DIARY of EVENTS

Eight members arrived today and two tasks were identified. Three of us went to Beauchief Abbey Lane to lightly trim the hedge by the footpath. It was so overgrown that it was forcing people into the road, particularly pushchair and wheelchair users. The other five went to the top of Parkbank Wood to repair three of the five steps that had rotted away. On our return

All ten that arrived today, went to the Driving Range path and carried on the excellent work that had started last week. With the numbers today, we were able to make both sides passable.  A few walkers commented that they had avoided the top path due to the overgrowth and thanked us for the effort. 

Eight of the Group went up to the Nature Park, where dock pulling in the meadow was the order of the day. We reminded ourselves of the difference between sorrel and dock before commencing. A small group, prior to joining the dock pulling went to the Orchard, with a planting diagram, and we identified the surviving fruit trees and observed their current state. Happy

On the hottest Monday morning so far, eleven of us met at the Barn, and split into three groups to go our separate ways:  Four went to Stone Cross Field. The new whips were heavily covered by grass and weeds, in most cases higher than the whips themselves. We cut around, allowing them better access to sunlight and rain.  We all commented how well

This was a warm spring morning, with eleven turning out, and we decided to go up to the Nature Park. A group went into the Orchard and cleared around the fruit trees and pulled thistles, while another group cleared the edges of the path going clockwise around the Park. At 11.00 am, we had prearranged that John & Judith would join us for Coffee

Ten members turned up at the Barn, and whilst one went to attend to a gate at the Abbey, the remainder went to the orchard where grass was cut away from where it was shading out the trees and saplings.  We also cleared round about the small trees which we hope will provide a supply of young trees for other parts of our area.

Eight members turned up at the Barn on a delightful May morning.  One went off to continue litter picking and the remainder went to the Abbey as we had been asked to remove some of the ivy growing up the tower and try to clear branches from the yew tree that was partially obscuring the stained glass window.  These tasks were achieved and in

Six members met up with Sheffield City Council workers at Stone Cross field to assist with mulching the saplings planted last year.  Three dumper truckloads of wood chip eventually appeared which we distributed across all the saplings and even had some spare to spread around the rather muddy path  by the litter bin. Five members met at the Barn and went to work on the

Only two members turned up on a mild but wet Monday morning.  The main work was path clearance of broken branches and trees following the heavy snowfall.  The Cobble path was dealt with and also by the Driving Range.