In the UK, we don’t have a climate so much as weather. A wet winter and spring, followed by warm temperatures, has produced two natural outcomes across our sites: a dazzling display of wildflowers, especially daisies, dandelions and buttercups, and knee-high weeds (by the time you read this some may be waist high). Our Green and Grounds team, including …
At Phase 1 we made the most of the two bank holidays at Easter by progressing with the restoration
I ended my last report by stating that we hoped by now to have removed the first 40 metres of our nemesis Big Pipe at phase 2 and perhaps to have completed the concreting beneath it. Well, I’m pleased to report that by the end of June we’d completed both. So this update isn’t chronological order – it starts …
During winter and early spring, when our corporate volunteers are warm in their offices, warehouses and factories, we rely upon our other body of helpers to look after our sites: the young people taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) scheme. Who are these willing (and some less willing) volunteers who turn out in all weathers every …
At Phase 1 we made the most of the two bank holidays at Easter by progressing with the restoration
Mike Babb shares why a proper welfare unit isn’t a luxury for our volunteers – it’s essential
