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The above pictures are, on the left, the start of the East Sand Barrier hazel rod fence and on the right, its near completion. This fence is now completely covered and was bounded on the outside by the Tender Mound, a rather disastrous experiment of putting dinghies on the beach. The dinghies collected as much sand as the hazel rods but not in such a disciplined manner! The West Sand Barrier has grown even bigger in the middle of the beach at its eastern end which is obviously where the sand drift really starts to build. The whole area is a observatory for sand in motion and seeing where it all ends up is a very interesting exercise - although it is very annoying for boat owners who do not have their boats inside a barrier!
In fact, it has been decided that no boats of any sort will be put outside the sand barriers in future. The sand that is collected usually dumps over the matting ramps and makes launching impossible at times.
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WORK PARTIES SPRING 2017
The Club has 4 wheelbarrows and 1 shovel!
Solo Work Party – Sunday 5th March.
Beforehand – need to check available gridding on winches. DONE and moved to solo park
.J Mend section of Road Roll J order more rope and make spacers. Acquire tyres
Relay black gridding on west track. Needs tyres dug in to hold chain straight. Dig out penultimate tyre and lengthen rope
Do not lay Road Roll yet
Lift beginning of wooden ramp
Lift all black gridding in East Exit.
Move boats out of this area inside fence Hopefully to be done by #Crew
Cruiser Work Party, - Saturday March 25th .
Bring spades, shovels, wheelbarrows
Beforehand - check availability of broken pieces of black gridding. Will it fit in rack spaces
J. Mend Brown Road roll. Acquire tyres
Clear any tenders to sin bin. Crew - Clear any remaining boats from inside fence and Ventures from outside
With tractor –
1. remove sand from inside fence to down beach or push though fence
2. Clear sand outside fence and flatten off area
3. Dig out sand from end of Tera park and around behind broom
4. Remove tender racks, flatten and cover in broken gridding to stop erosion
5. Shovel sand off any black gridding by store cabins
Relay wooden ramp and tighten strings Relay brown road roll with tyres buried every section
Clear out and clean outboard shed
Mend fence and staple half bottle along top to deflect the sand outwards J to get wood and bottles and spax screws - or youth party
Youth Work Party – Saturday, April 15th.
Bring spades shovels, wheelbarrow loppers etc More wheelbarrows in shed - 3768
You need to find about 8 tyres - small - and ask Clive about sleepers
De-bramble windsurfer/ Feva bank. Tera bank may have odd one.
Large broom at entrance to dinghy park is half dead. Needs dead part cutting off if time.
Sand
Clear sand from West Exit so that water can drain down hole beside wall
May need to dig some sand off alongside ramp on opposite side
East end of Tera park( near Melvin's boat) Bank needs digging out to make parking wider. Try to preserve any marram grass - very rare Probably in my dreams
Fencing
Rock berm - needs two posts to hold up paling fence to prevent erosion across the top
Outside East Barrier - needs a couple of posts halfway along to replace sunken ones
Needs new fence to join up new plank fence by East exit to spur of fence to protect newly planted Marram grass
Inside East Barrier - needs the odd broken post replacing.
# 20 Fence posts arriving Weds - . 6 more in M yard in Rt corner behind windsurfer racks.
Ramps
Black West Ramp Lay two sections of brown Road Roll at end of . Will need 3 cross pieces and three tires sunk vertically. Rope - will be provided. some ropes with posts behind Wsurfer racks
Wooden ramp - Lay three sections using 4 cross pieces and then the odd wide one at the end. this will need 4 tires sunk vertically. road Roll all mended but will need rope for cross pieces. will send reel. Hot cutter in M shed - ask.
Check wooden ramp to Lagoon. Replace Road roll cross pieces (needed for Road Roll ) with wooden planks. ARGUING WITH BARRY ABOUT THESE PLANKS
Sleeper wall
Need to ask Clive if he has any sleepers as yet. to go halfway down Wooden ramp where wall already started, Will need posts with nails to fix if sleepers available Will send nails
East Fence
Staple half bottle along top of East fence to deflect the sand outwards J to provide bottles In my dreams!
