Another jam packed meeting full of lots of exciting plans! Thank you to everyone who came along and shared their thoughts. |
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Thank you to all who attended - a lot to discuss as always and some exciting projects on the horizon!
A date to tentatively keep aside is for the New Quab Pond dig - it’s looking like it could be 18th October, 10am - 3pm, but may be changed. We'll update here and our newsletter/facebook when we receive the final word!
The next Friends Meeting is the 30th November, 2-4pm - come join in!
A date to tentatively keep aside is for the New Quab Pond dig - it’s looking like it could be 18th October, 10am - 3pm, but may be changed. We'll update here and our newsletter/facebook when we receive the final word!
The next Friends Meeting is the 30th November, 2-4pm - come join in!
| minutes_-_october_friends_meeting_04.10.25.pdf |
Thanks so much to those who could join us on Sunday - giving up some of that precious sunshine for what was a bumper meeting discussing lots of important factors of the group!
Please find Minutes for our August Meeting below, where we discuss ongoing projects, future walks and talks, and the always exciting "business" side of the group!
Our next meeting is Saturday 4th October, 10am - 12pm - come join in!
Please find Minutes for our August Meeting below, where we discuss ongoing projects, future walks and talks, and the always exciting "business" side of the group!
Our next meeting is Saturday 4th October, 10am - 12pm - come join in!
Apologies that we'd missed adding the March Friends Meeting Minutes! Please find both those and the June Meeting Minutes available below.
June was a low-attended meeting, so the minutes are more detailed to allow everyone to share their view and catch up.
June was a low-attended meeting, so the minutes are more detailed to allow everyone to share their view and catch up.
We had our first meeting of 2025 on the 26th January.
A really detailed discussion with some great news! The biggest was that our plans for a second pond have been approved by the Council and will be fully funded, and our work on a tree walk leaflet has come on leaps and bounds.
Our next meeting will be in mid-late March. Hope to see you there!
Please find the full minutes below:
A really detailed discussion with some great news! The biggest was that our plans for a second pond have been approved by the Council and will be fully funded, and our work on a tree walk leaflet has come on leaps and bounds.
Our next meeting will be in mid-late March. Hope to see you there!
Please find the full minutes below:
| january_2025_fohc_friends_meeting_minutes.pdf |
We had our last Friends Meeting of the year on the 23rd November.
A hot topic was the Council's announcement of £1million investment for wildlife friendly spaces - hopefully we can benefit from some of the funding!
Other topics include our ongoing work on:
The next meeting with be in late January 2025 (tbc)
Please find minutes below:
A hot topic was the Council's announcement of £1million investment for wildlife friendly spaces - hopefully we can benefit from some of the funding!
Other topics include our ongoing work on:
- Bench audit (kindly updated and completed by Sarah!)
- Second wildlife pond
- Wildflower tester patches
The next meeting with be in late January 2025 (tbc)
Please find minutes below:
| november_fohc_friends_meeting_minutes.pdf |
Please find attached the Minutes from the Friends September Meeting. There have been one or two updates in the previous week, which have been added to the Minutes.
Next Friends Meeting
Confirmed for Saturday 5th October, 2-4pm, The Garden Room at The Ardagh. Hope to see you there!
Meeting with Mary O'Connell
We had a meeting with our new Parks contact, Mary O'Connell, on Wednesday 11th September, to say hello and discuss various points around the Common (more detail in Minutes).
Cut-and-collect machine / Cutting map
Unfortunately, the funding has fallen through for the machine, so we will have to rake the meadow areas by hand again. Val and Lucy are working on getting things in place for this. Mary O'Connell has confirmed a date in the week of 23rd September - exact date tbc. (Anyone interested in helping with the physical work of the raking of the hay, please let us know!) She will be onsite with the grass cutter, so the cuts are right. She says we can then do the same again in spring.
Second pond
Dylan has now sent plans to Mary O'Connell, so we can hear her thoughts when she's back from annual leave.
Please find Minutes below:
Next Friends Meeting
Confirmed for Saturday 5th October, 2-4pm, The Garden Room at The Ardagh. Hope to see you there!
Meeting with Mary O'Connell
We had a meeting with our new Parks contact, Mary O'Connell, on Wednesday 11th September, to say hello and discuss various points around the Common (more detail in Minutes).
Cut-and-collect machine / Cutting map
Unfortunately, the funding has fallen through for the machine, so we will have to rake the meadow areas by hand again. Val and Lucy are working on getting things in place for this. Mary O'Connell has confirmed a date in the week of 23rd September - exact date tbc. (Anyone interested in helping with the physical work of the raking of the hay, please let us know!) She will be onsite with the grass cutter, so the cuts are right. She says we can then do the same again in spring.
Second pond
Dylan has now sent plans to Mary O'Connell, so we can hear her thoughts when she's back from annual leave.
Please find Minutes below:
| september_fohc_friends_meeting_minutes__1_.pdf |
Due to ongoing commitments with our co-ordinator, Lucy, the communications for the Friends group were a little behind the past two months - apologies for an inconvenience this caused.
There was a Friends meeting on the 23rd June (a more informal meeting) and one on the 21st July - please find the minutes for both below.
There was a Friends meeting on the 23rd June (a more informal meeting) and one on the 21st July - please find the minutes for both below.
Our meeting was meant to be a split meeting, but there was much to discuss, so the Management Plan has been taken up by our emerging wildlife focus group! If you would like to get involved in this sub-group, which has more of a focus on the wildlife-side of the FOHC, please email us at [email protected].
General points included:
Please find the Minutes below:
General points included:
- Updates on the cutting map
- Updates on the bench audit
- New wildlife focus group
Please find the Minutes below:
| fohc_meeting_minutes_may_2024.pdf |
FOHC had our Spring meeting! We discussed:
Full minutes can be found below:
- Ongoing work with the cutting schedule and signs on the Common
- Upcoming event ideas and the Management Plan
- Tree walk with Ed Drewitt
- Where to promote our new poster
- And as ever the need for more volunteers! Possible volunteer roles would be a Duke of Ediburgh co-ordinator and a Fundraising Lead - if you're interested, please shout!
Full minutes can be found below:
| march_fohc_friends_meeting_minutes.pdf |
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