A new illustrated history of the parish of Hanley Castle was published by The Hanleys Village Society in June 2010. The Hanleys Village Society have put together a ‘History of Hanley Castle and Hanley Swan’ written by local resident Malcolm Fare and contains 150 illustrations and many accounts of what life was like in the villages in […]
May 2010 Hanley Swan Springs Into Action
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 […]
Feeding Ducks Goes Back Generations
Everyone loves feeding ducks – it goes back generations! Yes, we all love feeding ducks with our children and grandchildren but this age old tradition is not actually doing the duck population any good. The reality is that bread and similar products such as crackers, crisps and cakes although a good source of carbohydrates, actually offer ducks, waterfowl […]
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
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 […]