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Minutes of Steering Group Meeting
Present: Martin Calvert, Adrian Coltman, Teresa Williams, Adam & Carol Bull, David Miles, Steve Jones-Blackett.
Claire Johnson. 2. Minutes of the Meeting Held 8th May 2025 Agreed as a true record.
The next Trustees Meeting will be in August. 6. Project to Eradicate Bamboo and Knotweed and Create Wetland off Gledhow Lane A dead hedge has been created near the roadside. There is some work left to do. Some members met with Jeremy on-site and discussed extending the wetland area with some of the grant money. The estimated cost is around £7,000. Overflow water currently drains away but the water could be controlled to extend the wetland area at the other end instead. The Group agreed this was a good idea. Some of the money could also be used for new tools and a proposal was put forward to use some of the money to refurbish "Mrs Hudd's Steps" and put in a handrail. The Group agreed to get a quote for the steps from Groundworks as the work may not be suitable for volunteers. David, Martin and Adrian agreed to discuss and put together a plan and estimates together for Steve who would then look at the finances. Some of the grant needs to be used on a wetland information board and a replacement board for one which has decayed over time. Local schools also need to be involved in planting bluebells, wood anemone and wild garlic. 7. Project to Refurbish Footpaths A meeting was held with Jeremy to discuss the path work. Boardwalks will only be used where necessary and recycled plastic material will be used for the paths. QA quote is required for all 3 paths separately, however it may be easier to get a grant for all 3 grouped as a single project. The Group need to pay for the design plan. Estimates received from Wade's and Groundworks are based on doing all 3 paths. A questionnaire was given out at the recent Green Fair that asked for feedback on paths in the woods. Over 300 people responded and this will be good evidence to support any grant applications. David Miles also spoke to Jeremy about woodland management. The Leeds Coppice Workers are keen to get involved too. The Group agreed that Lucy Clarke from the Forestry Commission would need to be involved in any discussions. Martin agreed to contact her. The Group envisaged doing a woodland management plan as part of the path work and keeping the project small to manage the immediate areas around the paths rather than looking at a long term plan across the whole woodland area. The report has now been published and shared at the Green Fair with the public. The Yorkshire Evening Post has also used it as part of an article on sewage. David is currently running a petition that the Group would like to see in case they receive any questions about it. It was agreed that the petition would be useful to identify and support any further work that can be done. It may lead to us finding out where the sewage is coming from that is polluting the becks and lake. Adam will mention the petition in the next FGVW Update email. David had a meeting with Aire Rivers Trust and Yorkshire Water. Yorkshire Water has agreed to focus on Gledhow Lake and Beck with mis-connections. Adrian also had a positive discussion with Yorkshire Water at the Green Fair.
10. Dates of Next Meetings (Provisional)
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