Posts by Tony Maddox
Work day September 10th, 2023
On a Sunday at the end of the longest September heatwave ever recorded in the UK, a select crew of Reccers gathered to trim much of the hedge alongside the…
Read MoreWork day June 11th 2023
Despite temperatures in the high 20’s, a valiant band of Friends trimmed the hedge separating the tennis courts from the Conway Rd path constructed a new barley boom weeded and…
Read MoreWork day May 28th 2023
Thanks to everyone who contributed today, observed by a watchful Egyptian goose. There was plant and tree watering, some bramble-clearing in the Dell, litter-picking, hedge-trimming (both battery- and muscle-powered) and…
Read MoreWinter Wonderland in Conway Rec – December 12th 2022
Work day: 24th April 2022
A number of possibilities presented themselves: Flower bed weeding and tidying; Compost management (including soil from work on the mosaic circle); Litter picking; Removing and recycling pond debris; Dead-heading daffs;…
Read MoreFriends of Conway Rec Golden Globes – January 9th 2022
We gathered outside the clubhouse on a bracing but sunny Sunday morning to celebrate Friends’ contributions to the upkeep of the Rec over the past year. The awards are below…
Read MoreWork day: September 26th, 2021
We were so lucky with the weather – calm, warm and sunny – just what we like for a spot of Autumnal Reccing. Thanks so much, workers, for pitching in…
Read MoreWork day: August 22nd, 2021
The focus was late-summer tidying, with some serious hedge trimming, judicious strimming, weeding, clipping, pruning, bramble/nettle control, pond-clearing, sweeping and litter-picking. Whilst some toiled on, others developed a sudden interest…
Read MoreWorkday report: July 18th, 2021
Many disparate tasks achieved including: Tidying edge of pond wall Building and launching new Barley Boom Clearing any debris from pond Removing the now huge blackberry by the fence Hedge…
Read MorePondLife – July 11th and 31st, 2021
Two dates involving repairing the pond stone edging close to the path. Raw materials were sourced from the bottom of the pond and behind the shed. Lots of old-fashioned tools…
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