Cardiff Rivers Group during the Keep Wales Tidy Week 2010

This weekend marks the beginning of Keep Wales Tidy Week 2010, and as is tradition by now, Cardiff Rivers Group will aim to have the first event in Wales by meeting Saturday morning.

We will be returning to the feeder canal at Bute Park, continuing with our work of clearing it from it’s source at Blackweir, to where it goes underground in town. Our last event here finished around the North Road Ambulance Depot, so this will be the meeting point.

Tasks will include;

• A litter pick on both banks of the feeder and general Taff Trail area,
• Move & stack wood away from the edge of the feeder,
• Saw and move fallen branches from the water,
• Wading through the Feeder, removing as much debris as possible, improving the appearance of the Feeder as well as the flow of the water.

Volunteers are to meet at 09:45 for safety briefing & kit. This will be done from Dave’s truck, which will be parked within the park, around the Ambulance Depot. Close car parking options are; Sophia Gardens Car Park [ nr the Mochyn Du Pub CF11 9HW ] or along North Road / A470. Cathays railway station is a quarter of a mile away. Closest park access points would be the footbridge by Sophia Gardens / Summerhouse Cafe, footbridge near the ‘Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama’ or the new bridge at the end of Corbett Road. See map of the area below;

Please wear suitable footwear and pack sensibly, waterproofs if the forecast is poor, water if it’s warm ! We will provide the rest of the equipment. Let us know if you are coming so we can ensure we have enough equipment for all of you. Don’t forget to join our facebook group / facebook events. Oh, and it would be great if you could add your own photographs to our album, so bring a camera too!

Cardiff Rivers Group July Events : Himalyan Balsam Removal & AGM

Cardiff Rivers Group are taking a little breather during August to prepare for two large events in September [ the Great Taff Tidy and Keep Wales Tidy Week ]. We have plenty of planned events taking place before then though. This Sunday as well as the following Saturday have clear-ups planned, while we have an AGM next Thursday.

This weekend we’ll be doing some work on the Ely River for a change. Cardiff Council Parks Dept have asked for our help to remove Himalayan Balsam from woodland alongside the river.

Volunteers are to meet at the Birdies Lane entrance, located at the Bwlch Road / Cartwright Lane junction in Fairwater, see map below. Bwlch Road doesn’t have any parking restrictions. The closest railway station is Waen Gron, half a mile away from the assembly point. Kit to be issued and safety briefing to commence at 9:45 Sunday morning. The site is very overgrown and we will have to remove bramble, nettles etc before we can get to the Balsam, could you therefore ensure you wear long sleeves and trousers, we will not be going into the river, so boots are fine, no need for wellies.
We will provide slashes, gloves, etc but if you have any suitable tools e.g. loppers please bring them as we have limited supply.
Depending on how we progress this weekend, we’re aiming to carry on with the same work on the banks of the Ely the following weekend, Saturday the 24th.

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Cardiff Rivers Group are holding our first AGM next week! All are welcome, the more ideas the better. We will be planning our projects up until Christmas along with the ‘Great Taff Tidy’ and it would be great to get your input. We also have two vacancies on the committee, so if you are interested in filling those, please try to come along.
We’ve booked a room at Llandaff Rowing Club [a big thank you to them] for Thursday evening, 18:30, we will be staying for a few drinks and chat afterwards and maybe even a BBQ?! If you would like a copy of the agenda, as well as our constitution, please get in touch with myself or Louise. louise.tambini[at]keepwalestidy.org
All three events have now been listed on Facebook, would be great if we could have an idea of attendance via these events, otherwise, get in touch with Louse.

thanks,
dafydd.
meurig[at]yahoo.com