Crocus Planting in Haslington

Haslington Conservation Volunteers helped the Rotary Club of Haslington to plant 400 crocus bulbs on a sunny Sunday morning.  The bulb planting is part of the Rotary Polio Eradication project, the purple crocus flowers in the Spring symbolise the little fingers of children who have just received the polio vaccination [a little finger is dipped in purple dye to prove they have been vaccinated]. The picture shows Jan Lewis from the Rotary Club of Haslington along with Haslington Conservation Volunteers Dave Griffen.
The bulbs were planted next to the trees provided by the Haslington Guides last Autumn behind Shelburne Drive.  All but two of the trees appear to have had a good year.

Workday Sunday 3rd October 2010

A message from Ron

"This Sunday is our workday and we will meet as usual at Waterloo Road car park at 9.00am.  From there we're going up to Hall o'the Heath.  We hope to cut and rake the wildflower meadow but if Dave is unable to cut the meadow for us, we will do some tree planting instead."

Sadly the workday was postponed due to the very heavy rain.

Orchard work Sept 5th

The orchard at Hall o'the Heath farm developed by the Haslington Conservation Volunteers.  ready for its yearly tidy.

The grass and brambles were cut back from the whole area and thrown into the neighbouring fields for the cattle to feast upon.

The volunteer workforce taking a food break of essential biscuits and coffee.

The volunteers with Cheshire East Ranger Alistair.