Category: Maintenance

On Saturday the 16th of March several club members assisted in the laying of roadstone in front of and between the storage containers to provide a solid walking area and in the connection of a permanent mains supply to the clubhouse, all ably coordinated by Chilly. Thanks to the number of members helping the jobs were completed without drama, except for the Travis Perkins lorry on it's second visit being unable to get a grip on the grass and threatening to take out the gate post! Thank you to everyone who gave their time to help.

On saturday 23rd of June nearly a dozen Nomads helped out with preparations to move to our new site next to BLYM. Ably coordinated by Chilly much work was done between 9.30 and 5pm including raising, partly realigning and restraining the 'bund' or earth bank around the site in preparation for the new secure boundary fence. Other work included clearing undergrowth, leveling the site and preparing for siting the boat storage containers. It was a hot day but despite this a lot of hard manual work was done and cakes and refreshments from Chilly reinvigorated us at lunchtime, just when we needed it. A big thank you to everyone who gave their time and took part. The move to our new site with security of tenure is very important and…

Working party - Saturday 14th June from 10am to 1pm Bank improvement works to our sheltered training facility and polo pitch started this week and are expected to last for approximately 2 weeks. Whilst these works continue, help from Club Members is required to prepare for the fencing works and relocation of the containers/clubhouse. There will be a working party this Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Planned works include: Preparation of site boundary in advance of fencing contractor Relocate a 5m section of the bund Some tree lopping activity Preparation for positioning of shipping containers Preparation of ground for positioning of clubhouse Equipment required: Gloves, wheelbarrows, spades, garden forks, strimmer, rakes, loppers and a chainsaw. Hope to see as many of you there as possible, many hands make light work!…

Nomad Development Works Works to move the Club up to BLYM are due to start in the next few weeks. Bank improvement works to our sheltered training facility and polo pitch are scheduled to start on Tuesday 27th May. The fencing contractor is scheduled to start on 16th June. Help from all Club Members is needed to support the move. Two Saturday working parties to undertake advanced works prior to the main works starting are planned for: Working party 1 - Saturday 24th May at 10am to 12 noon Preparation of site for bank works including: Recovery of sunken pontoon, Removal of scaffold tubes along bank, Relocation of log seating, General tidy of area. Equipment required: Gloves, wheelbarrows, spades and garden forks Working Party 2 - Saturday 14th June at…