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Volunteer Work Parties

Please note these dates and locations for our volunteer work parties in 2021. More details will be loaded nearer the dates, including Covid required measures. These will include booking with the task leader beforehand; the current maximum number of volunteers (including the leader) is 6 but we usually accomodate up to 12 by operating as two groups.

Wednesday 6th January - Harpenden / Redbourn - CANCELLED

Wednesday 20th January - Hemel Hempstead - CANCELLED

Thursday 4th February - Hemel Hempstead (litter pcking) - CANCELLED

Wednesday 10th February - Harpenden - CANCELLED

Wednesday 24th February - Hemel Hempstead - CANCELLED

Wednesday 10th March - Harpenden / Redbourn - CANCELLED

Thursday 8th April - Hemel Hempstead Litter Picking

Litter Pick of the Nickey Line in DBC Thurs 8 April from 9.15 am

Please note that one has to pre-book to join this event as we are have to stay within the government's covid restrictionstios on numbers (no more than 6 persons). If you are Hemel based. we would particcularly like to hear from you

Friends of the Nickey Line will be holding a litter pick on the Nickey Line on Thursday 8 April, meeting at Cherry Tree Lane Bridge at 9.15am, and walking towards Adeyfield Road. We expect to work for about 2 hours. A no. 46 bus leaves Bridge Street Hemel Hempstead at 8.51am and stops to close to Cherry Tree Lane Bridge

To book a place, please contact Roger on 01582 763560 (no answer phone) or email rogerjan76@gmail.com 

COVID

· Individuals currently shielding, considered in ‘at risk’ groups, displaying symptoms (or in contact with those with symptoms) or have been directly advised to self-isolate should not join the litter pick.

· Volunteers are advised to wash hands before and after the event.

· We recommend you bring your own hand sanitiser or anti-bacterial wipes, and that you use them before, during and after the event.

· Volunteers are advised to provide their own gloves for the event. To reduce single use waste consider using working or gardening gloves.

· Volunteers are required to maintain social distancing, particularly at the start and end of the event when equipment is being handed out/collected, as well as during the safety briefing, which should be held outside at all times.

The Friends will give regular picking volunteers a litter picker and bag hoop for them to take home and bring to future events

· Volunteers are encouraged to review the government’s COVID guidance on outdoor activities:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19- guidance-on-phased-return-of-sport-and-recreation/guidance-for-the-public-on-thephased-return-of-outdoor-sport-and-recreation0

• The Friends will provide litter pickers. litter bags and ring hoops The bags will allow for re-cyclables and general waste to be collected separately. The Friends will also bring hand sanitiser and disinfectant spray for cleaning tools 

• Yellow tabards will be supplied 

Walks

We will meet at 10am and walk in the Harpenden direction up to the Knott Wood area, which has traditionally been very productive for butterflies (about 2 kilometer return), with the option to walk to a wild flower meadow (about 1 kilometer return to Knott Wood). Persons attending from Harpenden can meet us at the nature Interpretation board opposite Knott Wood at about 10.20am

Contact Roger on rogerjan76@gmail.com or on 01582 763560 (no answer phone) if further information needed

Volunteering:

Why not come along to one of our working parties and help with the management of the Nickey Line?

If you are interested, contact us with your details and we shall email you with future work parties