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News from The Friends of Tincombe. Stay Tuned!
Tincombe has its very first picnic bench– Thank you Tamar Landscapes Ltd This magnificent addition to Tincombe Green has been made and most generously donated to Tincombe Park by Tamar Landscapes Ltd. Installed on Friday 24th March 2023. NOT ONLY DID TAMAR LANDSCAPES BUILD AND DONATE OUR FIRST PICNIC BENCH BUT THEY ALSO CAME OUT AND INSTALLED IT FOR US! I can only […]
Due to the great success of the first Tincombe Tea Party held in August 2021 we are glad to announce the Tincombe Tea Party is back and is scheduled to be held on 6th August 2022 at 2pm till 6pm. As last year the Sunset Swing Band will be playing and there will be tea […]
The Friends of Tincombe were overjoyed when the Saltash Scrapstore decided to donate Tincombe Park a modern recycled bench. On 6th February 2022 Peter Ryland and the Saltash Scrapstore committee officially opened this bench which has a view over Trematon Fort and St. Stephens Church. A massive team effort has gone into creating this restful […]
14 apple trees and 2 cherry were planted on 15th January 2022 toward the Queen’s Jubilee Green Canopy. CORMAC and the Environment Agency have funded these fruit trees and the special thing about them is that they are all from the Tamar Valley. Some have some very interesting names such as pigs snout and lady’s fingers. The complete list will be available soon and each tree will […]
In December 2021 we planted dozens of Woodland Trees which were donated to the Friends of Tincombe by the Woodland Trust. We have planted 5 Rowan trees along Bramble Walk, 15 Silver Birch at The Drains below Slate Island, a few Rowan and Wild Cherry at the top of Greenfield and some more Rowan at Oaklands Field.
Our second hand made sleeper bench was installed by volunteers on 16th October 2021. This bench sits between the two main parts of the Orchard and has a view of Greenfield down to Maybrook Bridge.
Thank you to the COOP who have donated £200 toward a new bench here at Tincombe. Adam from the Saltash COOP came to Tincombe on the morning of 30th April 2021 to present the cheque. The donation was very gladly accepted by Karen Roberts on behalf of the Friends of Tincombe. The COOP have also […]
A Massive Thank You to the small team that planted the Willow Dome here at Tincombe on 25th April 2021 and to everyone one who has helped make this happen. So many people have made this happen. Firstly Shojiro Frank for donating all the Willows from his own garden and to his daughter for all […]
The Friends of Tincombe very first event with Cornwall Wildlife Trust took place on the 17th April 2021. Our very determined volunteers took on the massive task of clearing the pond weed! It was purposefully a small volunteering event in which the Friends of Tincombe helped Stuart from CWT to remove invasive (and illegal to […]
What a glorious weekend to be out with a fantastic group of volunteers from the Friends of Tincombe planting wild flowers! Despite the current limitations, a great time was had by everyone. Just as importantly the flora of Tincombe Green and Oaklands Field has been extended to give wildlife a better chance. As is in […]