Well, that wasn’t quite

the Saturday morning I

had planned!

The day started relat-

ively normally until I ar-

rived to open the

Welfare Park at 8am,

only to discover that the

extreme winds had

brought a tree down

across the pathway. As

anyone who knows us

will know, safety is al-

ways our priority, so the

park had to remain

closed until the area

was made safe.

A call to fellow Welfare

Park volunteer

Daveygravey Priestnall

and, without hesitation,

he was there to help.

We then spent three

hours cutting the tree

into manageable pieces, clearing it out of harm’s way, and making the area

safe for the park to re open. Park Volunteer Steve Day is now over the park

having a general tidy up of blown debris. Certainly one way to spend your

Saturday morning!

I should have been up at the Hub crushing cans, but thankfully volunteers

Ren Armstrong and Brian Hicks took care of those, keeping things ticking

along while we tackled the tree.

A huge thank you to Dave, Ren, Brian and Steve for giving their time and

getting stuck in. Our park relies on volunteers, and mornings like this show

just how much goes on behind the scenes to keep it safe and welcoming for

everyone.