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Pilgrims
school help with tree planting
On
the 1st December BOSS and Pilgrims school, planted trees on the
Centenary walk to replace the dead elms.
Click
for more
info
POLICE
award BOSS funds to help with clear up project
At our AGM
of the 19th March 2009 the police presented Borstal Open Space with
£400 to contribute to clear ups in the the village
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info
Support
our Local Football Club
REAL
60 FC
Who
are reqular users of the Borstal Recreation ground, if you want
to get involved or play football contact Real 60
Click for more
info
A BOSS
member is to undertake an audit of the plant species
which are present on Baty's Marsh, which will update the 1993
recorded information.
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Forthcoming
events:
6th
BATY's MARSH CLEAR UP
Please
come and join us clear up the marsh of the debris and rubbish,
which has been washed up onto the marsh over the winter. MEDWAY
COUNCIL is supplying all equipment and there will be tea,
coffee, squash and biscuits for the helpers.
ANY
HELP WELCOME ! event if is only for 1/2 hour
NEXT
WORK PARTY EVENT
5th
June - Viewing Platform Tidy and litter pick -
9.30am
10th
July - Litter Pick of areas surrounding
recreation ground
2nd
October - Co-op Footpath (RR26) clear up - Please
get in touch to help
Sep/Oct
- Bluebell Planting - TBC
16th
October - Tree Cutting session
If you are interested in
attending any of these events or want more information click
here or contact us
PAST EVENTS
2009
Co-op Footpath
clear up - BOSS undertook
a clear up of the footpath in October and removed lots of
rubbish with lots of help from local residence and helpers from
Borstal community service.
Click for more
info
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COME
AND JOIN US !
(download
1st edition of our newsletter May 2009)
Newsletter Edition 1.pdf
Next
Edition due MAY 2010
If you would like to
become a member of the Friends of Borstal Open Spaces please get
in touch, fill out the Membership form on the contact
us page of the website or come along and take part
in one of our events,
everyone is very welcome.
Membership is open to
anyone who has an interest in the open spaces of the village of Borstal.
Members
!
A
BIG THANK YOU
To
all volunteers who have helped out with the activities so far this
year !
If
any members have any comments or would like to raise any
questions or ideas with the committee please
contact
us
THANK
YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THE AGM
your
support is very important.
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The
open spaces within Borstal are a haven for wildlife! We are
extremely lucky having a recreation ground for sport and
leisure, with a local nature reserve (Baty's Marsh) right next
door!
We have an abundance of wildlife
take at look at our wildlife
pages:
*
Bird list
*
Botanical
list
*
Butterflies
and Moth list
*
Grasshoppers
and Crickets
*
Flies
list
WILDLIFE
NEWS
NEW
SIGHTING
The
following bird have been sighted on the recreation ground and
surrounding areas:
GoldGrest
Pheasant
Siskin
Whitethroat
(Picture
of a Siskin)
PLEASE
inform us of any new sightings
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