Chair’s report 2025
The year has been one of greater-than-usual challenges and achievements.
The year has been one of greater-than-usual challenges and achievements.
Forty years ago, in May 1984, the CREOS constitution was drawn up; a typewritten document, stamped and signed by hand. It still serves its purpose well, but has never been amended or updated. We have had discussions this year on ways in which it can be improved.
Workdays have been well-attended by a handful of local volunteers, TCV and Good Gym. Unlike last year, when we made not one but two new hoggin paths, we have built no new paths at all this year. We have however improved our existing paths: we used logs to better define the edges of the Woodland Walk where the original wooden edges had rotted and disappeared.
It’s no exaggeration to say that the past year has been transformational for the CREOS Open Space.
Due to the COVID pandemic there was no CREOS AGM in 2020. This report therefore covers two years. Many of the regular CREOS events could not take place. Due to government restrictions, even workdays were cancelled for several months.
It is very satisfying to be able to report that this year 2019 has been all about increasing biodiversity on the CREOS site. Within the space of one year the new management plan has been prepared, presented and also largely implemented!
This has been a busy year for CREOS, with a focus on both maintaining and improving the site. Workday volunteers, with the help of TCV, managed to keep the footpaths in good repair