Dismantle and realign sleeper wall on East of West Exit. J will bring 6” nails and hacksaw blades, sledge hammer In my dreams.
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WORK PARTY SPRING 2016 March 13th
RUN BY SOLOS
East Ramp. Totally lifted and moved towards pontoon out of Dunes. 4-5 cross pieces replaced
East Exit - black gridding lifted and replaced
West ramp - Black Matting lifted where tide had undercut, filled and flattened.
Black Gridding - lifted, back filled and replaced
Brown Road Roll - one section laid at sea end
Generally - Seaweed collected off ramps and from around ramps. Grass dug up where growing along side ramps to prevent more dunes growing.
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WORK PARTY SPRING 2016 March 26th
RUN BY YOUTH SECTION
called by Sarah Mitchell / Rebecca Tuttle
Sand
Washdown area = partially cleared by yellow Holland
East Park by fence. -itch said he would clear but may need more doing
General concrete and gridding pathways - clearance of sand and grass
Brambles - Windsurfer bank and in front of tenders at East end of Teras
Fencing - Jane to supply posts and rope
New posts at west end of Feva park
New posts and rope around washdown area and West Exit
One new post outside West Barrier
New short posts alongside East Exit
Short prop posts alongside Tera Bank to keep Kayaks off grass
East Fence - needs 6 new planks. Have asked Mitch to order ??? Do we actually think it is necessary to refill this space?I think so as N wind has blown in lots of sand. Maybe ask Dougie what he thinks
East Exit Wall - needs extension of sleeper wall to keep sand off ramp. Have asked Mitch for old sleepers when cruisers have gone
Ramps - check along west ramp and remove any grass that is sprouting - plus roots!
Lagoon ramp - clear off sand and lay correctly
Fence at back of Tender Park - mend and erect short chestnut paling fence - wishfull thinking!
Anything else?
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WORK PARTY SPRING 2015
RUN BY SOLOS
1) Small gathering to lay new black griding and sort out remainder of ramps
WORK PARTY SPRING 2015
RUN BY YOUTH SECTION
called by Sarah Mitchell / Rebecca Tuttle
Projects :-
Alex and Bobcat - Need to get some sand removed beforehand
Carry - SLEEPERS, BLACK GRIDDING, FENCE POSTS AND T. POLE TO W EXIT
Latter FAILED
Members to Bring - Spades, Wheelbarrows, Loppers Secateurs
Materials already at Club - Posts, Paling and Wire, Gridding, Sleepers, Big Pole, Some shovels and spades, sledgehammer
Will be provided by Jane -Hammers, Staples, Nails, Ropes, Spacers, tape
Sledgehammer, Hacksaw, Saw, Ropes on request from membership and buy drain pipe, spirit level, staple gun, metal screwdriver and pliers, Cable ties and glue
1) Remove sand from West and East Exits of North Dinghy Park. DONE
Wheelbarrows and shovels/Shovels Lift black gridding and reposition DONE
2) Remove sand from park inside slatted fence??? Massive job! Mend and re-dig fence posts!!!! Glue, Cable ties Wheelbarrows, Spades and Shovels DONE
3) Fill, using this sand, low places in Tera, Feva and Laser parks (Concrete path high)
Alex and Bobcat. Wheelbarrows and Shovels DONE
4) Remove grotty green griding from path opp wash-down area - use for boat spaces Spades and Wheelbarrows DONE
5) Collect black griding from dustbin and lay in this path - after leveling Spades DONE
6) Dig trench and lay French Drain on left of West Exit. for pebbles from Main Slip Need drain pipe Spades and Wheelbarrows NOT DONE
7) Lay another 10’ of sleeper wall alongside this Drain - Split Sleepers behind dustbin
. Fence posts. Nails and Hammer, Sledgehammer DONE
8) Move old mooring bases dumped by both Exits into middle and arrange as tie downs
NOT DONE
8) Mend brown roll road (DONE) and lay track into lagoon after leveling pathway. Wheelbarrows and shovels/Spades Rope and Spacers, Tape DONE
10) Dig away grass and sand from under Wareham Solo to allow drainage Add to low spaces Wheelbarrows and Spades NOT DONE
11) Replace any broken 4’ posts on inside of Sandbarriers Posts Spades Staples DONE
Replace fence posts on outside of E Barrier New posts and Rope Sledgehammer DONE
12) De bramble Windsurfer Bank DONE
and extension of Tera banks Loppers and secateurs NOT DONE
13) Mend any chestnut paling fencing with replacement slats. Fiddly but quite possible.
