Uckfield Millennium Green: A Haven for Nature and Community

UCKFIELD MILLENNIUM GREEN TRUST

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING will be held on

Tuesday 28th May 2024

at

Ridgewood Village Hall, Ridgewood TN22 5TG

At 7.00p.m.

Followed by Coffee/Tea and Biscuits

All are Welcome

Please note that this time differs from the time previously mentioned in the April newsletter.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:-

• Present
• Apologies
• Minutes of the Last Meeting 30.5.23
• Matters Arising
• Consider the Adoption of the Trust’s Report 31.3.24
• Consider the Adoption of the Trust’s Inspected Accounts 31.12.23
• Resolution: Change of Trust Document to enable the amount of new surfaced areas to be increased from 500 sqm to 0.2 hectares.
• Chairman’s Report
• Any Other Business

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"2024 Work Parties

Mondays

Volunteers are on the Green carrying out maintenance most Mondays from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Please contact us on info@uckfieldmillenniumgreen.co.uk if you would like to join in.

Saturday Work Parties

Working Parties are also held throughout the year for the local community to be involved in the maintenance of the Green.

These are held on Saturdays from 9.30 to 12.30 on the following dates for 2024:-

• Feb 10th

• August 10th

• April 13th  

• October 12th

• June 22nd

• December 7th

Notices will be posted on the entrance gates a week before the working parties, also follow us on Facebook and Instagram”

The Cyclamen herald the Winter to come as the Green slowly turns to gold as that Winter will take ahold...

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 30th May 2023 at Bridge Cottage, High Street, Uckfield TN22 1AZ

The meeting will start at 7.00pm and will be followed by Coffee/Tea and biscuits.

All are welcome to hear what has been happening on the Green over the last year, and our plans going forward.

Agenda:

1 Present

2 Apologies

3 Minutes of the Last Meeting 31.05.2022

4 Matters Arising

5 Consider the adoption of the Trust’s Report 31.03.2023

6 Consider the adoption of the Trust’s Inspected Accounts 31.03.2022

7 Chairman’s Report

8 Any other business

Our next working party is planned for Sat 16th September from 9.30 to 12.30.

We’ll be clearing thistles, brambles and blackthorn from the picnic and play area. For anyone interested in helping out we’ll be meeting at the Picnic Area, gloves, small forks and secateurs will be useful, but tools can also be provided on the day.

We’ll be breaking for tea and coffee at 11.00 if anyone would like to stop by for a chat.

Planned dates for other work parties through 2023 are; June 24th, August 5th, September 16th, October 28th, December 9th.

There are patches of Bluebells in full cry around various areas of the Green.

Enchanting and iconic, bluebells are a favourite with the fairies and a sure sign spring is in full swing. The violet glow of a bluebell wood is an incredible wildflower spectacle. See them while you can, in on and around Bob's & Gordon's Walks.

The Wild primrose is a popular native wildflower, with pale yellow flowers. It is low growing and is highly versatile; perfect in borders, wildlife woodland areas or naturalised into grass. Likewise it is lovely under deciduous trees where it will flower in early Spring from March to May before the leaf canopy creates shade.

We have taken advantage of the excavator still being on the Green to remove diseased Ash and other wind blown trees in clay pit 2 in advance of the second pond restoration later in the year. The trees will soon be chipped and laid on some of the muddier paths.

This pond is the larger of the two and with a sunnier aspect it should attract an abundance of insects such as dragonflies and damselflies.