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Amwell Local Fundraisers Christmas Party
"before the drinks were served"
12th Dec 2009 |
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Creation of Heartwood Forest gets underway
The 28th
November 2009 was a very special day for everyone who has been
involved with Heartwood Forest. After many months of planning and
hard work the very first trees were planted and the whole community
celebrated by planting trees.
Lady
Verulam, the patron of the project was there to say and few
words about how special this project is and plant one of the very
first trees, as well as the Woodland Trust’s chief executive, Sue
Holden and three children who have taken part in the countrywide
Tree For All tree planting project
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Switching On the Christmas Lights (27th
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Remembrance Day 8th Nov 2009 |
3 photos by N Rowe |
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Farmer's Market 18th Oct
2009 |
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Saturday 12th Sept. 2009 -
Wheathampstead Horticulture Club annual exhibition in the Memorial
Hall. |
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14th August 2009.
Environmental Agency yearly fish survey of the Wheathampstead section of
the River Lee. This was carried out over a 100m stretch of the
river near the Meads. Same section is used each time.
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A net is put across the river to stop more fish entering the test
area whilst the survey is being carried out. |
The sweep is made from the down stream end. Anode loops are
moved through the water to enable fish to be caught in the nets and
placed into a tank in the boat. |
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The sweep is continued up the river until the net barrier is reached. |
Each fish is taken out of the tank, identified. The types found were
Dace, Barbel, Gudgeon, Roach, Chub, Minnow, Stickleback, Perch |
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The length is measured and recorded for each fish.
A single scale is removed to identify the age of the fish from its'
rings (much like rings on a tree).
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An example of one of the larger Chubs caught. The largest fish
caught was a Chub of 435mm in length. Also caught was a 260mm
Dace which is quite big for this species. |
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Many thanks to the Environmental
Agency for their friendliness on the day and for providing the
information about the types and size of fish measured. |
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The newly elected Mayor of St Albans, Chris Oxley
visits 'Four Limes'. |
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The Mayor explained the historical content of his role and the
Mace Bearer explained the function of the Mace, presented by Charles
II in 1660. |
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Wheathampstead Dramatic Society
Wheathampstead Dramatic Society
