REPORT 2022
Trustees Report to the Friendsfor the year ended 31st December 2022
Trustees report to the Friends for the year ended 31 December 2022
Trustees who served throughout the year were Helen Hendry, Brian Shepherd, and Simon Sweeney.
The society’s constitution is currently being re-defined, so no further appointments of trustees have taken place. At the time of writing, Jim Warrington and Jeremy Dick are willing to be appointed, in due course. Tim Hunt and John Eastlake remain as committed volunteers.
Membership: we have 42 members at 31/12/2022
Work done in the Glebe in 2022 was as follows
Partial removal of hogweed flower heads and dock seeds, including mechanical topping of the hogweed in the areas of worst infestation.
Paths and bowl between the mounds mowed as required
Autumn/early winter sheep grazing resulted in close cropping of all grass
Cutting back of brambles and raspberries on the mounds
Clearance in spring and summer of grass and other vegetation adjacent to the 2019-planted hedging.
Mowing and harvesting of grass etc. in the meadows and subsequent spreading of flower-seed rich hay
Bonfire of brash and construction of habitat piles in the copse
Promotion of the Glebe at the What’s On event in the Village Hall in November
We continue to be grateful for the physical and financial support provided by the Friends
To continue:
Increasing Friends numbers and awareness of the Glebe. We are always looking to recruit new members and welcome new referrals. Currently we have 42 Friends signed up.
Mowing of paths and the bowl
Bramble, hogweed, and dock control
Keep immediate area around new hedge free of encroaching vegetation
Late summer mowing of meadow areas, and removal of cut grass
Sheep grazing in autumn/early winter
Replace any dead slips in new hedge
Appropriate harvesting of yellow rattle seed from tennis court and sowing this and other sourced material elsewhere in meadows
To complete:
Removal and responsible disposal (in 2025) of plastic tree guards from slips planted in 2019
Felling of trees in small copse and tidy up of brash (now done)
Revision of governing trust deed including formal re-naming of the trust
Trustee appointments
Updating of website
To consider:
Re-lining of the east pond to eliminate leakage
Trustees who served throughout the year were Helen Hendry, Brian Shepherd, and Simon Sweeney.
The society’s constitution is currently being re-defined, so no further appointments of trustees have taken place. At the time of writing, Jim Warrington and Jeremy Dick are willing to be appointed, in due course. Tim Hunt and John Eastlake remain as committed volunteers.
Membership: we have 42 members at 31/12/2022
Work done in the Glebe in 2022 was as follows
Partial removal of hogweed flower heads and dock seeds, including mechanical topping of the hogweed in the areas of worst infestation.
Paths and bowl between the mounds mowed as required
Autumn/early winter sheep grazing resulted in close cropping of all grass
Cutting back of brambles and raspberries on the mounds
Clearance in spring and summer of grass and other vegetation adjacent to the 2019-planted hedging.
Mowing and harvesting of grass etc. in the meadows and subsequent spreading of flower-seed rich hay
Bonfire of brash and construction of habitat piles in the copse
Promotion of the Glebe at the What’s On event in the Village Hall in November
We continue to be grateful for the physical and financial support provided by the Friends
To continue:
Increasing Friends numbers and awareness of the Glebe. We are always looking to recruit new members and welcome new referrals. Currently we have 42 Friends signed up.
Mowing of paths and the bowl
Bramble, hogweed, and dock control
Keep immediate area around new hedge free of encroaching vegetation
Late summer mowing of meadow areas, and removal of cut grass
Sheep grazing in autumn/early winter
Replace any dead slips in new hedge
Appropriate harvesting of yellow rattle seed from tennis court and sowing this and other sourced material elsewhere in meadows
To complete:
Removal and responsible disposal (in 2025) of plastic tree guards from slips planted in 2019
Felling of trees in small copse and tidy up of brash (now done)
Revision of governing trust deed including formal re-naming of the trust
Trustee appointments
Updating of website
To consider:
Re-lining of the east pond to eliminate leakage