Volunteers
News Letter March/April 2007
News
and Update
A
big thank you
to everyone who has helped over the passed few months; the Town is
looking much better thanks to your efforts.
Since
my last letter we have cleared the entrance to North Meadow, planted 50
native hedge plants along the rugby field car park, and the biggest and
most rewarding task was planting 10 large trees at the eastern entrance
to the Town ( my apologies for the photographer, but we did get a good
report in the paper).
In
February Anita, Bob, and Mike Hatton attended the National finalist
seminar at
Stevenage
; we had a
full day of talks about how to make our Town look its best, and how to
get the community involved. One scheme we are working on is the
Neighbourhood Awards; where small local groups who want to make their
area look better set up a group and work towards a goal. It’s free to
register and non competitive. If you want to know more look on
www.rhs.org.uk
or give me a call Anita: 01793 751403. We need about 6 of
these schemes up and running by late spring. The Cricklade Leisure
Centre have formed our first Neighbourhood award scheme; a group of
volunteers are planting up tubs and baskets, keeping the weeds at bay
and pruning shrubs, they are also litter picking and removing graffiti.
I have also passed on the scheme details to the residents group on
Parsonage Farm Close; they will be planting 3 trees at the end of March,
and are planning to create a raised flower bed at the entrance to
Parsonage.
St
Sampson’s junior school and the Smart Zone after school club, are also
planting trees donated by the Woodland Trust, I have managed to recycle
the stakes and protective tubes from the Millennium wood for the schools
trees. They have lots of ideas for gardening projects and would like to
get their school garden club running again. Can anyone spare 1 hour a
week either after school or at lunch time to get this group active
again? Give me a call if you would like to know more details. 01793
751403.
Sponsorship:
Hannick
Homes have promised us £500 and I have received donations from
individuals as well as the Welcome Club and the Garden club totaling £212,
this will go towards the troughs for St Mary’s and the Town Hall wall
planters.
Work
Parties for March & April
Please
join us for however long you can spare we aim to finish by 11.30
refreshments provided
Saturday
31st March -
9.30am
Town Hall car park
Getting
Cricklade ready for spring judging. Also sowing pockets of a native wild flower seed mix in suitable areas
along the Sustrans track.
Sunday
15th April – 10.30am Thames Hall Cricklade by the
Town
Bridge
The
Big Cricklade Clean up.
Give just one hour of your day to collect litter around the Town,
collecting bags and helpful hand litter pickers provided. Free
refreshments at the Fritillary Tea Room at the Thames Hall for all those
who give their time to collect litter around the Town. We will start at
the Thames Hall sending groups to different areas of the town; meeting
back at the Hall for refreshments. Show your support for the Town and
help us make Cricklade a better place. Please let us know if you would
like to help tel: Anita 01793 751403 or Bob 01793 750773 www.crickladeinbloom.co.uk
Events:
Can you
spare some time to help, sell pots of Fritillaries or talk to visitors
about bloomers?
Fritillary
Tea Rooms at the Thames Hall.
Open from
10.00 am
to
5.00 pm
on Saturday
and Sunday 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd
and 28th, 29th There
will be displays by Natural England, Cricklade Bloomers and Cricklade
Court Leet. Teas and light refreshments provided by Cricklade Bloomers
and Cancer Research
UK
. Cricklade
Bloomers will have demonstrations and displays on wildlife friendly
gardening with materials available to have a go at making your own bug
boxes.
Guided
walks
around North Meadow will be given by North Meadow Warden Anita Barratt
at
11.00 am
and
2.00 pm
on the above
dates. Please contact site manager Rob Wolstenholme on
07970 741750 or book at the Thames Hall on the day.
Unannounced Judging between 21st April
& 13th May.
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