Hanley Swan May 2010 and things around the village have certainly started to take shape. Neil manages to organise another day with Will Hall and the Community Pay Back Team who concentrated on bringing a good amount of top soil across from St Gabriel’s churchyard. Moving the soil was a win-win situation for all, as St Gabriel’s needed to […]
March 2010 At Hanley Swan Pond And Spring Has Arrived
March 2010 and there is lots to be done at the Village Pond After a cold start to the year, work begins again at Hanley Swan village pond. Neil puts out a final call in the Malvern Gazette (original article) early February for more Malvern stone and once again the response is great from the kind folk of Malvern, which […]
The Mallard Duck
The Mallard Duck is the most common wildfowl visitor to Hanley Swan Village Pond The male Mallard duck is a Drake and is easily recognised by its metallic green head, brown breast, grey body, black tail and a white neck ring. In summer months (June to September) the Drake Mallard duck will moult and actually […]
December 2009 Hanley Swan Village Pond Freezes
December 2009 through to February 2010 are VERY cold month but work at Hanley Swan Village Pond carries on! Not to look a gift horse in the mouth Neil jumps at chance to get Will Hall and his team back to Hanley Swan Village Pond for a couple of days for a final push before the end of […]
November 2009 Community Project Is Well Under Way
November 2009 and 4 days FREE labour from Will Hall’s team gets this community project well under way, but it’s back breaking work! Will Hall supplied a van, trailer, wheelbarrows and 8 guys over the weekend of 7th November 2009. Remember these guys were doing Community Service, so they were not exactly willing, but they were strong! Neil organised the collection of the stone […]
October 2009 The Village Pond Project Gains Momentum
In October 2009 the Village Pond project is well under way and gaining momentum. When Francis Harcombe said ‘Shall I bring my Tonka toy and blitz it?’ – well how could I refuse! 8am on a sunny Saturday morning in October Francis arrived with his lovely big yellow JCB to blitz Coverfield Wood. Within an hour the bracken and brambles had been […]
