Meeting+News

We are holding our monthly meeting at Pontarddulais Cricket Club at the usual time of 7.30pm on Wednesday.
All welcome.

John Evans has found a willing volunteer to take over the Treasurer position and he will be introducing Steve to us at the meeting.  Windsor Kay and I have met Steve at the Pontarddulais Partnership meeting we attended and we look forward to working with him.

Joy Walker, our founding Friends Vice Chair is selling a flatbed trailer 36" x 68" with ramp, winch, tool box, jockey wheel and lights. It has two new tyres but the wheels have to be attached to it before it can be taken away. Joy is asking £100 for it - if you are interested or know anyone who might be please give her a ring on 01792 882266.

Adam Mason has sent this link through about the Grow Local courses that are running at Singleton Park Botanical Gardens in case anyone is interested you can book directly using this link.

http://www.growingthefuture.co.uk/en/courses/our-locations/singleton-park-botanical-gardens-

And finally I am so pleased to say that we also have had a donation of a lap top computer - thanks to Robert Morgan.  I will bring this to the meeting and then there can be no excuse for me not doing the notes straight away.

QE2 Award

You may have noticed a rather sculptured piece of wood by the Gwynfryn road entrance to the park.
This is going to be our little monument for the QE2 plaque which will be unveiled on August 2nd at 2pm.

What does this mean for the park? Click on the link below for more information.

http://www.qe2fields.com/

As usual we thank the boy's from the City and County of Swansea for helping us move this quite sizeable object to it's current location.

Images by Kay lloyd.

We hope to see you there on the day to celebrate with us.

Other News.

As you are aware we have a new playing surface on the Tennis courts and we are receiving very good reviews about the way the way it plays. At the same time an old chain fencing was taken down by the car park/bowls green and this has now been replaced with a more up to date fence.

Again thank's to everybody involved in constructing this as the area looks a lot nicer.

2014 Carnival

Saturday 28th June saw FOTP and Pontarddulais Partnership join forces and have our first Carnival float.
Lot's of people to thank.......and you all know who you all are we hope you had a great time.
And a very big Thank You to Gareth from N. Thomas and sons contractor Haulage for their time and use of the Lorry.

This years theme 'A Walk In The Park'

'Thank You' Gareth.

Vandalism

Last month we reported some vandalism to one of the info panels in the 2nd woods.

http://friendsofcoedbachpark.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/vandalism-4514.html

Sadly it was hit again the other day and a big chunk broken off and more stones smashed into it.

Anyone for tennis?

Today (Thursday 19th June) saw the re-opening of the tennis courts in Coed Bach park.
A huge thank you to everybody involved in the effort to revamp the courts.
And as usual we had our regular tennis boys back in action straight away on the courts, and the new surface has met with approval.


Here's to a few more years of bouncing your balls in the park :-)

Pond Survey

Please see attached poster designed to invite you to want to come next Tuesday at 10pm to help Mark do another survey of the ponds.

I know for some of you this is just impossible with work and care committments but you might know of someone else who may be interested so if you do please pass this email on to them.

We aim to meet at the tennis courts pavilion 10pm and I will make sure the Park Gates are open but I will need to know who is coming and have a telephone contact number just in case it is called off at the last minute because it will not be happening if it is actually raining at 10pm.

Click on image to enlarge.

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.