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Thanks all 19 of you who came on Thursday to clear brash from Holme Wheel Dam and to litter pick along the bank and brook! And many thanks Shelagh Marston for offering to wash the Viz jackets afterwards .... I’m not sure you realised quite how mucky they were going to be so I am very very grateful! The washing machine will recover after a couple of normal household washes Shelagh!! It was brilliant spring weather and I caught some photos to prove how sparkling everything looked. And the rescued sunken bench was also captured on iPhone by Les ! Parks staff and Rangers had already cleaned up the area around the Mi Amego memorial ready for next week’s ceremonial event so now the Dam also looks great. Clearing dead dry twigs and branches from the water means you can actually see the north wall now. One patient team scooped compost out and when I visited at dawn on Friday the ducks were thoroughly gorging on whatever edibles you turned up in the east corner! We welcomed Nigel Arding ..... I hope you will join us again! It is not always quite so mucky. As for the wading teams ..... well .... you did a fantastic cutting back job, and only one involuntary immersion recorded. I hope the hero who toppled in ( no admissions!) got home safely and extracted himself from the filled wellies: ugh! One mystery to clear if anyone can: we seem to have taken or mislaid somewhere a bow saw and one set of long handled loppers: I know Glyn and Chris did a final sweep up but did not see any left over tools. If by any chance someone has them please could you call me on 07790250087? Next workday will be on Tuesday 26 February up at Porter Clough for a change: tools will be delivered there and we will clean up the woodland and work our way downstream. Hope to see some of you! Ann le Sage #volunteer #charity

At a recent committee meeting the suggestion was made for a record to be kept of the wildlife and changes which are witnessed in the valley throughout the year. We undoubtedly have many knowledgeable and highly proficient members, (see the superb photographs recently mounted on the website) who walk and observe the changes occurring over the year. We are setting up a recording system so that members can register their observations, for example the first swallow, the last swift, interesting fungi, butterfly, moth, mole activity, first flowering of the wood anemone, or even the sighting of a water vole! All observations which you think are worth recording or which others may find of interest can be sent to the new email address* we have set up for this purpose. The address is registry@fopv.org.uk and summaries of these observations will be circulated in our regular Newsletters. It is suggested that we have an initial trial period to see what use is made of the site. It may develop such that records could be fed directly onto our website. So what have you seen and would like to share with FoPV members? *Or could be passed on by telephone/snail mail to any committee member. Chris Nicholson #community #team

Hello Conservation Volunteers, A great turnout of 23 today, the best this winter so far. Many thanks to those who came this morning and helped spread out the road planings on the paths leading up to the Mi Amigo Memorial. The paths are much better for it and will be ready for the 75th anniversary of the Mi Amigo crash on 22nd February. Andy Phillips, the Parks Manager, sent me an email complimenting you all on your efforts. I am away during February. Ann le Sage will be dealing with the organisation of the work days in my absence. Chris Nicholson, Glyn Mansell and Stephen Ward will be leading the tasks on the February work mornings. At the moment the planned locations are as follows: Thursday 14th February - Endcliffe Park. Holme Wheel Dam and area around Mi Amigo Memorial if required. Tuesday 26th February - Porter Clough car park off Fulwood Lane. Clearance and cutting of scrub in the parking area and surrounding woodland. Thanks again. Dave Clegg #helping #donations