Somerset Projects

Save Our ChalkHill Blues
Where? Draycott
When? 20 July 2008
What's it about? Removing Thistles, Nettles and Ragwort to allow the Chalkhill Blue Vetch to proliferate and to provide better grazing during the Autumn. Cutting rampant Hawthorn and Gorse to assist the same.
Where's it happening? Stoke Camp Nature Reserve, Draycott
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 3
Press/Volunteer Contact: N. Lees (01278 641 521)
Organised by: Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers
Email: leesmark@supanet.com
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Millenium Yew Commemoration
Where? Yatton
When? 19th July 2008
What's it about? Erect a sign to commemorate the Millennium Yew and give information about it. Plant a tree to replace one damaged in recent gales. Tidy Compost area. Clear brambles and trim hedges.
Where's it happening? St Marys Churchyard, Yatton
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training
Is there wheelchair access to the site?
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: ()
Organised by: Friends of ST Marys Churchyard
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Completed Projects

Your Path to Nature
Where? Catcott
When? 13 April 2008
What's it about? Cutting paths with brush cutter, improving paths with thin tree trunks from unwanted trees thinned out by us on this day. Attending to flap valves and dredging internal irrigation ditches.
Where's it happening? Catcott Heath Nature Reserve, Catcott
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 3
Press/Volunteer Contact: N Lees (01278 641 521)
Organised by: Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers
Email: leesmark@supanet.com
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Hedge Construction
Where? Clevedon
When? 2 April 2008
What's it about? Plant Hawthorn Trees in gaps in Hedge.
Where's it happening? Blind Yeo Wood, Davis Lane, Clevedon
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 4
Press/Volunteer Contact: Fred Quinney (01275 871554)
Organised by: Clevedon Woodcutters for Wildlife
Email: fred_g.q@virgin.net
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Helping Make Hay
Where? Curry River
When? 22 June 2008
What's it about? Clearing Scrub and Ragwort from fields used by over wintering waders. This will allow better grazing and a usable non-poisonous hay cut to allow flora diversity to increase.
Where's it happening? West Sedgemoor Nature Reserve, Curry River
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 3
Press/Volunteer Contact: N Lees (01278 641 521)
Organised by: Sedgemoor Conservation Volunteers
Email: leesmark@supanet.com
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Think Global, Act Local - Eco-Week
Where? Frome
When? 3 April 2008
What's it about? Students at Frome College will create a permanent mural on an environmental theme using entirely recycled materials, collected from home and from the college. Volunteers are required to assist with this under supervision of an artist.
Where's it happening? Frome College, Bath Rd, Frome
What to wear/bring: Protective Clothing, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult, Subject to Police check because of access to children, Subject to Police check because of access to children
How many NEW volunteers required? 2
Press/Volunteer Contact: andrew bolton (07952830759)
Organised by: Art of the Matter
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A restful place
Where? Somerset
When? 29 May 2008
What's it about? Turning a wasted area of school playground into a quiet, sensory garden where the children can relax and do class room projects.
Where's it happening? Oxford Street, Burnham On Sea, Somerset
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions?
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Rosanna Page (01278 784641)
Organised by: St Josephs Gardening Club
Email: roz_hollands@yahoo.co.uk
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Sticky Fingers Pre-School
Where? Templecombe
When? 12th April 2008
What's it about? Pre - School is moving to a new site and we need to make the work site into a safe, attractive educational garden area for children to play and learn. The Pond has already been filled in. We need to make clear pathways and planting areas, fencing and raising borders. Wheelchair access.
Where's it happening? Village Hall, School Lane, Templecombe
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Lynda Downes (0196332699)
Organised by: Sticky fingers pre- school
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Environmental Area/Multi Sensory Garden
Where? Wincanton
When? 6th June 2008
What's it about? We have recently managed to provide a pre-school building for our local community on the school site. We would now like to develop an environmental area with a multi sensory garden for pre-school and school children to enjoy. We will need to purchase plants and shrubs.
Where's it happening? School Lane, Templecombe, Wincanton
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Partial
Any restrictions? No under 16s
How many NEW volunteers required? 0
Press/Volunteer Contact: B Green (01963 370 481)
Organised by: Abbas and Templecombe Primary School
Email: bgreen@education.somerset.gov.uk
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