Weekly update, 8th August

It's Volunteer Blog day! We had a super busy day at Come out and Play in Cholsey yesterday with lots of happy families and small humans enjoying the fun and activities we had to offer. I was also in attendance and had this awful task for a while...

...It's a tough job but someone had to do it.

We still have a whole calendar full of kids activities with the summer holidays still upon us that could all really benefit from volunteers - we're a staff member down after a dislocated knee within the team, (ouch!) so take a look below and see if you fancy having some real life fun in the real life outside!

Until next week, have a good one,

Hannah
Volunteering Development Manager

What the volunteers have been up to:

Friday Group (Little Wittenham), 4th August

The team were over in Paradise Wood last week collecting logs produced from the winter thinning work. Paradise Wood is a national research woodland so it's important that it's kept in the best condition with regular maintenance. The next session is 12th August.

Saturday Group (Abingdon), 5th August

Wellies were required for Lucy's monthly work party at Abbey Fishponds on Saturday. The group were pulling Himalayan Balsam from the reedbed and fen, plus cutting and raking the grassland areas and trimming the encroaching vegetation from the footpath. With Abingdon Green Gym in attendance too it was a busy day! The next session is 2nd September.

Coming up...

Summer holiday activities

Dates for this week's super fun kids activities that could really use some spare pairs of hands:

• Wednesday 9th August: Wildlife Wednesday at Wallingford Castle Meadows: A chance for families to come and explore the nature on their doorstop and enjoy lots of games and activities. 
• Friday 11th August: Discover and Play: Forest School for under-5s in Little Wittenham Wood. 
• Tuesday 15th August: Night Safari: Families can come and see wildlife by night at Mowbray Fields and help set up live traps ready for Wildlife Wednesday the next day. 
• Wednesday 16th August: Wildlife Wednesday at Mowbray Fields: see above. 

Still more to come so stay tuned next week! Take a look at our events listings for more info or email us.