Monday February 12th 2018
First day of school half term holiday nevertheless Colin, Chris and I all arrived to do more voluntary work at school-it was a lovely sunny morning which made our hard work even more enjoyable!
I began by watering the pots and planters at the front of school – then when Colin arrived I went to collect wheelbarrow, bags,tools gloves etc from our shed ie so we could take the opportunity of the car park being free of vehicles which enabled us to tackle some overdue clearing of cut branches,leaves plus brambles,ivy,litter etc…
Soon realised it was going to be a mammoth task -thankfully Chris arrived to help us
Many branches of assorted sizes had been previously cut and dumped on a large bed in the corner of the carpark by a caretaker-looking unsightly plus getting overgrown with brambles and ivy so we began by dragging the branches out then Colin and Chris manhandled them over the fence into the wildlife area -where they were later added to a woodpile..
Meanwhile I collected 3 large bags of leaves which are now in the wildlife area-when they are rotted down the nutritious leaf mould will be added to plant pots or to enrich the waste materials in our green compost bins..
I also chopped up 2 bags of brambles before adding them to compost piles in the wildlife area plus swept around the edges of the car park
NB We are hoping to return on Friday morning to remove more brambles,ivy and leaves from around the car park-Chris will bring his trailor and take a load of this green waste to the council tip for us!
Before we left the wildlife area after packing away our tools etc we refilled the bird feeders by the shed and classroom windows + Colin put the unused bundle of living willow in water and Chris added two fairy doors to the bases of trees!
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