Through a Glass of Malt

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP



A Busy Wenvoe Womble


According to Big John the weather would be in spate on the morning the team were due to meet. So, he decided to monitor the situation through a glass of malt. The rest of the team got wind of this so consequently were difficult to prise out of their homes. When they were herded on to the village green, they became difficult to manage, going off in all directions. Once they’d settled down, work commenced in tidying up the roses and hedge around the memorial.
All was ok until Gareth ‘sing song’ turned up wearing a rubber ring, followed by a drop of rain and told them to go home before they drowned. So that was it. A man and his dog were nearly wiped out in the rush through the gate (pictured).

If we can find them all again, we’ll meet at Pound Lane on 14th August at 09.30. I hope to goodness it’s not too hot, wet, cold, sunny or there’s bad light!

 

 



ENVIRONMENT TEAM

ENVIRONMENT TEAM

The team were on hand to clean up the rose bed in front of the community centre. There were some dubious excuses for not attending this month from some of the silver fox brigade; one of them said it was too hot to be working outside. Obviously I can’t name this person but let me just say he is further from the sun than most of us. Those that were there did a brilliant job and made plans to improve the area at future meetings with council approval of course.

On the afternoon of the same day some of the group helped with installing a memorial bench, to replace the one flattened by a tree some 18 months ago. The seat is in memory of Audrey May Rees and has been organized by her daughter Esther (pictured). A perfect place to sit.
The Environment team were saddened to hear of the passing of Trevor Case who organised this group for many years; he really was a good man.
The next meeting will be at the junction of Pound lane and Walston Road on the 10 July

 


 

December Report

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP



December Report


The week were due out in December coincided with icy conditions, so it was decided not to risk a visit to an already overwhelmed A&E unit.

The team have been kept busy with St Mary’s inviting a member to read at the popular carol service. Gareth sing song obliged as he can read. We had a member assisting with putting up the village Christmas tree and another presenting a Christmas workshop at Westbourne School in Penarth.

There will be some trees to plant in January that were handed out to people as part of a plan by the woodland trust to have a national forest of Wales. If you have a tree to plant just think about how big they are going to be as it can cause disputes in the future.

Weather permitting we hope to meet on the village green at 9.30 on January 9th

At present we are 100% bus pass but keen enough to help keep Wenvoe tidy.

Happy new year.


By the way –

TREES

  • Almost 300 different species of insects can live on mature Oak trees
  • A mature Oak tree weighs at least 1.5 tonnes
  • The crown of a mature Beech tree produces enough oxygen to keep 3 people alive
  • There are at least 600 different species of Oak in the world.
  • The Oldest tree in Britain is the Fortingall Yew in Scotland – it is over 4,000 years old!
  • The tallest tree in Britain is Ossians Douglas Fir in Scotland – It is 64.6m high.
  • The Bristle-cone Pines are the oldest trees in the world – a staggering 8,000 years old. They grow in the Southern Rockies in the USA.
  • A mature Beech standing alone in the open evapo-rates 75 – 100 gallons of water per day

 

 



Death of an Innocent Snail



VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP



Another Fine Morning


On yet another fine morning on the village green, the team cut the roses back to stop the winds damaging them over the winter. Ian set about planting a tree donated by Pam & Tony Hodge, replacing the one that had died.

Not all good news as there was damage to fauna on the green, when Gareth sing song trod on a snail. When asked why, he said it had been following him around since he’d left the house.

The highlight of the morning was having Wenvoe’s very own Queen Zena to be present at the burial of a time capsule celebrating the events from the Jubilee in July.

Thanks to new members the group are getting more done in the village, there is always a warm welcome to anyone who cares to join us. Our next meeting will be on 7th November at 9.30 to clean up before the remembrance day service.

 



A Warm Sunny Autumn Morning



VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP


A Warm Sunny Autumn Morning 

A warm sunny Autumn morning saw the team tackle the rose beds on the village green, while Ieuan with his trusty trimmer cut the hedge at the memorial. We were pleased to welcome Juha from Finland (in the foreground) who was staying with Gareth sing song. There were 2 absentees. Big John was having some photos taken for Vogue or so he says! Jonathan meanwhile is watching a light display in Norway.

Our next meeting will be back at the village green on Monday 10th October at 9.30am.

 

 

 



Giant Hogweed Warning



GIANT HOGWEED WARNING


Just a reminder to walkers, especially now it seems summer has finally come, to be wary of Giant Hogweed when you are out in the country especially if you have your children with you. The picture below shows a young girl who suffered 2nd degree burns after coming into contact with Giant Hogweed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Village Green and Memorial

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP



THE VILLAGE GREEN AND MEMORIAL

On an absolutely beautiful morning we tidied up around the village green and memorial, where the beds we planted up for the Jubilee are looking good. Gareth sing song had to work twice as hard today because his gang was somewhat depleted as big John had to renew his pilot’s licence to help out the shortages in the aviation industry and bright Brian has been summoned to the Home Office. We will have to grill him on his return to get the gossip.

The next meeting will be on the 11th of July to clear overgrowth on Tarrws Lane and weed the border at the Community Centre.

 



Burying A Time Capsule

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

 



BURYING A TIME CAPSULE

The Environment Team


The Environment Group will meet again on the 13th June and part of their work will involve burying a time capsule to celebrate the Jubilee. Team member Gareth ‘sing song’ will bring along some photographic plates of him performing at the palace, on the birth of Her Majesty.

 



 

Conifers at the Community Centre

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP



On Monday 14th March the team set about tidying up the front border and removing rubbish from under the hedge of the conifers at the Community Centre. A couple of members were absent. The usual reasons for not turning up are forgetting the day or not remembering where we are supposed to be working. This problem has now been resolved by Big John who has set up a What’s App group; the really old ones are being fitted with trackers by their carers. One member has a tracker on his ankle fitted by a government official, he claims it’s because they may need to contact him if an emergency arises!!

Next meeting – 11th April at 9.30 by the library.

The building on the immediate right is part of the Old School (the headmaster’s office), which is now the Com-munity Centre. Next door is the headmaster’s home followed by the old police house where the infamous Dai Cannon now resides.

 



Surprised to See Big John

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP


On our February outing we were all quite surprised to see big John joining us. It is well known in Wenvoe that John doesn’t come out until Spring has sprung. He said the early daffodils had tricked him. Some of the team can be seen cutting overgrowth off the old wall on Walston Road; the other members are clearing up the waste which filled our trailer. There will be very little cutting back of any hedges from March as birds will be nesting. The team will be assisting in any way it can leading up to the Jubilee celebrations in June.

The next meeting will be on Monday 14th March at 9.30am outside the Community Centre



 

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