Programme – 2022
Newcomers Welcome to a Special Buzz with New Friends!!
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Tuesday 15 February Clearing path of winter debris and litter collecting along NCN 5 east of the ‘Triangle’. Meet 10:00am, at Yvonne’s Cafe, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay
Saturday 19 February Greenfield Cycling Event, in conjunction with Flintshire Rangers. To include Dr Bike and demonstrations. Meet at Greenfield Valley Country Park. Time TBC
Tuesday 22 February Clearing path of winter debris and litter collecting along NCN 5 north of the ‘Triangle’. Meet 10:00am, at Yvonne’s Cafe, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay
Saturday 26 February Social ride/route checking –
Tuesday 1 March Hedge and tree planting and habitat creation on the ‘Triangle’. Meet 10:00am at Yvonne’s Café, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay
Tuesday 8 March Clearing path of winter debris and litter collecting along NCN 5 west of ‘Dragon Bridge’. Meet 10:00am, at Yvonne’s Cafe, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay
Tuesday 15 March Clearing path of winter debris and litter collecting through the Wepre Brook Wood west of Hawarden Bridge. Meet 10:00am, at Yvonne’s Cafe, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay
Tuesday 22 March Joint with FCC Countryside Team to collect all the plastics & other debris brought up by the spring high tides along NCN 568. Phase 1 working from Hawarden Bridge to Queensferry Blue Bridge and beyond. Meeting point and time to be confirmed.
Saturday 26 March Social ride/route checking
Tuesday 5 April Joint with FCC Countryside Team to collect all the plastics & other debris brought up by the spring high tides along NCN 568 – Phase 2 pick up from where we finished on 22 March working from Queensferry Blue Bridge to Saltney Ferry/Chester border. Meeting point and time to be confirmed.
Tuesday 12 April Litter collecting along NCN 5/568 from Hawarden Bridge through to the ‘Triangle”. Meet 10:00am, Yvonne’s Café, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay.
Tuesday 19 April Easter Holiday – no workday
Tuesday 26 April Joint Workday with FCC Countryside Team at Talacre – vegetation management, cutting back overgrowing shrubs & encroaching cycle path edges & litter collecting towards Point of Ayr. Meet 10:00am,at Gamfa Wen Car Park (turn left off Station Road).
Saturday 30 April Social ride/route checking
Tuesday 3 May May Day Bank Holiday – no workday
Tuesday, 10 May Vegetation management the ‘Triangle’ clearing around Charlie’s orchard and Challenger Wood. Meet 10:00am, Yvonne’s Café, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay
Saturday 14 May North Wales Volunteers’ Conference 2022, Greenfield
Tuesday, 17 May Litter collecting along NCN 5 from the ‘Triangle” through to Deeside Industrial Park. Meet 10:00am, Yvonne’s Café, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay.
Tuesday, 24 May Joint with FCC Countryside Team – shrub & vegetation cutting, path clearing & litter collecting along the coastal path/estuary cycle way between Ffynnongroyw & Mostyn. Meet at 10:00am in the lay-by opposite the cycle path.
Saturday, 28 May Social ride/route checking
Tuesday 31 May Whitsun Bank Holiday – no workday
Tuesday, 7 June Litter collecting along NCN 5 from the ‘Triangle” through to ‘Dragon’ Bridge. Meet 10:00am, Yvonne’s Café, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay.
Tuesday, 14 June Workday – NCN 568 – cutting back brambles & vegetation encroaching onto the path & litter collecting along the route leaving DIP by the high wall & under the road bridge. Meet 10:00am, at Yvonne’s Cafe, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay.
Tuesday, 21 June Joint workday with FCC Countryside Team at Talacre – litter collecting & a short session pulling any ragwort that has emerged after previous year’s clearance. Meet at 10am, Gamfa Wen Car Park (turn left off Station Road).
Saturday, 25 June Social ride/route checking
Tuesday, 28 June NCN 84 Clear and tidy as necessary, trim hedges, collect litter, along the route out of Rhyl towards Rhuddlan. Meet 10:00am, at Rhyl Cycle Hub Café
Please keep your diary free for the following NE Wales group dates.
Tuesday, 5 July
Tuesday, 12 July
Tuesday, 19 July
Tuesday, 26 July
Saturday, 30 July Social ride/route checking
Tuesday, 2 August
Tuesday, 9 August
Tuesday, 16 August
Tuesday, 23 August
Tuesday, 30 August August Bank Holiday – no workday
Tuesday, 6 September
Tuesday, 13 September Bettisfield
Tuesday, 20 September
Saturday, 24 September Social ride/route checking
Tuesday, 27 September
Tuesday, 4 October
Tuesday, 11 October
Tuesday, 18 October
Tuesday, 25 October
Saturday, 29 October Social ride/route checking
Tuesday, 1 November
Tuesday, 8 November
Tuesday, 15 November
Tuesday, 22 November
Saturday, 26 November Social ride/route checking
Tuesday, 29 November
Tuesday, 6 December
Tuesday, 13 December
Tuesday, 20 December
2023
Saturday 7th January New Year’s Social Ride
Tuesday 10th January
