Tag Archives: volunteering
Blue Monday Approaches
That third Monday of a New Year, when everyone feels deflated, spent out, and thoroughly down, because of the miserable winter weather and early dark nights, that just seem to drag on and on. The antidote, of course, is to … Continue reading
Last Workday Of The Year
Well, here we are at the end of another year on our quest to maintain a nature trail that does three things. Create a wildlife corridor for a biodiverse mix of flora and fauna. Make the trail accessible to everyone. … Continue reading
Coldest Day So Far
If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience. We knew that it was going to be colder this week, but 2 degrees C (35.6 F) and the needle not budging all morning … Continue reading
Connecting Communities
Please click on Cawston Greenway to make all the slideshows work if you found us through the WordPress Reader. Seven of us ventured out in what seemed like a reasonably warm day. Marcus, Reece, Steve, Ian, Matt, Dave, and Paul. … Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover Take Over
We hosted a group from Jaguar Land Rover this week. They very kindly installed a new picnic bench in a clearing with super views. A great day was had and the JLR team also picked up two bags of litter. … Continue reading
The Transfer Of My Thoughts
This week we started to try and transfer what is rattling around in my head, and see if we can create it in real life. In my head it’s something like this… At the moment it seems like a bit … Continue reading
Spring Equinox
Spring has officially started, at last!! It’s actually the spring equinox today, the time of the year when the day and the night are an equal length. In cultures around the world, the spring equinox has represented a time of renewal, … Continue reading
New Bench Design
This week we are really excited to introduce our new bench design. And the good news is, they are for sale on an individual made-to-order basis. Completely recycled from reclaimed scaffold boards to reflect the industrial heritage of the railway, … Continue reading
The Last Workday…
This is the last workday before the bird nesting season starts, the last of the really cold days where snow sits on the craggy peaks of the Warwickshire Mountains, as seen here in the distance, looking westward from our little … Continue reading
Duke of Edinburgh Workday
It always gives us a huge amount of satisfaction when we work with our young Duke of Edinburgh volunteers. George’s task is to create a clearing and get a bench put in, a bird nesting box up, and some wildflower … Continue reading
