbach Park 1.   Lougher Foreshore 2.   Parc Williams 3.

For more information contact the Countryside Access Team 01792-635230 countrysideaccess@swansea.gov.uk

Blog Update December 2013

Here is a picture taken at our stall at the Green Fayre Launch showing the map of Coadbach with all it's different tree species, we are so lucky to have over 37 varieties in the Park as well as the long established oaks with the lovely native bluebells growing underneath then.

And here is a  reminder that we did get some flowers blooming last  Summer despite all the rain!

A big thank you to all our members, supporters and friends and for the achievements we have done in the Park this year. Next year we will have more colour in the Park as we have planted over 400 crocus, daffodil and tulip bulbs and hopefully a lot less knotweed .

We will not be having a monthly meeting in December so our next meeting will be on the last Thursday in January 2013 that's the 24th  January at 7.30pm in the Pontarddulais Cricket Club.

Have a Happy Christmas, a Healthy New Year and let's hope for less rain in 2013.
Best wishes to everyone.

Next Meeting

Hi Everyone

Adam Mason City & County of Swansea Community Parks Development Officer is coming to our next meeting this Thursday 27th November 2012 Pontarddulais Cricket Club at 7.30pm.
Hope to see you there.

October Meeting

As usual we are holding our end of the month meeting at the Cricket Club Pontarddulais.
On Thursday 25th October Start time is 7.30

We are looking to recruit some more members to the group so please feel free to pop along and say hello.

Knotweed (Before Treatment)

Here are some images of the Knotweed problem.

This growth is by the lower football field and it shows how dense and the height the knotweed is. (Over 9ft). 

This area used to be used to stage a community bonfire on Guy Fawkes Night back in the 70's early 80's.

And somewhere in here is an old abandoned car.

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

Paws On Patrol

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