Nature's Waking Up!

Recent weed clearance in the pond, saw all kinds of creatures landing in the small boat we were using for the job.
We had newts; dragonfly larve; damselfly nymphs; flatworms; pond snails and water boatman, to name but a few!
It's fantastic to see the pond teaming with life, just one year on from the major clearance work that was carried out.
There is already some spawn in the pond, but I would like to remind people not to take it away! Even more importantly, please don't add anything - not wildlife or plants to the pond. It spreads diseases and it is illegal!!
We hope to run some pond dipping workshops in the near future - so watch this space.

Up coming events:

Easter Coffee Morning at the Western Hotel, St Ives 10am - Noon, with a tombola, cake stall and raffle!

Good Friday Model Yacht Sailing - Friday 22nd April. Competition details:-

Good Friday - Model Yacht Sailing on Consols 22nd April 2011—approx 10am –12noon

Best Dressed Yacht Competition

(Sponsored by Robin Brampton)

First Prize £50

Second and Third Prizes £25 each

· Entrants must be under 16 and must be children or grand-children of people living in TR26 area

· Must be a sail boat with no motor of any kind

· Boat must sail on the Pond on Good Friday

· Boat must be 1-2½ feet bow to stern

· £1 entry fee and must be registered by 10.30am

· Judging at 11.30am

Refreshments for sale in the Chapel. There will also be display boards in the Chapel showing the Pond—Past, Present and Future, and a cake stall to raise much needed funds

Hope to see you there!

Lastest news from Consols Pond

More wonderful news regarding the continued regeneration of the Pond. Brown trout have now been seen feeding and jumping out of the water; and even better than that, there is a Kingfisher regularly visisting the Pond! How fantastic is that?

Following a bird watching session to see the Kingfisher, my eleven year old daughter Chloe was inspired to ask if Consols Pond Association could form a Junior Member Group called 'Kingfishers'. Chloe put together a proposal which was presented to the committee at their meeting on Wednesday 3rd November. The committee were very impressed with Chloe's proposal, stating that engaging children was vital for the sustainability of the Pond and for the environment in general. It was decided to move the idea forward with a view to getting the group up and running early in the New Year.

Consols Pond Association will be holding a:

Coffee Morning

on Saturday 20th November

at The Western Hotel,

Royal Square, St Ives

between 10 - 12

Great raffle prizes, tombola, cake stall

Tea & Coffee

Please come along and support us!

AGM - 11th August 2010

Our AGM saw Terry Tonkin, a valued member of the committee, stand down due to other commitments, many thanks to Terry for all his help and support. All other committee members were voted back for another year and they would like to take this opportunity to 'Welcome' Suzanne Tanner who fills the vacancy left by Terry's departure.

Copies of the Chairman's AGM summary are available on request from: mandy_boyd@sky.com

Big Lottery Funding!

Wow! What Fantastic News!

Consols Pond Association has secured over £9,000 of Big Lottery Funding! These funds will allow the Association to construct a decked platform to facilitate access for all on the Zennor road side of the pond. Giving everyone in the community the opportunity to push boats out on Good Friday and to do pond dipping in order to study the diverse range of creatures living in the pond. What this space for progress reports!

Consols Pond Fun Day!

Consols Pond Fun Day

Saturday 31st July 2010
At Hellesveor Chapel, Consols – 11am til 4pm

Splat the Rat ~Balls in the Bucket ~ Name the Doll
Chuck-A-Duck ~ Tombola ~ Lucky Dip
Higher or Lower ~ Tuck Shop
Ice Creams ~ Cream Teas ~ Refreshments

Come along and have a great time!

Life Returns to the Pond

Life is definately returning to the Pond - On Monday I was delighted to see a small fish, a newt and some tadpoles!!!!!!!!!!!

There is also plenty of insect life - pond skaters, water boatmen and the flys over the water have attracted swallows - isn't nature wonderful?

Work has begun on the bank in order to make it ready for an event planned for the end of July - WATCH THIS SPACE!!

May - What's the latest?

Thankfully the algae problem seems to have settled at little, at least it's not getting any worse! And the concern about blue/green algae seems to no longer be a worry.

Looking ahead, this month should see us putting in our funding applications. Fingers crossed for this as almost all our plans hinge on us securing these funds.

Volunteers will be asked to work on the bank on the Chapel side of the pond in June, ahead of a Fun Day that we are hoping to hold in conjunction with Hellesveor Chapel at the end of July.

Watch this space for further updates!