Tree Planting in the Rec.

Saturday November 11th marked the first step in the refurbishment of our recreation area.

Saturday 11th November turned out to be a sunny and windy morning, when we turned out to plant trees as the first step of the recreation redevelopment plan. After a lot of pre-planning the trees and bushes arrived promptly at nine o’clock and were unloaded.

Austin Maythem had spent a considerable time drawing up a planting plan for which many thanks, as we’re sure the operation wouldn’t have gone so smoothly had he not taken all that time in planning it. At about ten o’clock people started to turn up and we were very pleased to see quite a few young children coming to help as well. Huge thanks to Peter and Juliet Gardiner who helped pick out the trees and shrubs and for all their help on the day.

A selection of native trees and shrubs were planted in three drifts, which run parallel to Fieldside up the recreation ground. All the trees planted are English Native species consisting of Field Maple, Wild Cherry and Plum, Mountain Ash and Common Walnut for the trees, and in the shrub department – Dogwood, Hazel, Hawthorne, Spindle and Purging Blackthorn. We’ve hadsome substantial rainfall since they’ve been planted so they should be well watered in and we shall look forward to next spring and the growing season. Everything was planted by 12.30 and thanks to everyone who turned out and helped.