So what happened on the recent work day - Friday 11th October?
Well I wasn't there, but I have spoken to someone who was, and have been up to take a few photos of the work. So if you are one of the great army of helpers who are wondering about whether to come and help, then hopefully this gives you a flavour of the kind of things we get up to.
Please do lend a hand - the more the merrier, and no prior skills required. I can honestly say that it has been really satisfying seeing the pond area develop over the last couple of years.
This day was the exception being on a weekday. Most of the time we meet on Sunday mornings, and you can see the date of future project days on the front page of this blog.
This is what happened...
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| Safety side bars added to the dipping platform - so the teachers don't get tempted to nudge one over the edge. |
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| Piles of pond weed dragged out of the pond. Left on the banks to allow bugs to crawl back into the water. | |
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| Wildflower meadow strimmed for winter, and pallet 'table' added for kids to use to work on. |
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| Great set of steps added at the far end of the pond, so kids can safely get down to the water's edge. (the benches in the background were built on a previous work day) |
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| Mini beast area created under the trees. Logs, rocks and bricks for bugs to hide in and under. |
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| Fruit trees pruned, to allow for a future path beneath the branches. |
