Beauchief Environment Group News & Events

DIARY of EVENTS

After almost three months of lockdown the Monday Working Group has now recommended working mornings from Monday 28 March (not Easter Monday!) under the new Covid-19 restrictions. Lockdowns imposed in November, and again in early January, had a considerable impact on the work BEG has been able to do, but once again a full range of repair and maintenance activities is now possible.

Up until 29th March no footpath or other work could be undertaken. There has been unprecedented use of the footpaths in our area resulting in some becoming very muddy and damaged in places. Also the need to keep socially distanced has led to trampling of the ground flora adjacent to the paths. A survey of all the footpaths in our area has been undertaken and any remedial work needed was identified. You will see from the Monday group reports that work on footpaths and other tasks has resumed.

Committee Meeting are now held at about six-week intervals on Zoom. the next meeting will be held on Wednesday 30 July. Please use the telephone numbers in the right hand column if there is an urgent local environmental issue you would like to have discussed as this can be handled by email. If you are interested in joining the Committee you could telephone these numbers as well..

Under normal circumstances the Monday Working Group meets every Monday morning (weather and public holidays permitting) at 9.30 am to undertake the majority of BEG’s planned practical work throughout the year. They usually meet at the Barns by Beauchief Abbey, and anyone wishing to join in can simply turn up there. Everyone is welcome, and the regulars will be glad to help you. Anyone not a member of BEG is also welcome on an ad hoc basis, but will be encouraged to join in order to be included in the Group’s insurance and receive the regular newsletters. If you are interested in joining this regular session please telephone 0114 236 9876 for details of the work planned on the following Monday.

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Monday 7 April

All the eleven folk who arrived today, went up to the Orchard. Initially, four of us planted some small trees that someone had left in pots in the Tree Nursery . They were added to the ones by the security fence. They then joined the others cutting back the growth at the back of the Orchard, where we had planted the nut trees. In the

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Monday 31 March

On today’s warm, dry spring morning 12 of us met at the Barn, and split into two Groups: Five went to the Orchard and mulched all the Fruit Trees. Cataloguing, numbering and labelling all the trees has now begun. Once the definitive list is finished, we will distribute it. It was commented that the area at the top of the Orchard, where the nut

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Monday 24 March

  The Eleven that turned out today split into four Groups We raked and seeded the area adjacent to the repaired Path, which had taken much wear & tear when the Path was in such a sorry state. We thought it wise to put the Tape around it, to give the Seed a chance to germinate. Steps and Stobs were repaired/replaced on Tony’s Steps

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Monday 17 March

Thirteen of us met today and Groups went to both Ladies Spring and Park Bank Woods On a chilly morning in Ladies Spring Wood  a group of six was repairing revetments. Walking back via the Hall Grounds and the Cobbled Path, we did notice that the Golf Club are dumping debris that could eventually block the Path. The seven members of the Park Bank

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Monday 10 March

Ten members arrived to work on a beautiful sunny Spring morning. We split up into three groups. Group 1 headed to Ladies Spring Wood to edge the paths with revetment. Group 2 worked in Shene Field cropping saplings and brambles.Group 3 spread the remaining surfacing material along the path behind the allotments leading into High Wood. 

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Minutes of the 2025 AGM

Minutes of BEG AGM held on Saturday 15th February 2025 at Greenhill Library   18 members were present   1 Apologies for absence Michael and Gill Stern   2 Minutes of last AGM held Saturday 10th February 2024 Read by Secretary Carol Behagg. Acceptance proposed by Gavin Johns seconded by Jon Smith   3 Chairman’s report Chairman Diana Holland showed illustrations of the year’s

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Monday 24 February

Sixteen members turned out today to begin the laying of the surfacing material delivered last week. Unfortunately the Golf Course’s machinery broke down, so we had to barrow the material, which was extremely slow. So, after laying around half the material, and ensuring all the membrane was covered we finished. 

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Monday 17 February

Fourteen of us, and our local Ranger, met a Community Forester today and received instructions on how to prune and manage the Trees in the Orchard. We also gave him a tour of the Woodland Meadow.  

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Monday 10 February

Nine brave members turned up at the Barn on a cold and wet Monday.  It had been hoped that we would be receiving a delivery of surfacing but no information about it had been received so we live in hope. After some deliberation it was decided to abandon any work for the morning as everywhere was very wet in the steady rain.

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Monday 3 February

Fourteen workers arrived today, which allowed us to split into four groups as follows: We began the repair to the Round Walk above the Abbey Pond. We left it with the Revetments in place in readiness for the hardcore , which we hope to have next week. The hedge in Shene Field was trimmed The Cobbled Path was cleared of leaves, starting from where

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Monday 3 March

Thirteen members turned up at the Barn on a lovely spring morning.  Four headed up to the Community Nursery with the intention of plotting the precise location of the various fruit/nut trees with the aim of assisting feeding and pruning in the future.  They didn’t report how successful  (or otherwise) they had been. The remaining nine members went to the new footpath and the groundsman

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Monday 3 March

Thirteen members turned up at the Barn on a lovely spring morning.  Four headed up to the Community Nursery with the intention of plotting the precise location of the various fruit/nut trees with the aim of assisting feeding and pruning in the future.  They didn’t report how successful  (or otherwise) they had been.   The remaining nine members went to the new footpath and the

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Monday 27 January

Before beginning work, the thirteen workers that arrived today, began a lively discussion on a few relevant topics. The provision of the container as our new base. The recently announced power tools initiative The card Core we are expecting to be delivered imminently We all then went firstly to the Cobbled Path then to Little Wood Bank and cleared the wet debris from both

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Monday 20 January

The group of eleven all went to the Nature Park to meet with a Ranger to discuss the position of our new container. It will be sighted in the compound/log storage area, as far away from prying eyes as we could make it. They will let us know when delivery is to be arranged and then we can arrange the transfer. We did ask

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Monday 13 January

It may have been cold, damp and icy underfoot but that didn’t deter nine of us from turning up. We decided to go to the two Abbey Ponds, and clear the outflows of debris and generally tidy up the area. When we left all 3 outflows were flowing freely. As we walked back, up the Drive past the Nature Park, we could see the

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Monday 6 January 2025

Happy New Year everyone. The weather forecast was very poor for today, with snow from the previous day causing the footpaths to be treacherous, so it was decided to cancel this working morning.  Below find the 2024 work breakdown compared with previous years                                       2016  

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Monday 16 December

Eleven arrived at the Gorse Patch and successfully burned everything we had cut in the previous three weeks. Many mince pies, rum truffles, flapjacks and associated goodies were consumed at breaktime. The Bocking Lane Park bench had almost been finished off on Thursday afternoon, and just needs a bit of pointing at the top slab joints. Gavin has put the new Coir matting in

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Monday 9 December

As last week, the fourteen who arrived today worked separately in three Groups.  Five went to Beauchief Abbey Lane and finished the clearance of autumn debris from the path and roadside. They then went up to Little Wood Bank and removed a fallen tree branch, reported after the Meadow had been mown. Seven of us turned up at the Gorse Patch. We concentrated on

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