Friends of Chichester Harbour

Programme 2012

For further details on work parties telephone the Harbour Office 01243 512301. See the diary dates for 2012 Jan to March

January
31 Tues	Change of plan to: Planting a new hedgerow at Great Barn, Steels Lane Chidham. Meet 10am atGreat Barn, Steels Lane, Chidham PO18 8TB. See map. There is parking in the driveway of the property
February
1 Feb	EXTRA task: We are looking for volunteers to help finish the last section of hedgerow at Chidham Thursday 1 Feb at 10am. Please let Nicky know if you'd like to come along 01243 510983 nicky@conservancy.co.uk
8 Wed	Potluck session - We will be returning to Salterns Copse for a bramble bashing session in the woodland. Meet in the public car park at Chichester Marina at 10 am. See map. If we receive a heavy dump of snow before then please call the office before 9am to check whether the task will be going ahead.
21 Tues	Tree Planting at Northney Farm Meet at the café at Northney Farm, Northney PO11 0RX
29 Wed	Potluck session Contact Nicky at the Harbour Office to find out what will be happening or join our email list for updates
March
8 Thurs	Potluck session Contact Nicky at the Harbour Office to find out what will be happening or join our email list for updates.
13 Tues	Potluck session Contact Nicky at the Harbour Office to find out what will be happening or join our email list for updates
21 Wed	Potluck session Contact Nicky at the Harbour Office to find out what will be happening or join our email list for updates
29 Thurs	Pick & Mix at Fishbourne Meadows General habitat management at Fishbourne Meadows. Meet in the car park of Fishbourne Church, a direct turn off the A259. Grid ref SU843045

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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