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CNTV members share an interest in historic properties and conservation areas found within the UK. As an independent volunteer group we actively support the National Trust by giving up some of our time to help preserve and maintain the properties. Our work is typically on Sundays, but we also carry out longer weekend tasks during the year.
Here's a video of some work we did last year laying paths at Anglesey Abbey, one of the local properties. (We've got some photos from this task in the Volunteering Diary.)
(Tom writes:) Good task today despite the rain and had four new members, Jenny and Hannah for the whole day and Ruth and Laura arrived after lunch. Mainly shredding off cuts left over from the hedge laying competition last week in a shredder on the back of a tractor. The remaining section of the fence was also laid.
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Left: Start of the day, lots of offcuts to shred; Right: End of the day, shredded lots of offcuts (Photos: Tom; click for an enlargement)
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Left: Tony and Hannah finishing of the hedge laying; Right: Wood chips from the shredded offcuts (Photos: Tom)
We helped with the annual event, assisting with tickets, the restaurant and garden stewarding. Here's what everyone came to see:
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Snowdrops (Photos: Mark; click for an enlargement and to reach other pictures)
(Roger writes:) The day was cold but with blue skies.
We headed south west from West Perry near Grafham water on a circular tour taking in Perry West Wood, part of the Three Shires Way, the South West edge of Grafham Water and back to West Perry for late lunch. There are also several bird hides along the edge of Grafham Water, plenty of water birds to see. There was also some repairs to the edge of Grafham Water which has suffered erosion, interesting to note how trees and bushes reduce erosion (see photo).
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Around Grafham Water (Photos: Roger; click for an enlargement and to reach other pictures)
Our annual painting of the Centre, during which Alison B. got her 25-year award from the National Trust. The photos below are from Lop, Tom H., and Andy T. (Click on each photo for an enlargement.)
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Left: Alison in a decontamination suit painting overalls; Centre: With her badge and award
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Some photos from Paul Hollinghurst showing us cutting back a hedge and digging.
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| 30th January 2010 | You can now obtain full-sized photographs from the volunteering diary... [more] |
| 23rd November 2009 | Roger Jayes retires as website maintainer... [more] |
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