F- Troop - Monday 8th March 2010

We had a fantastic day at F-Troop today with more helpers turning up which shared the load.

We welcomed a new member to F-Troop today who will help me with the garden work and that is Georgina Lamb. Welcome Georgina & thank you for your valuable help today.

Those I saw at F-Troop work today were Martin Gallagher, Garry Trigg, Arthur Verlander, Geoff Bridge, Bruce White, Warren Gray, Doug Incoll, Duncan Dyer, Peter Martin, Des Wilson, Yvonne Wilson, Georgina Lamb, Di Beechey and Anne Burgess.

Many hands make light work & so it was today with so many tasks being achieved.

Our main project today was to secure a roof to the old container that we have taken over as security for our maintenance tools & equipment. We have a secure, dry area for storage which will be very useful for us.

Duncan Dyer, Martin Gallagher, Des Wilson, Geoff Bridge & Bruce White removed a dangerous nuisance tree near the storage container & fixed some weatherproof roofing to the container to keep our tools & equipment safe and dry.

Warren Gray & Doug Incoll took charge of hedging and rubbish pick up. They trimmed the hedges at the 2nd, 8th, 7th and 12th as well as raking paths and picking up garden rubbish.

Peter Martin & Arthur Verlander put a new backing board at the white pebble garden at the wedding garden area. This was to stop dirt & pine leaves from washing through the pebbles when we have heavy downfalls of rain. Peter & Arthur also did some big loose timber pickups around the course.

Garry Trigg did a long shift on the rough cutter.

Yvonne Wilson fertilized and watered the gardens at the front of the clubhouse taking particular care of the gardenias which are responding to the TLC that Yvonne has been giving them. After morning tea Yvonne & Des did some maintenance on their gardens at the 5th, 14th & 15th.

Di Beechey, Georgina Lamb & I had a big morning in the gardens at the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, the wedding garden area, front of the clubhouse and 1st and 10th tees as well as raking paths, tees and lawn areas. Di hosed down the underneath area of the clubhouse & around the BBQ area.

Anne Burgess trimmed the bougainvilleas at the back of the 10th green.

Morning tea was a grand affair with 16 of us enjoying ham and cheese croissants fresh from the oven - just delicious ! Thanks John & Nick. It is no wonder our Greens Committee leader Mark Stimpson arrives every Monday just in time for F-Troop discussions AND morning tea.

As I said before "many hands make light work" and the extra hands today were a great help.

YES! WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!