Welcome to your SPRING 2020 Newsletter!
Welcome to our Spring Newsletter which finds us coping with very unusual times. Thank you to those who volunteered their services to help with shopping, dog walking, prescription picking up and any other general help. Our letter sent out 3 weeks ago to all households giving contact details has been useful to some and much appreciated as a source of back up help if required. So far you must be coping pretty well as our volunteers report that they haven't had many calls for assistance, however, we are still happy to help where we can or to have a chat. If you have mislaid the list of helpers please contact Janet (details above) who will put you in touch with one of our volunteers.
We have been lucky with the weather allowing us to get out into our gardens, which have never had so much attention and are looking splendid. We are also fortunate to have Danby Park, Danby Wood and Marston Marshes nearby so we can go for a little exercise away from the house, I know many of you have been able to enjoy these outdoor areas at a 2m distance from others of course.
Keep well and we'll up date you with future plans when we are able to.
We have been lucky with the weather allowing us to get out into our gardens, which have never had so much attention and are looking splendid. We are also fortunate to have Danby Park, Danby Wood and Marston Marshes nearby so we can go for a little exercise away from the house, I know many of you have been able to enjoy these outdoor areas at a 2m distance from others of course.
Keep well and we'll up date you with future plans when we are able to.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Because of the corona virus we’ve had to cancel our 11th May AGM. We’re hoping our guest speaker, Dan Harris from ‘Saviour Bees’, can join us next year. In the meantime keep cultivating those bee friendly-plants to encourage these attractive and useful insects into your gardens.
To keep you up-to-date with ERRA activities over the past year our reports will be on the website after May 11th including the Chair’s Review, Secretary’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and Committee Members and Club Reports. Please read them online if you can, but if you don’t have internet access then contact Janet and she will provide you with a paper copy. As we won’t be able to vote for Committee Members, those whose 3 year term is up this year are all willing to stay on till 2021. They are Jane Simpson, Janet Bearman and Paul Ward.
Because of the corona virus we’ve had to cancel our 11th May AGM. We’re hoping our guest speaker, Dan Harris from ‘Saviour Bees’, can join us next year. In the meantime keep cultivating those bee friendly-plants to encourage these attractive and useful insects into your gardens.
To keep you up-to-date with ERRA activities over the past year our reports will be on the website after May 11th including the Chair’s Review, Secretary’s Report, Treasurer’s Report and Committee Members and Club Reports. Please read them online if you can, but if you don’t have internet access then contact Janet and she will provide you with a paper copy. As we won’t be able to vote for Committee Members, those whose 3 year term is up this year are all willing to stay on till 2021. They are Jane Simpson, Janet Bearman and Paul Ward.
Notes:-
The accounts are subject to audit.
Danby Wood Received a grant of £9869 from Grants for All.
A Garage Sale surplus of £201.66 was transferred to Danby Wood.
Balance Carried Forward:- ERRA £904.30, Gardening Club £358.35, Hedge Fund £1007.43, Danby Wood £7049.02.
The accounts are subject to audit.
Danby Wood Received a grant of £9869 from Grants for All.
A Garage Sale surplus of £201.66 was transferred to Danby Wood.
Balance Carried Forward:- ERRA £904.30, Gardening Club £358.35, Hedge Fund £1007.43, Danby Wood £7049.02.
OTHER PLANNED EVENTS
We’ve also had to cancel the Treasure Hunt and Plant Sale we’d planned to coincide with the church’s FunDay on May 30th. But rest assured, when life returns to normal we’ll be up and running again and look forward to seeing you at one of our events.
We’ve also had to cancel the Treasure Hunt and Plant Sale we’d planned to coincide with the church’s FunDay on May 30th. But rest assured, when life returns to normal we’ll be up and running again and look forward to seeing you at one of our events.
FRIENDS OF DANBY WOOD (FODW)
Our grant has funded further work carried out by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) along the northern boundary pathway from Ipswich Road to the wood which runs between Danby Park and the wood.
Norwich Fringe have been involved in reinstating the kissing gate at the Ipswich Road end, clearing logs and fallen trees and some hedge planting. Our own Friends of Danby Wood volunteers held two sessions to further manage these jobs and it has proven to be an incredibly positive and successful meeting of the three community groups.
We were kindly donated 9 trees by a volunteer gardener from The Bowthorpe Heritage Garden, and our Action Team planted 6 oaks along the boundary path. and 1 oak and 2 walnuts within the wood. The idea has been to open up that particular path and reinstate the hedgerow with plants and trees to give a clearer definition between wood and park, we are very pleased with the progress.
The Outdoor Project Network (OPN) have donated 3 new cycle racks. They will eventually be installed in Marston Lane car park benefitting both volunteers who cycle on workdays and visitors to the wood.
Unfortunately all work sessions and future plans have been suspended for the time being.
If during these difficult times you fancy a little read whilst self isolating please check out our recently the Friends of Danby Wood webpage here. There are photos of our recent work sessions plus a very interesting update on the plants found in Danby Wood compiled by Janet Higgins, one of our volunteers.
Don’t forget for those on Facebook you will find us by searching Friends of Danby Wood (Norwich) If you would like to be on our email list please contact Kathleen on kathleenrowlands@virginmedia.com
Our grant has funded further work carried out by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) along the northern boundary pathway from Ipswich Road to the wood which runs between Danby Park and the wood.
Norwich Fringe have been involved in reinstating the kissing gate at the Ipswich Road end, clearing logs and fallen trees and some hedge planting. Our own Friends of Danby Wood volunteers held two sessions to further manage these jobs and it has proven to be an incredibly positive and successful meeting of the three community groups.
We were kindly donated 9 trees by a volunteer gardener from The Bowthorpe Heritage Garden, and our Action Team planted 6 oaks along the boundary path. and 1 oak and 2 walnuts within the wood. The idea has been to open up that particular path and reinstate the hedgerow with plants and trees to give a clearer definition between wood and park, we are very pleased with the progress.
The Outdoor Project Network (OPN) have donated 3 new cycle racks. They will eventually be installed in Marston Lane car park benefitting both volunteers who cycle on workdays and visitors to the wood.
Unfortunately all work sessions and future plans have been suspended for the time being.
If during these difficult times you fancy a little read whilst self isolating please check out our recently the Friends of Danby Wood webpage here. There are photos of our recent work sessions plus a very interesting update on the plants found in Danby Wood compiled by Janet Higgins, one of our volunteers.
Don’t forget for those on Facebook you will find us by searching Friends of Danby Wood (Norwich) If you would like to be on our email list please contact Kathleen on kathleenrowlands@virginmedia.com
GARDEN CLUB
Would anyone like to join our very friendly Garden Club chat group? You do not have to know much about gardening but just to love the great outdoors and your garden, and topics can be anything you choose.
Contact: Glynis 01603 506029 or glynishiggins328@gmail.com. It would be great to hear from you, and when our full programme resumes it would be good to meet you at one of our Garden Club evenings. Further details on our page on the ERRA website
Would anyone like to join our very friendly Garden Club chat group? You do not have to know much about gardening but just to love the great outdoors and your garden, and topics can be anything you choose.
Contact: Glynis 01603 506029 or glynishiggins328@gmail.com. It would be great to hear from you, and when our full programme resumes it would be good to meet you at one of our Garden Club evenings. Further details on our page on the ERRA website
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