REPORT 2021
Trustees Report to the Friendsfor the year ended 31st December 2021
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 remains as a committed volunteer.
Membership: we have 49 members at 31/12/2021
Work done in the Glebe in 2021 and 2022 to date 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
Successful germination and flowering of Yellow Rattle in the tennis court (and to an extent elsewhere)
Autumn / early winter sheep grazing resulted in close cropping of all grass
Cutting back of brambles and raspberries on the mounds and around the gated pond
Clearance in spring and summer of grass and other vegetation adjacent to the 2019-planted hedging.
Mowing and removal of grass etc. in the meadows.
Cutting up of the large fallen sycamore on the east mound. Creation of standing dead wood in the two copses and thinning of identified excess trees to provide more light to the floor and allow remaining live trees more room for development. We are very grateful to Jeremy Dick, John Eastlake, and Tim Hunt for their work on these two tasks.
We continue to be grateful for the physical and financial support provided by the 49 Friends
To continue:
Increasing Friends numbers and awareness of the Glebe. We are always looking to recruit new members and welcome new referrals.
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:
Bonfire of excess brash from fallen/felled trees
Copse tidy up of brash and ivy control
Revision of governing trust deed including formal re-naming of the trust
Trustee appointments
Updating of website
To consider:
Re-lining of the south pond to eliminate leakage
Membership: we have 49 members at 31/12/2021
Work done in the Glebe in 2021 and 2022 to date 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
Successful germination and flowering of Yellow Rattle in the tennis court (and to an extent elsewhere)
Autumn / early winter sheep grazing resulted in close cropping of all grass
Cutting back of brambles and raspberries on the mounds and around the gated pond
Clearance in spring and summer of grass and other vegetation adjacent to the 2019-planted hedging.
Mowing and removal of grass etc. in the meadows.
Cutting up of the large fallen sycamore on the east mound. Creation of standing dead wood in the two copses and thinning of identified excess trees to provide more light to the floor and allow remaining live trees more room for development. We are very grateful to Jeremy Dick, John Eastlake, and Tim Hunt for their work on these two tasks.
We continue to be grateful for the physical and financial support provided by the 49 Friends
To continue:
Increasing Friends numbers and awareness of the Glebe. We are always looking to recruit new members and welcome new referrals.
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:
Bonfire of excess brash from fallen/felled trees
Copse tidy up of brash and ivy control
Revision of governing trust deed including formal re-naming of the trust
Trustee appointments
Updating of website
To consider:
Re-lining of the south pond to eliminate leakage