SVT Group & NSV Canal Volunteers

Welcome CRT Volunteer Leader John with Our Sandra Hi All SVT Group North Staffs Volunteers Have Some Pictures For you from the Work At Froghall Warf Programme Update and Sandra s Wildlife Report. PROGRAMME  Friday 2nd June Botany Bay Birches Head  Friday 16th June Stockton Brook Lock 6 NEW SAFETY FENCING CONSTRUCTION Volunteers Removed Old Rotting Fencing on the Onside Towpath Section and Replaced with New Posts and Fencing. LOCK PAINTING Lock No 1 At Froghall Warf  TIME FOR A CUPPA SANDRA'S WILDLIFE REPORT Mallards Willow Warbler Geese Pigeons Robin Great spotted woodpecker Chiff Chaff Wren Moorhen Greenfinch Grey Heron Bumble Bee HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THE BLOG SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME ROB SVT GROUP BLOGGER 

Hi All SVT Group North Staffs Volunteers, Have Some Pictures For You From the Work At Meaford On The Trent & Mersey Canal A Report From Sandra Plus Wildlife but First Programme As Agreed With Simon. Friday 21st April Birches Head Working Around Bridge 14A Graffiti Removal/Vegetation/Litter Picking. Meet at Holst Drive Birches Head ST16TQ http: //canalplan. eu/gazetteer/u3ii Phil Assisting C&RT Staff Stop Plank Stacking Lock Painting Meaford New End Lock 32 Beam and Ends Painted By John and Rob Bridge Walkway and Cobbled Stone Weed Clearance Vegetation/Hedge Tidy Sandra's Report Mallards Magpies Rooks Sparrows Seagulls Blackbirds Pigeons One Swan Pete and I walked past bridge 96 towards Stone.  There was not a lot of rubbish on the tow path.  Peter litter picked, while I cut back any overgrown hedgerow.  Jus...

Hi All SVT Group Volunteers UPDATED PROGRAMME AS AGREED WITH SIMON Hi All SVT Group Volunteers, Information Regarding Site and Work. Friday 24th March MEAFORD  Turnover Bridge No 97 Location Meaford Post Code ST15 8ZT Work Painting Brand New Top End Gate/Removal Towpath Overhangers and De-Vegetation on Approach to Bridge Me and Simon look forward to Seeing you At Meaford ASH TREE CLEARANCE FROM TOWPATH AND WALL BELOW TWYFORD LOCK Overgrown Ash Trees were Cut Down and Removed from the Towpath Verge and from the Towpath Wall next to private Flats below Twyford Lock here are some Pictures taken by Ian Brown. TREE PRUNING TWYFORD LOCK GARDEN Trees within the Twyford Lock Garden were Pruned Back to Allow more Light into the Garden ASH TREE RE-CYCLING  Cut down Ash Tree Whips were brought up to the Twyford Lock Garden and Trimmed for Re-use for Dead Hedging and Hurdle Construction. ...