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Happy new year to you both to🎉

A wonderful thing you are doing All the very best to you both.

Thank you.

RELATED TOPIC RE: PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT_Petition update Save the Whale and the Snail: Stop Nuclear Waste Services Blasting the Irish Sea The "Gateway to the Lakes" Atomic Wastes and Acid Mine Pollution Marianne Birkby Milnthorpe, United Kingdom 17 Nov 2024 Dear Friends, An update on the Irish Sea saga The nuclear industry's impact on our seas continues and in the case of the Irish Sea and Whitehaven harbour the impacts of radioactive wastes are magnified. Heavy metals in acid mine pollution have been gushing into the harbour known as the "Gateway to the Lakes" since 2022. It is now known that the presence of heavy metals enhance the impacts of radioactive waste - a double whammy. There have been no banner headlines in the national press and precious little about this in the local press. There have however been brilliant letters/opinion pieces in the press, in the Welsh regional paper Cambrian News Elly Foster writes: “The Sellafield nuclear disposal facility mainly deals with nuclear waste decommissioning and storage. Campaigners from Radiation Free Lakeland commissioned a report on pollution in Whitehaven harbour. Funded by private donations, here are some of the findings: We knew that there would be uranium and radon in the silt in the harbour as a result of the acid mine pollution gushing into the harbour from old and deep mines but in the silt in Whitehaven harbour is a highly radioactive element called Americium 241 - this can only have come from the nuclear industry- how it got there- via the Irish Sea from Sellafield discharges or via the decades of nuclear waste transports - or both - remains to be tested”. It has taken two years for the authorities to admit that the acid mine pollution is causing harm and that the harbour silt should not be ingested or paddled in - of the radioactive wastes in the harbour there is not a peep. Some time ago I wrote to Sellafield and the Whitehaven Youth Project on behalf of Radiation Free Lakeland urging the nuclear industry to ditch their much heralded Seabin project and stop exposing children to the contaminated harbour water and silt Sellafield wrote back putting the responsibility for children's welfare onto the Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project. The nuclear industry have a vested interest in greenwashing radioactive wastes which can only have come from Sellafield. Here is the letter I wrote: “Dear Whitehaven Harbour Youth Project, The seabins are an excellent idea to clean up plastic pollution but the pollution in Whitehaven Harbour is far more insidious. We asked Sellafield if they had tested the silt from the seabins in respect of health and safety of children and young people working with the bins. Sellafield replied that this was Whitehaven Youth Project's responsibility. We do not agree especially as our own investigations into the pollution in Whitehaven Harbour includes not only dangerous acid mine pollution but also highly radioactive elements such as Americium 241 in the silt which can only have come from Sellafield. We urge you not to expose children to this pollution which if inhaled or ingested is dangerous to health. Here is our own report into the pollution which is ongoing. We have asked the authorities to routinely test the water and silt but the testing has been minimal - for example the silt on the lip of the culvert in Queen’s Dock should be tested - but has not.” We would like to do more sampling and testing, if people have the means to help there is a crowdfunder but another way to help is to get this into the public consciousness - write letters to the press, talk about it and ask why this is not being urgently addressed given the ongoing devastating health impacts on marine life and humans with no end in sight. Having dumped radioactive wastes down their pipeline into the Irish Sea for decades Sellafield have been asked to provide their expertise to solve the acid mine pollution gushing into the harbour. Sellafield have a vested interest in pretending all is well - to this end they (ie we) have even funded a £multi-million watersports centre on the harbour called the Edge for families to paddle about in the contaminated harbour silt. This should be repurposed as a centre for investigations into ongoing pollution incidents! Onwards and Upwards

Why don’t you make a house for an eagle?

Poor wee Grace doesn't have the strength to use the pruners, but at least she tried.

Grace is cool.

excellent

This is great news

i've had to dig out maple trees - i am not a fan - they send out roots hither and yon and it's a bugger to get them all out. if you don't then, they'll sprout another tree - arg!

Wonderful news, I love to hear stories of rewilding

I’ve sent you 10 euros sorry it couldn’t be more but I missed out on being one of the 3 million rich pensioners 😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

It’s a fantastic thing your doing, every little helps

bees love lavender

HERMOSO¡👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 SANTIAGO-CHILE🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

Are you going to plant any vines that produce grapes that can be turned into wine or is that controlled by local government or the farmers?

