An offer to go behind the cabins with you Elaine is an offer no man can refuse..Holkerbird wrote:Still after volunteers for three hours.........anyone?.Posts: 2927
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Konaldo wrote:An offer to go behind the cabins with you Elaine is an offer no man can refuse..Holkerbird wrote:Still after volunteers for three hours.........anyone?.Posts: 2927
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I might go behind the stewards cabin with biggest fans.
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Hi Spirit-
What we working on this Sunday and what time will volunteers be meeting at the ground.
What we working on this Sunday and what time will volunteers be meeting at the ground.
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Hiya Jonty,Jonty wrote:Hi Spirit-
What we working on this Sunday and what time will volunteers be meeting at the ground.
Our M A lads are a bit earlier risers than your crew, we'll be there from 9:00 - plenty to do (as usual) so if anyone fancies putting in an hour or two just turn up, we've got the gloves & tools so just yourself needed.
You can park in front of the reception & get access through the big gate by turnstile 'C' (by the BDF shop)
I hope there are one or two area's around the ground that people can notice a slight change for the better in by now.
Something else I've noticed over the past couple of weeks is people at the ground going out of their way to put their rubbish in the bins, whether this has to do with the stadium announcements or just because the bins are now cleaned out & spread around the ground (or a bit of both) it's quiet encouraging to see.
9:00 AM, it'd be nice to see some new faces down there tomorrow.
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Today was my first visit to the ground for a while and it definitely looking a lot neater and tidier; well done to all concerned.
As for the rubbish .... who would dare incur the wrath of our Litter Warden, who is also doing a good job?
As for the rubbish .... who would dare incur the wrath of our Litter Warden, who is also doing a good job?
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I am getting a sense of pride when I walk to the ground nowadays.
Yesterday I noticed in particular how clean and tidy the area as you walk up to reception was and also the car park---- not one bit of litter.
I happened to be there when the bin men arrived and I pointed out how tidy the bins were lined up (having just done them!!) and I expected them to be put back in the same position!
They were.
Keep up the good work.
Yesterday I noticed in particular how clean and tidy the area as you walk up to reception was and also the car park---- not one bit of litter.
I happened to be there when the bin men arrived and I pointed out how tidy the bins were lined up (having just done them!!) and I expected them to be put back in the same position!
They were.
Keep up the good work.
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Well if that had nowt to do with you Elaine it had to be Peter who was there last Sunday, he would rival you as Barrows best litter picker (he hasn't got your looks thoughHolkerbird wrote:Yesterday I noticed in particular how clean and tidy the area as you walk up to reception was and also the car park---- not one bit of litter.
I'm sure he won't mind me saying this but I've often seen him walking down Hawcoat lane picking up other peoples litter, if only there were more like you two....on second thoughts, there'd be about half a million bin men out of a job
Steelworks End wrote:Today was my first visit to the ground for a while and it definitely looking a lot neater and tidier
That's really good to hear, there'll be a few more problem corners sorted tomorrow morning hopefully. Making the turnstiles look better will be A Job coming up shortly, better for the people who work in them & a better impression to give to any away, or home supporters as they enter the ground.
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Bit of a disappointing turnout today through one reason or another, which led us to have to let Steve Leonard down with the pick up his donated items. Sorry about that Steve, we'll try & arrange another day if possible.
Eight people down there today, Myself, Jonty, Mrssenorita, Peter, Neil, Russ & a bloke & young lad who I completely forgot to mention last week, sorry.
Bloke & young lad & Jonty did a cracking job of picking up the usual rubbish that gets left around after a match including clearing our a lot of crap from under the floodlight area's.
Mrssenorita & Peter had a massive job of moving paint tins, bench's & shed loads of rubbish from the car park & stewards cabin area, it really is a big improvement.
I (hopefully) helped the look of the ground by taking down all the fencing around the floodlights & putting it back up in a more tidy & solid looking way rather than it looking like it had just been thrown there.
Neil (our spark) was working on the last of the electrics in the M.A. which included putting up brackets & the extra wire's for us to be able to use the strip lighting that Edmundsons Electrical supplied.
I can see four, possibly five big job's coming up in the very near future -
1/ Removing the rest of the rubbish from under the main stand, there really is a lot to be shifted so we'll be hoping for more people to become involved for a morning or two in the next month or so.
2/ This is one we really do need bodies for - moving fencing, steelwork, signs etc, etc from the stewards cabin area to store in the M.A. we cant expect a couple of people to shift all of this a couple of hundred yards on their own.
3/ Possibly knocking down Vaughens old car park to enable us to close off that daft looking recess on Wilkie Rd, another big job that will need more people to chip in.
4/ Doing something with the wall of plywood at the HSE which when you take a close look at it cannot last much longer. A cheap option would be to take all the plywood off & paint what is underneath which looks like just the back of the tin sheeting that faces Holker St, so that's not too bad really.
5/ Trying to make the turnstiles a lot better looking for people coming into the ground & more comfortable for the people who work there.
Help with any of the above would be greatly appreciated & will probably take place on Sunday mornings, I'll post on here as & when it needs a prompt.
