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Volunteer Warden’s Report, July-September 2017

On average, six/seven people attend the Friday Group. A number of tool purchases have been made, the FOBH now have 2 pairs of secateurs, 2 pairs of shears, 4 pairs of simple loppers, 4 pairs of extending loppers.  All have been engraved FOBH and a number.  It is planned to buy some bow saws and this will make the Friends independent of the Farm for tools. On North Heath, near to the Windmill, burnt gorse has been cut down and birch cleared away from heather growing area. A large party turned out in early August to cut away ivy and sycamore from the sandstone walls of the Observatory and Lighthouse: … Continue reading

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Volunteers Needed

Friday Group Each week we have a Friday Group that do various tasks on Bidston Hill, organised by our local Ranger. So if you have some time to spare and don’t mind getting ‘stuck in’, why not come along at around 10.00am on a Friday morning? We meet at the Tam O’Shanter Farm and have a cup of tea and a friendly chat before starting work. Tasks include; litter picking, pruning of trees, shrubs and gorse, path maintenance and a whole lot more. We are a friendly lot and you will be providing a very useful contribution to the work done by our volunteers. We hold various events as well … Continue reading

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