A fine, sunny morning on the last Saturday in March saw an intrepid band of fifteen volunteers cheerfully helping to maintain our park as the splendid place it is.
The flower beds are looking especially attractive at this time of year with spring flowers in full bloom. We continued weeding and generally tidying them up. The snowdrops have now finished flowering so bunches of them were split and replanted, ensuring that there will be twice as many spread around the park next spring.
Other tasks included pruning the roses and hawthorn around the band-room garden, cutting back brambles on the woodland walk, removing docks from the wildflower patch, examining and loosening the ties around saplings that were planted three years ago and trimming the shoots from the bases of mature trees. And, of course, the on-going litter-pick which doesn't seem to be so needed at the moment.
Thanks go out to all members of the public who support us in various ways and especially to the two young couples on a passing canal boat who insisted on giving us biscuits to enjoy with our tea and coffee at break time.
