Help wanted

Hello All

 

Today, John Dowland and I shored up the worst sections of Jubilee Boardwalk, which needed doing urgently.  But we ran out of time when it came to replacing the broken board at the Lower Street end, as it transpired that the bearers are rotten and the whole section needs replacing.  This is a more straightforward job than the one we I did today and is suitable for any 2 or 3 willing persons. Would anyone like to do it for us, ideally when school is off, i.e. at a weekend or during the coming half term holiday, week commencing 27th May?  The job comprises lifting the old section of about 6 feet, laying parallel bearers and nailing boards to them, finishing off the whole thing by stapling on wire netting.  Timber is already prepared and materials are ready.  With several other jobs stacking up for me, it would really be a great help if somebody else could do this one.  It is important because this section of  boardwalk is used daily by a lot of people during term time.

 

Kind regards

John

Reedbed birds at last

Sitting for 10 minutes of the "Chadwick bench" yielded my first encounter with a reed warbler this year; I was beginning to think they weren't going to come this year. At the same time I heard, and saw, a reed bunting, looking like a sparrow on a hot date. And just before that I heard a whitethrtoat, along of course with the usual chiffchaffs and blackcaps.