Jack black has REAAAAALLY been working on his accent. I support the cause though

i think that's the roc, marus - it lives in the mediterranean region, and has been known to pick up ships 😉

Do you get to decide were it going to go?

i have some special seeds for you my friend

When I met you in the summa

that is very cleaver

What a doll. You're doing a great job dad.

A tip for all to follow Cheers Marcus Back from Holibobs

Nice 👍

Awww.... Marcus.... Grandchildren will always give your heart a warm feeling.

I love your accent mate.

jeezo, i wish i could - that sounds like a great way to spend august!

Ooh maybe, if I can bring my dog? He’s an excellent hole-digger too if you need one.

Thank you.

COPY PASTE: Petition update_Save the Whale and the Snail: Stop Nuclear Waste Services Blasting the Irish Sea Good News - First Nations of the wider area of Ontario and Manitoba vehemently oppose the plans for NUCLEAR DUMPING - Marianne Birkby Milnthorpe, United Kingdom 12 Aug 2024 Canada's nuclear waste plans in Ignace, Ontario are held up as an example of "community engagement" by the UK's Nuclear Waste Services. However the First Nations of the wider area of Ontario and Manitoba have taken a stand vehemently opposing the plans for a deep nuclear dump and have now made an official statement of opposition. Chris Skead, Chief of Wauzhusk Onigum has said “This deep geological repository poses and unprecedented threat to the integrity, safety, and sanctity of Kabapikotawangag and its surrounding environments. It has the potential to compromise the health, welfare, and cultural heritage of our Anishinaabeg people,” Chief Skead went on to explain that “Section 29(2) of UNDRIP requires states to take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials takes place in our territory without our free, prior and informed consent. As stewards of the lands and waters in our territory, we have not provided our free, prior, and informed consent.” “As Treaty 3 rights-holders, we have a duty to protect and safeguard Kabapikotawangag (also known as Lake of the Woods). We cannot let this type of project move forward,” Chief Skead continued. Cumbrian campaigners have sent a message of thanks and solidarity.. "A whole hearted Thank You from Cumbria UK for your strong stand against the nuclear waste dumping plans in Ontario. Your principled stand gives us inspiration here in Cumbria where nuclear waste dumping plans have been successfully opposed many times but the rules keep being rewritten and now the plan is back with a vengeance with the wider region (not that large in Canadian terms with Cumbria being around 100 miles from end to end) being excluded from having any say while those immediately in the vicinity of the plans are being showered with “poisoned sweets” £millions of public money. Money cannot bring back polluted land and sea and your stand gives us renewed hope, thank you!" Lakes Against Nuclear Dump, Cumbria UK More information here: www.lakesagainstnucleardump.com/post/first-nations-tribal-council-in-ontario-and-manitoba-have-declared-opposition-to-nuclear-dump-plans The Turn of the Screw - the Plan for Nuclear Waste Dumping Under the Lake District’s Coast

very well done on what you done so far - did you lose any trees due to the dry & hot weather?

Is it worth getting the university involved with your trees, especially your grassland? Aberystwyth Pwllpeiran Campus was the EU's main base for grass studies and research for Europe and I bet the location has changed since 2016.

What did he say😂😂

if you want we could make a website and also geotage the map with all the trees and signs etc

lovely day for it 😊

My dumbass thought you were vsauce

Cool!

I'm glad my tree is doing so well! One I planted here a few years ago is dying!

❤️ 🐝 🌳

You forgot the link!

Around 7 mins, you said something great.... as in you're going to end up planting more than you thought... Well done, .....👏

Thank you.

I suggest a gentle dry microfibre cloth Then very carefully and safely ( of course) Wipe each leaf till clean. Happy Friday everyone

Were Yew trees part of the French landscape?

Looking very nice

sthil has tree discs so you can mow around the tree and a border of four and five cm of grass remains around the tree

Top tip Marcus if you turn the strimmer around and have the guard up against the tree it doesn't damage it, I do this when strimming my garden when going around the trees.

Ants

Nice.