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Village Lake Volunteer Morning May 2021

Village Lake

Thank you to all those who came along and helped.

Last weekend a group of volunteers carried out the first maintenance at the village lake of 2021. Works included cutting back new shoots from areas where trees were cleared last year, removing tree roots that presented a trip hazard on the path and clearing overhanging brambles.

There will be another volunteer morning in the next few weeks to light the annual bonfire and to install the water level gauge near the pond dipping platform, so look out for the date and come along and help!

Boardwalk Handrail

Back in early September a group of socially distanced, mask wearing villagers, met at the lake to help thread the new rope handrail along the boardwalk. This handrail was kindly paid for by Helen Sweet in memory of John Sweet. Thank you to all those who turned up to help!

Since then, the boardwalk has been given a thorough clean and recoated both to prolong its life and to make it safer in wintry conditions.

Floating Island

One of the projects that was funded by our Calor Rural Communities Grant was the installation of a floating island for birds to nest on. The island was assembled, floated out and anchored by Nick & Chris Cartwright using their kayaks. Let’s hope the birds take up residence next spring!

Pond Dipping Platform

Two weeks ago our new pond dipping platform arrived and is now in place at the lake. It just needs a few plants to grow up around it. We are hoping to organise pond dipping activities for villagers in the spring.