Volunteers met in Pentney where John explained that the Laurel bushes near the entrance were to be trimmed back and reduced in height. The large Laurel inside the grounds then all needed to be reduced to 1m in height. Using loppers and saws volunteers trimmed the Laurels; then the cut branches piled for shredding at a later date. Larger trunks were moved to a field for burning. In a different part of the garden an area of bamboo was brush cut and young saplings of maple cut down and added to the shredding pile.. There was a brief break in the middle of morning for coffee, tea and biscuits kindly supplied by the owners of the property.
