Latest news from the Rec
Read the latest stories and updates about the work of the Friends of Conway Rec, including upcoming Work Days.
The Rec in June
A further selection of photos from late May and early June showing the Rec at its luxurious and bountiful best, including Mick’s picture of a baby nuthatch awaiting breakfast.
Rec Life during Lockdown
April… Confined to barracks though some of us might be, our little Rec is quietly getting on with things. Surrounded by increasingly luxuriant vegetation and cooling water, frogs, toads, newts,…
Work Day report: February 9, 2020
Thanks so much to those sturdies who braved the weather and turned out for Rec duties yesterday! We got the best of the day and did some useful stuff. It…
Work Day report: September 29, 2019
Martin’s ‘no-rain’ dance worked yet again on Sunday! Despite the doom-and-gloom forecasts on all the weather apps, Conway Rec escaped with just 28 warmish droplets and some bursts of something…
Work Day report: June 16, 2019
Thanks to those who were able to turn out for a full morning’s work. We got away with it again weatherwise and, with ECV help, did some important ground preparation…
Work Day report: April 28, 2019
Thanks so much for everyone’s fabulous efforts in late April. The learning circle hole was a triumph! Przemek has since completed phase 1, and we can now turn our minds…
Work Day report: March 8, 2019
Thanks so much to everyone for pitching in on what was meant to be a miserable day. Your presence and enthusiasm turned that around completely! We did a huge amount…
Work day reports November – December 2018
Thanks to the sturdy crew who made it to the Rec on Sunday, November 11: an exclusive group showing all the talents that have given the Rec its international reputation.…
Work Day report: September 30, 2018
Thanks to all who turned out for another very productive session! Martin’s updated no-rain dance once again worked its wonders, and we enjoyed a gently warming sun. Graham and Tony,…
Summer starts here! Big Lunch, June 3
The Big Lunch is almost here! Come and join your friends and neighbours in Conway Rec next Sunday, 3 June for this lovely annual occasion – a chance to mingle…
Action in the Rec: Next Work Days and Big Lunch
Some dates for your diaries… Our next Work Days will be 8th and 15th April, so if you have a bit of time to spare either Sunday we’d love to…
The Rec in Winter
The recent snow at the end of February gives us an excuse to post these pictures, taken at the last whiteout towards the beginning of December 2017.