FRIENDS OF FOREST FARM GLAMORGAN CANAL LNR
Meeting Of Executive Committee
10th February 2016
7:00 PM
Meeting Room Forest Farm
MINUTES
Apologies, DH1 / Minutes of previous meeting - Agreed / JH
2 / Treasurers Report
£ 76.41 Current
£10,699.07 Deposit
£ 48.93
£10,824,41 Total / PB
3. / Newsletter Update
Articles on Ted Edwards ( CJ ), Leela report, Volunteering (MJC) Forest Farm Dairy, Article of Future Of Forest Farm ( NH ) AGM Notice ( MJC ) / SA
4 / Membership Update
382 / PF
5 / Hire of digger and purchase of scalpings areas for repair
Agreed to spend
£ 160.00 Digger
£ 250.00 10 ton Scalping’s
£ 200.00 10 ton Dust
Areas to be improved Railway cutting, Middle section, Parrish Road, Feeder pathway, Tow path,
MJC to speak to NH re delivery and MJC will order and pay for Scalping’s and dust. / MC
6 / Rangers Report
PP advised that Rangers will complete move within next week, courses will be run from Forest Farm and funding is being sought to provide a minibus so volunteers can undertake tasks throughout city / PD / PP
7. / Volunteering Hours
All to send January hours to MJC / ALL
8. / Feedback on FROG report next steps
MJC had txt NH to arrange meeting with herself, Rosie and John Maidment, all agreed that we should get the councillors on board, MJC will speak to them at their weekly meetings.
All agreed that we are completely dissatisfied that we have been promised investment for the last ten years ( MJC produced a letter from John Maidment dated 2007 ).
We cannot carry on being promised that we will be next and that this never happens. MJC reported that Cefn Onn Park has been granted Heritage Lottery again and Forest Farm has been ignored.
This is our main objective for 2016 and will be reported on at each monthly meeting.
MJC noted that it has taken 18 months to get to present position after we initially started Project Kingfisher / ALL
9. / No cycling signs
BS advised that he had told some cyclists that they should not be cycling on the reserve only to find that there were no signs on the reserve. All discussed that matters should improve when the Taff Trail is reopened but it would help if gates were closed and those missing replaced. MJC checked sighs today and they are there but maybe not as prominent as they should be / BS
10. / Friends Forum
MJC advised that it was in a new format with a Talk from Keep wales Tidy and the Cardiff Pollinator project who will supply seeds for encouraging bees and also trees. Mentioned was the possibility of planting elm to encourage streak butterfly. / MC
11. / Water pollution in canal
Agreed that as soon as any pollution is seen this is to be reported to Natural Resources Wales call 0800 80 70 60
12. / AOB
CJ – Advsied that Ted’s daughters were vsiting Cardiff on 18th / 20th Feb to handover a donation and visit the reserve. As many members of the committee to attend CJ to advise when food to be provided and if possible show the site where we propose to replace the bench with a new one in Teds memory / All
M J CHAMBERLAIN
SECRETARY
FRIENDS OF FOREST FARM
11th February 2016