Wire, Paling Staples and Hammers NOT DONE
14) Post and Rope fence - Lagoon / Beach. Remodel with Clove Hitches. NOT DONE
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Projects undertaken Spring 2014:- Date - Sunday, February 23rd. Start 10.00 am
1) Lift black matting and flatten surface.
Lift brown road roll and prepare surface for new no-floating black gridding coming later
Lay chains and possibly tyres to hold in place. Tyres?
DONE - MOSTLY
2) Rebuild sand deflector by West Exit . Collect sleepers and repair one from Lagoon Dune with timberlock screws. Dig in posts and nail thereto -
Posts, Screws, Drill and 6’” nails will be provided. Wedge and hammer / hacksaw
DONE
Clear sand from exit and bury end of matting so “no trip” NOT FINISHED
2.5) Clear up dinghy Park!!!! NOT DONE
3) Add new posts at west end of west sand barrier and east end of east sand barrier(Job last done very efficiently by George)
It is necessary to maintain these fences. If the “dunes” are damaged by being run over they will not do their job of keeping the sand out of the dinghy park DONE
3.5) Chop up dead wood by rock berm and fill with sand.
Clear any remaining rubble off beach. DONE
4) Dig out and reposition post for end of board fencing at East Exit. Screw planks in place. Special spax screws provided. Saw, spade, screwdriver, set square. DONE
4.5) Sort out and adjust wooden ramping DONE EXCEPT FOR SOME REPAIRS
5) Inside dinghy park near entrance to West Path - dig away sand and weeds from near inner tap to provide drainage for increasing and unnecessary pool. Sand and weeds can be put in places where there is a big dip DONE
6) Cut down dead broom on Lagoon Dune behind Dunes Block. Saw DONE
Roger and Barbara Palmer
JOBS STILL TO DO - YOUTH PARTY
1) CHESTNUT PALING AROUND PARK AND YARD
Replace fencing posts in chestnut fencing.
Raise and fix wire where rails have rotted
Collect broken posts for re-use
Pliers, hammer and sharp tool, Posts, staples x 2 sizes, sledge hammer and protective board
2) EAST SAND BARRIER Replace broken posts in post and rope fencing
Spade, Staples hammer, use 4’ recycled posts from 1)above
3) WEST EXIT
First tyre on left, lower and retie . Other tyres further out also need redigging as tide has uncovered/ lifted them againSpade
Dig out end of matting, lower and recover to prevent trip hazard. Spades
Extend sleeper wall on west side, 1 length - 5 high.
5 split sleepers, 2 posts, sledge hammer and board, 6” nails, hammer
East side, demolish wall and rebuild inside existing walls
Hacksaw blades, spades, 2 posts, 6” nails and hammer, sledgehammer and board
4) EAST EXIT - sleeper wall
Either - dig out behind wall enough to enable protruding sleeper to be knocked in
Put in more posts - Spades, Sledgehammer and board, posts, hammer and 6” nails
Or - demolish wall and rebuild sloping inwards timberlock screws, spanner 18V drill
5) 700 / TERA BANK
Cut out roots of brambles on top of East end of this bank. Try and preserve any grasses
West end done and hedge ( v small) planted Loppers, secateurs
Confer with Ian Swann - cricketers@ianswann.plus.com
6) TENDER RACKS to BUOY SHED
Clear brambles and remove old fencing if necessary, Loppers, secateurs
7) BONFIRE ON BEACH
Please burn all prunings downwind Firelighters and flame
8) Dig out notice boards from Sand Barriers and reposition. Spades Mallet and spike
9) CONCRETE WASHD-OWN AREA - WEST EXIT
Drill big holes in concrete to allow drainage
Hopefully to be done by staff as they may need big drill for something else - and when lots of people not around :-
Anything in orange produced by Jane
Club has spades and shovels and sledgehammer and other odd tools
People bring their own tools
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