Posts by Tony Maddox
Work 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…
Read MoreNice weather for ducks…
The Rec pond this weekend All the recent hard work by Derek, Gary, Dom, Andy and Chris to install a new grill with a partial barrier on the pond outflow…
Read MoreRec 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,…
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreA brace of workdays – 4th and 18th February
There was a fantastic turnout on both days for clearing, digging and planting in the dell (behind and around court no.5). The aim is to end up with something like…
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