I know I keep mentioning this but there are nearly a thousand people who watch the footy & probably a hundred who read the forum on a regular basis yet we still seem to struggle to get more than the people we already have involved. It might not be everyones cup of tea, people might work on Sundays, it might just be your day off & you want to relax but we really could do with a couple more each time we're down there just to help make it that bit easier.
Either PM or reply on here if you can help out in any way in the coming months.
Eight people down there today, Myself, Jonty, Mrssenorita, Peter, Neil, Russ & a bloke & young lad who I completely forgot to mention last week, sorry.
Bloke & young lad & Jonty did a cracking job of picking up the usual rubbish that gets left around after a match including clearing our a lot of crap from under the floodlight area's.
Mrssenorita & Peter had a massive job of moving paint tins, bench's & shed loads of rubbish from the car park & stewards cabin area, it really is a big improvement.
I (hopefully) helped the look of the ground by taking down all the fencing around the floodlights & putting it back up in a more tidy & solid looking way rather than it looking like it had just been thrown there.
Neil (our spark) was working on the last of the electrics in the M.A. which included putting up brackets & the extra wire's for us to be able to use the strip lighting that Edmundsons Electrical supplied.
I can see four, possibly five big job's coming up in the very near future -
1/ Removing the rest of the rubbish from under the main stand, there really is a lot to be shifted so we'll be hoping for more people to become involved for a morning or two in the next month or so.
2/ This is one we really do need bodies for - moving fencing, steelwork, signs etc, etc from the stewards cabin area to store in the M.A. we cant expect a couple of people to shift all of this a couple of hundred yards on their own.
3/ Possibly knocking down Vaughens old car park to enable us to close off that daft looking recess on Wilkie Rd, another big job that will need more people to chip in.
4/ Doing something with the wall of plywood at the HSE which when you take a close look at it cannot last much longer. A cheap option would be to take all the plywood off & paint what is underneath which looks like just the back of the tin sheeting that faces Holker St, so that's not too bad really.
5/ Trying to make the turnstiles a lot better looking for people coming into the ground & more comfortable for the people who work there.
Help with any of the above would be greatly appreciated & will probably take place on Sunday mornings, I'll post on here as & when it needs a prompt.
I know I keep mentioning this but there are nearly a thousand people who watch the footy & probably a hundred who read the forum on a regular basis yet we still seem to struggle to get more than the people we already have involved. It might not be everyones cup of tea, people might work on Sundays, it might just be your day off & you want to relax but we really could do with a couple more each time we're down there just to help make it that bit easier.
Either PM or reply on here if you can help out in any way in the coming months.
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Nice pleasant morning this morning and after a welcome 3 points yesterday it had a different feel about it this morning compared to the last session.
The paint lying in the stewards area is all in a controlled area now and on a data base so we know what we have and can look further out to the jobs coming up what to use it on hence no added costs. Also looking to repair the hole in the gents crossbar toilet ceiling soon and cut some wood and fibre board ready to do it as soon as I can get down next. Lots of projects on the plan, lots of ideas on the forum and lots of initiative ideas from those down the ground, all in all, coming together nicely.
Remember, the only reward are the fruits of your labour and the pride of helping the club out...thats all
The paint lying in the stewards area is all in a controlled area now and on a data base so we know what we have and can look further out to the jobs coming up what to use it on hence no added costs. Also looking to repair the hole in the gents crossbar toilet ceiling soon and cut some wood and fibre board ready to do it as soon as I can get down next. Lots of projects on the plan, lots of ideas on the forum and lots of initiative ideas from those down the ground, all in all, coming together nicely.
Remember, the only reward are the fruits of your labour and the pride of helping the club out...thats all
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anybody know if something is happening this sunday morning at the ground-will it be open for further maintenance/cleaning?
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I will be there from 9.30am onwards.
Plenty of jobs to do if you can make it.
See you Sunday morning
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Bring yer mams for the perfect start to mothers day....!!!!!!ha
Cant make it tomorrow John
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I'll be dropping some bit's & piece's off for the M A today with Steve Leonard that he has kindly donated. I'll also be having a look at what's needed to bring the Billy Child's bench up to scratch but won't be down there tomorrow.
Next week (weather permitting) will hopefully see a decent turn-out as there's a fair bit of dragging steelwork/wood/old signs & the like around. A trailer or two would also be really helpful as we need to get rid of the rest of the crap from under the main stand, there's also another amount of scrap ready to go & get weighed in and throw in a few areas that need a lick of paint - so plenty to do for young or old, male or female.
Next week (weather permitting) will hopefully see a decent turn-out as there's a fair bit of dragging steelwork/wood/old signs & the like around. A trailer or two would also be really helpful as we need to get rid of the rest of the crap from under the main stand, there's also another amount of scrap ready to go & get weighed in and throw in a few areas that need a lick of paint - so plenty to do for young or old, male or female.
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It will be interesting to know being a planner, John/Ian but when is that skip down the crossbar end planned to being emptied......or how much is it to get it emptied, Starting to overflow a bit and if we had an empty skip, we could really crack in from there into the next batch of work....any ideas????
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