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i agree viv...and i know how hard the small group of volunteers work all year round...well done to all

lyn
 
Actually our chairman is using some to make apple cake which will be served at our AGM. Held on the fields with activities for the children. Tours of the field to see what we have done and plan to do. The aim is to get more people involved.
 
Just so you don't think it is all sowing seeds and looking at the pretty results.
This was the scene yesterday morning at 10.15.

A wagon arrived and dumped a load of wood chip
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This was the result
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Two hours of hard work later the car park looked like this

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End result is paths now more visible and easier to walk on
woodland path.JPG
 
astonishing jan...how you and your co helpers managed to get all of that bark from the car park to the path and spread it in a couple of hours i will never know...well done to all i have seen the video of it being off loaded and there was tonnes of it

lyn
 
Thanks Lyn.
The team worked hard and we had people who hadn't helped before turn up. People lent barrows and builders bags for us to use as well. One dog walker even stopped for a while and helped. :rolleyes:
 
Most Birmingham parks seem to have "friends groups" who organise activities or generally help maintain the park.

Until recently we had the support of a ranger who came and helped and gave us advice but because of cuts (Birmingham short of cash) we no longer have a ranger assigned to our park.

Not sure if I have said before but we also have a weekly tai chi/ qi gong session. This was free but we are now making a small donation each week to keep the group going.

A local football team trains on the field and plays their home matches there - the coach is actually running sessions during the holidays - as he says it keeps the lads off the streets.

A regular haunt of dog walkers and joggers alike. It also provides the main car park for visitors to Moseley Bog.
So it is a well used amenity.
 
shame you have lost your ranger jan and now have to pay to continue your tai chi sessions but as you say it is a result of bcc being cash strapped...thoughtful also of the footie manager to keep the training up during the holidays...if only everyone pulled together like this (and i am sure a lot do) then all would be good...keep up the good work but dont over do things..look forward to your undate photos

lyn
 
Apparently there as a windmill on the fields years back seen in David Cox's notebook.View attachment 122902

Some history about Richard Grevis' windmill that Morturn mentioned in the above post earlier on this thread. It was linked to Moseley Hall. And there was possibly an Iron Age enclosure somewhere on the site (later ploughed out) From the Bill Dargues site.


There seems to have been visible evidence of an earthwork on what is now Wake Green playing field between Yardley Wood Road and Windermere Road. Possibly an Iron Age enclosure, it survived until the 1820s when it was ploughed out. There was a local legend that King Alfred made his headquarters here before locally defeating the Vikings. While this is possible, it is more likely an imaginative antiquarian invention.

This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill
This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill

Also on the playing fields on a site to the rear of Adrian Croft, Wake Green Windmill was recorded in 1664 as belonging to Richard Grevis of Moseley Hall. It is known to have been leased in 1766 by John Allen from John Taylor of Moseley Hall. It had been demolished by 1834. This windmill is one of the few Birmingham windmills whose appearance is known: a sketch exists drawn by Birmingham water-colourist, David Cox in 1819.
 
that is interesting viv thanks..in the drawing it looks like there is a little stream..janice may know if there is one near the fields or close to where the windmill once stood

lyn
 
The stream is most likely the one which feeds Sarehole Mill (water driven). It goes through Moseley Bog to Sarehole.

The mill on the fields is believed to have been a "post mill". That is the wooden top part could be turned so it could best use the wind.
 
The stream is most likely the one which feeds Sarehole Mill (water driven). It goes through Moseley Bog to Sarehole.

The mill on the fields is believed to have been a "post mill". That is the wooden top part could be turned so it could best use the wind.

interesting jan thanks

lyn
 
Some history about Richard Grevis' windmill that Morturn mentioned in the above post earlier on this thread. It was linked to Moseley Hall. And there was possibly an Iron Age enclosure somewhere on the site (later ploughed out) From the Bill Dargues site.


There seems to have been visible evidence of an earthwork on what is now Wake Green playing field between Yardley Wood Road and Windermere Road. Possibly an Iron Age enclosure, it survived until the 1820s when it was ploughed out. There was a local legend that King Alfred made his headquarters here before locally defeating the Vikings. While this is possible, it is more likely an imaginative antiquarian invention.

This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill's Wake Green windmill
This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill

Also on the playing fields on a site to the rear of Adrian Croft, Wake Green Windmill was recorded in 1664 as belonging to Richard Grevis of Moseley Hall. It is known to have been leased in 1766 by John Allen from John Taylor of Moseley Hall. It had been demolished by 1834. This windmill is one of the few Birmingham windmills whose appearance is known: a sketch exists drawn by Birmingham water-colourist, David Cox in 1819.
That is great story about King Arthur! I really enjoy that history, too bad it was ploughed out.
 
Some history about Richard Grevis' windmill that Morturn mentioned in the above post earlier on this thread. It was linked to Moseley Hall. And there was possibly an Iron Age enclosure somewhere on the site (later ploughed out) From the Bill Dargues site.


There seems to have been visible evidence of an earthwork on what is now Wake Green playing field between Yardley Wood Road and Windermere Road. Possibly an Iron Age enclosure, it survived until the 1820s when it was ploughed out. There was a local legend that King Alfred made his headquarters here before locally defeating the Vikings. While this is possible, it is more likely an imaginative antiquarian invention.

This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill's Wake Green windmill
This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill

Also on the playing fields on a site to the rear of Adrian Croft, Wake Green Windmill was recorded in 1664 as belonging to Richard Grevis of Moseley Hall. It is known to have been leased in 1766 by John Allen from John Taylor of Moseley Hall. It had been demolished by 1834. This windmill is one of the few Birmingham windmills whose appearance is known: a sketch exists drawn by Birmingham water-colourist, David Cox in 1819.
That is great story about King Arthur! I really enjoy that history, too bad it was ploughed out.
 
Some history about Richard Grevis' windmill that Morturn mentioned in the above post earlier on this thread. It was linked to Moseley Hall. And there was possibly an Iron Age enclosure somewhere on the site (later ploughed out) From the Bill Dargues site.


There seems to have been visible evidence of an earthwork on what is now Wake Green playing field between Yardley Wood Road and Windermere Road. Possibly an Iron Age enclosure, it survived until the 1820s when it was ploughed out. There was a local legend that King Alfred made his headquarters here before locally defeating the Vikings. While this is possible, it is more likely an imaginative antiquarian invention.

This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill's Wake Green windmill
This may be David Cox's Wake Green windmill

Also on the playing fields on a site to the rear of Adrian Croft, Wake Green Windmill was recorded in 1664 as belonging to Richard Grevis of Moseley Hall. It is known to have been leased in 1766 by John Allen from John Taylor of Moseley Hall. It had been demolished by 1834. This windmill is one of the few Birmingham windmills whose appearance is known: a sketch exists drawn by Birmingham water-colourist, David Cox in 1819.
That is great story about King Arthur! I really enjoy that history, too bad it was ploughed out.
 
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