Cirencester Scene Magazine - Supporting Local Businesses AQIVA Keeping Our Community Fit!
The big news is the installation of 5 pieces of outdoor exercise equipment which have been in place for a couple ofmonths now. Each piece works on a different part of the body, and information about how to use appears on a plate affixed to each unit.
It is available to all at any reasonable time of day, with no membership or hourly charges, and is already extensively used.
We only ask that the site is kept free of litter and respect is shown for the equipment and the nearby residents.
Maintaining the areas of wild flow- er planting, particularly along the eastern side, has proven extreme- ly difficult, with brambles, nettles and goose grass overpowering anything else you try to do. In reality, it needs a major ground clearance and preparation exer- cise in order to make the area more manageable, but this is beyond the current level of resources, financial and manpower. So for now, no further work will be un- dertaken, while longer term options are considered.
VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME This year we have had a number of volunteer sessions,
some of which have been very challenging! Thank you to those who have turned out to lend a hand. The final session for this year will be a litter pick at the end of November/early December – detailswill be forwarded nearer the time.
In 2017, the main focus of our efforts will be around the Obelisk following on from the design workshop in January.
To maintain our volunteer pro- gramme we need more bodies, particularly when it comes to clearance and conservation work.
Via The Conservation Volunteers, AQIVA recently applied to The Chestnut Fund for a grant to buy
tools and equipment. Our application was successful and we have been awarded £350 to buy such things as sturdy spades and forks, bill hooks, loppers, weed slashers, rakes etc which should make clearance work easier in the future.
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For info to volunteer and newsletter, contact Alison, AQIVA secretary,
aqivasec@gmail.com.
Cirencester Scene Magazine 01285 659673 / 07875 071555
info@cirencester-scene.co.uk
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