Volunteers
News Letter May 2007
News
and Update
Thank
you to everyone who put in so much time to making the Fritillary Tea
Rooms such a great success; a total of £1,565 was raised from teas,
Fritillary plant sales, and donations for Bug Boxes. This is more than
double the amount raised last year.
The
Bug Boxes were a big favourite with all ages; made from recycled tree
guards from the millennium wood and garden canes. All the Monday night
cubs made a bug box with the help of Peter and learnt about the insects
that would over winter in them.
On the 15th April we had a litter picking morning, even the Court Leet
Scavenger and Town Crier turned out to keep the Town streets litter
free. 20 large bags of rubbish were collected in 1 hour.
Post
Cards featuring Cricklade in Bloom have been produced by
John Barratt
and are on
sale in most of Cricklade retailers, 35p each. All profits will go to
Cricklade Bloomers to buy autumn plants for the Town.
Youth
Groups; The scouts have been busy creating their tracker garden at
the Thames Hall, and the church youth groups have planted two beds in St
Sampson’s church yard. Both groups have taken on the responsibility of
caring for these gardens themselves. Cricklade Cubs also had an evening
clearing up the area behind Abingdon Court Farm; we hope one day this
will be part of a wild life garden.
Keeping
the grass verges trimmed; we now have the use of a grass manager to
keep some of the areas that are overgrown under control. I am sure you
have noticed how much better the big roundabout and entrance to the Town
is looking.
New
planters; these should be arriving in the next two weeks; plants and
compost arriving around 18st May.
There
will be lots of nice easy planting jobs during the later half of May and
beginning of June; but we also need people who can dig holes for the
basket tree support anchors and for the new entrance banner poles. If
you can help call Anita 01793 751403.
Sponsorship:
We have received generous sponsorship of £175 from Cricklade W.I. for
one of the Town Hall wall planters.
Work
Parties for May
If
the following dates are not convenient for you but you would like to
help please give me a call there is always a job to be done somewhere
around the Town
Saturday
5th May -
9.30am
Town Hall car park
Watering
new trees, removing graffiti and clearing out some of the flower
displays that have finished.
Saturday
12th May – 9.30am Town Hall car park
Planting
preparation. We need to strip out all the beds & planters ready for
summer planting. Any plants that can be saved like the polyanthus will
be given away the following Saturday in the High Street.
Saturday
19th May – 9.30am Town hall car park
Saturday
26th May – 9.30am Town Hall car park
Planting.
We should have most of the new planters ready to start filling with
summer plants
Events:
Plant
Give a Way 9.30 outside
45
High Street
Any
volunteers to give out the plants?
Please
give Anita 01793 751403 or Bob 01793750773 a call if you would like to
help or just turn up on the day.
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