Friends of Chichester Harbour

Programme 2008

For further details or to take part telephone the Harbour Office 01243 512301

Jan	10	Work party hedgerow planting Bosham
	15	Work party coppicing Rookwood
	15-17	Stuffing party at Dell Quay for 10,000 Conservancy Harbour Dues and associated publications to be prepared for mailing
	20 (week of)	Stuffing party Emsworth Sailing Club for newsletter and delivery
	23	Work party tree planting Bosham
	31	Work party coppicing Thorney Island
Feb	5	Executive Committee Meeting
	5	Work party Hedgerow planting Westlands Farm
	13	Work party path clearance Dell Quay
	26	Work party tree planting Birdham
Mar	3-31	Havant Library Boards display
	5	Work party pot luck
	13	Work party beach clean Rookwood
	18	Work party bird hide renovation Ellanore
	26	Work party footpath surfacing Salterns Wood
April	2	All contributions for Spring Newsletter to Editor
	3	Work party pot luck
	7-19	7 to 19 Chichester Library Boards display
	18	Work Boats Itchenor Friends Boards display
	22	Work party lazy dogging at Fishbourne
	27	Farm Walk – Northney Farm Hayling Island
	30	Work party tree care Apuldram
	29	Executive Committee meeting
May	2 (week of)	Newsletter stuffing party and deliver
	8	Work Party tree care Birdham
	13	Work Party beach clean West Chidham
	21	Work Party lazy dogging at Fishbourne
June	4	Work Party footpath surfacing Ellanore
	12	Work Party boardwalk construction at Fishbourne
	17	Work Party tree care at Birdham
	25	Work Party Pot Luck
July	3	Work Party footpath surfacing Nutbourne
	8	Work Party site management The Dell, Chidham
	17	Work Party tree care Bosham
	23	Summer social
	26	Executive Committee meeting
		BBQ for Work Parties
		Reception for Harbour Watch & Newsletter helpers
		All contributions for Autumn Newsletter to Editor
Aug
Sept		Work parties weekly, details and dates in due course
Sept		Stuffing party for newsletter and distribution
Oct		Work Parties weekly, details and dates in due course
Oct	16	AGM
Nov	5	Executive Committee Meeting
Nov		Work parties weekly, details and dates in due course
Dec		Work parties weekly, details and dates in due course
Dec		All Winter Newsletter contributions to Editor

Work Parties

Work is supervised by one or usually two of the Conservancy's Rangers. Tools, strong gloves and instruction are provided. Work is from 1000 to 1200 with a short break for free tea or coffee and biscuits. Come and join us. It is fun, you will visit parts of the harbour you would not normally visit, learn new skills and be able to chat to the Rangers to learn from their extensive knowledge of birds, flora and fauna

Common taks:

Tree Planting - about 12,000 saplings are planted each year to rejuvenate or place new hedges and trees in the AONB
Lazy-dogging - a special tool for pulling plants out by the roots. We manage some meadows to remove unwanted plants to benefit those we wish to encourage. Fishbourne Meadows is an example where Southern Marsh Orchids flourish due to this work
Tree Care - coppicing or thinning trees in woods, pruning and clearing competing growth round saplings. Clearing bushes and branches from footpaths
Stream Management - cutting back overgrown reed banks and clearing debris
- using scientific instruments to test the quality of six streams flowing into the harbour. Also documenting a sample of stream life activity
Beach Clean - litter pickers and sacks provided
Pot Luck - short notice jobs decided at the time
Envelope Stuffing - to help the Harbour staff, we occasionally put notices and enclosures into envelopes. The biggest of these tasks occurs in January when over 10,000 harbour dues invoices and associated papers need to be sent to boat owners. We also stuff envelopes for the Friends newsletter and then arrange hand distribution of those in the area and postal distribution for other members around the country or abroad.

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