Our Work
Work day: January 30th, 2022
It was great to see so many Reccers. Thanks for turning out on what proved to be a beautiful day. You know you were missed if you couldn’t make this one, but we hope to see you next time. Challenging jobs were tackled yet we still found time for a hot cuppa, a sweetie or…
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 and something either useful or tasty accompanied each one. Keith and Mary, Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, expertly choreographed the whole event. FRIENDS OF CONWAY…
Read MoreWork day: October 31st 2021
Thanks so much to all who were able to join us today. Here’s a quick report of achievements from our latest coffee justification session: * More masterful mulching * Hedge trimming to give yew space * Island righting and tree balancing * Loyal Parks Team (Troy and pals) picked up the green waste. Thank you…
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 and helping to make the Rec look cared-for. Some tricky challenges with leads, ladders and lack of sugar for coffee, but all resolved. Several passers-by…
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 in local fauna – a lime hawk moth caterpillar had been spotted and rescued from the hedge trimmers. Find out more about these moths here:…
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 trim 1 – clearing passage court-side Hedge trim 2 – tidying fronts and tops Rec-side Weeding newest shrub section behind the fence across from Pen…
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 including spades, barrows, trowels, cold chisels and hammers and much practice at mortar-mixing for young and old. A few lucky people were allowed to wear…
Read MoreWork Day and Big Lunch: June 6, 2021
Our latest Work Day was followed by a most enjoyable but appropriately distanced Big(ish) Lunch on the grassy slopes of your local Recreational Park. With freshly mown grass, abundant blossom, water lilies and a new brood of moor-chicks, our green surroundings were a beautiful complement to a warm and sunny day. As a fair bit…
Read MoreWork day report: April 25th 2021
Thanks so much to all who were able to join us today for the novelty of a socially responsible Rec-bash. After a coolish start it got steadily brighter and our Rec became bathed in gold. Not a drop of the damp stuff. Lots got done: litter-picking, flower-bed and green space tending, new planting, path sweeping,…
Read MoreDIY reccing in lockdown: November 8th 2020
Well here we go again – locked down, perhaps, but not totally locked out. Our most recent planned Work Day couldn’t go ahead as planned, as rules don’t allow. However, our Rec is always welcoming and needy, and a bit of exercise never did anyone any harm, so here’s an invitation. Why not turn up…
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