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Volunteer Update and Activities: November 2024

Thank you to everyone who came along to volunteer in the Waterloo Seafront Gardens during October.  

We had 10 at our litter pick in Potter’s Barn, when in addition to litter picking, we weeded the Waterloo Rose bed, and gave the fountain a clean-up and set it running for a while – which always creates a lot of interest with passers-by!

We had a very busy and productive month with our other volunteer sessions – at our Tuesday session we were joined by 17 volunteers from Sefton4Good, who came for a “taster” and did a fantastic job continuing with our clearing of the steps in Adelaide Garden, and clearing grass from the paving in front of the shelter.  At our Sunday session, 9 of us continued to work on the stream area in Beach Lawn, and we also planted daffodil, crocus and snowdrop bulbs provided by Green Sefton.

Later in the month we were joined by a group from Diligentia, who continued with the clearing the overgrown edges on the bottom path in Adelaide Garden, and then 5 of our regular group continued with this work the next day on our Wednesday session.  The path is now about 2 foot wider in the areas worked on, and we discovered and cleared completely overgrown ground drains – to much excitement!

We will be holding our 6th Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 14 November 2024, commencing 7.30pm at the Victoria, 27 Bath Street, Waterloo, L22 5PS. All are welcome to attend.  It is also that time of year when our annual voluntary membership donation is due. A separate email will be sent out shortly with details on how to donate, but if you have already set up automatic donations then no action is required.

Our regular volunteer sessions during November will take place on:

Saturday 9th – Litter Picking at 10.30am in Marine Garden
Tuesday 12th – Garden Maintenance at 9.30am in Adelaide Garden
Sunday 17th – Garden Maintenance at 2.00pm in Beach Lawn and
Wednesday 27th – Garden Maintenance at 1.00pm in Adelaide Garden

All equipment, and refreshments will be provided.

Looking forward to seeing you in November.

Best wishes, 

Janet Markland
Friends of Waterloo Seafront Gardens