Category: Environment Group

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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A Busy Wenvoe Womble

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The members started by clearing the border at the front of the Community centre. With a full team present short work was made of this task. The team then followed Ian’s lead by clearing brambles and young ash trees from beneath hedges. While doing so we came across a busy Wenvoe Womble ( pictured ) gathering litter. This chap has been seen in numerous locations around our community keeping the village tidy. Apparently his appearances on a Friday at the library hub make this meeting standing room only, which means the Womble has his own set of steps to make sure he gets his point across.

He has now become a dear friend of our team.

Next meet up will be at the roundabout in Greave Close on 13th March at 9.30am

 

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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What an outing on our first meeting of the year!

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Before we got going a concerned citizen reported that suspicious activity was afoot at the church. We voted for Ian to go and investigate, as he was nearest. All ok though as the gentleman was investigating a problem with the roof. Neighbourhood Watch proved its worth.

The team then found a series of small holes on the village green. We thought at first folk had been metal detecting but as it turned out Brenig Davies and Gareth Sing Song had been settling their differences after the Christmas carol service and lost an earring in the melee. To make amends for his behaviour, Gareth collected litter all along Old Port Road.

We did plant three gifted trees, a couple of roses and some bulbs before departing. It was heart-warming to see a daffodil out on a lovely morning.

Our next meeting will be on 13th February at 9.30am by the Community Centre.

 

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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December Report

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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.

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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

 

 

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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Memorial Area Clean Up

The team were rained off on the Monday but reconvened on Thursday to get the memorial area cleaned up for Remembrance Sunday. This was made easier by the Vale road-sweeper with a considerate driver who accepted some Bara Brith that Glenys had made for Gareth ‘Sing Song’s’ birthday.

The seven troopers did a fine job, albeit under shop steward Big John’s disgust that all annual leave was cancelled for 2023. While working, news came through that Martin had been stabbed. Further investigation found that it was just a flu injection. The ‘Get Well’ card was cancelled!

The team would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The group meet on the second Monday of the month and would welcome any additions. It’s worth coming along to meet some of the characters that you would read about in Mr Men books.

Next meeting will be at the Community Centre at 9.30am on Monday 12th December

 

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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ORCHID FIELD VOLUNTEERS

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‘Rain stopped play’ for the November meeting. The field has now had its autumn cut and places the tractor was unable to reach now require cutting by hand; these include areas under the trees, around benches and some of the paths. Anybody wishing to do work before we next meet is welcome to tackle any of these areas or take on a winter project of clearing an overgrown bramble patch at the top of the field.

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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Another Fine Morning

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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.

 

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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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.

 

 

 

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VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP

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A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER’S MORNING

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On a beautiful summer’s morning the team tackled the border at the front of the Community Centre. After a job well done, Brian produced a bottle of Champagne to celebrate his birthday, while Glenys made a cake to wish Brian and Sandra every happiness in their new home and thank him for his service to the group. To be honest you would need to travel far to meet a nicer man.

Two new members joined the team this month, which will help us in keeping the village tidy.

If you are interested in the headgear worn by the team in the photograph, it will be on show at the scarecrow festival.

The next outing will be on the village green at 9.30am on Monday the 12th September

 

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The Environment Team have put the anvil and vice from the old Wenvoe blacksmith’s shop on display adjacent to the Church Hall. The blacksmiths was located on the corner of Walston Road and Old Port Road opposite the church. The bungalow on the site is called The Forge and there is a well still in the garden. The team was given consent for this by the Community Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On a blistering hot morning the depleted team tackled an overgrown hedge on Tarrws Lane. While doing so we cleared the rubbish that was obstructing the old well (pictured).

Some of the elders made up an interview panel to vet a new member. Big John sorted out his details and signed him up for life membership. Gareth ‘Sing Song’ would like us to double our efforts, as there is always a lot to be done around the village. The only snag is the cost to the NHS with the extra prescriptions. A couple of members have been deemed good looking enough to attend the Silver Foxes coffee mornings which came as a surprise to the rest of us and a disappointment that we were not in the first draft, or second come to that!

Our next outing will be on Monday 8th August at the Community Centre at 9.30am.

We will be allowing carers along at the August meeting but not parole officers or your social worker

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