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Indeed yesterday i passed my CS38 City and Guilds assessment, this enables me to climb trees professionally and to be insured to do it.

As part of the assessment i need to prove i can perform aerial rescue to aid fellow tree climbers that may have an injury, i passed this competently

I can now carry out tree work in the local Cannock area and beyond

At the end of this month i’m starting my CS39 training and hope to pass this too.

This week i’m on a City and Guilds tree course (cs38) up on Cannock Chase. Conditions have been interesting, mostly very windy.

The course allows me to enter trees with ropes and harness and peform aerial rescue of anyone injured whilst carrying out tree work.

It seems that here in South Staffs the weather has turned very mild indeed. It has been up to 12 degrees and very much ‘t-shirt’ weather for me.

I have noticed too that my lawn is growing at a fair old pace which is unusual for this time of year.

Scientists say that until recently, the chilly average winter temperature of under 5 degrees c kept lawns dormant until March. But milder weather between November and February has allowed grass to thrive, leading to an unseasonable surge in sales of mowers

Cold weather does not mean that all outdoor gardening must end. The gardens here in Cannock aren’t looking their best, but now is a good time for some of those garden jobs that will help you be better prepared for spring.

For starters, clean up the perennials and leaves that you allowed to remain, whether as food for the birds or to add some winter interest to your garden. Cut back ornamental grasses, and such. This will help alleviate compaction that occurs during the winter months. And you do not

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Now this caught my eye on the news up in Cannock today, no reason to discriminate against odd shaped veg in my opinion. All shaped veg and fruit are accepted at gardenchief towers. Most home grown garden veg isn’t up to supermarket shape standards, and more the better for it.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/27/ugly-fruit-vegetables-supermarkets-harvest

All this week i’ve been up Tixall, Stafford and Cannock Chase doing more training. This time trying to gain more City and Guilds certification. It’s the last day tomorrow, i’ve really enjoyed it, been with a great bunch of lads.

Thanks must go to Martin of Ian morgan Arb for excellent training, professional, curteous and very knowledgable.
Here’s hoping to pass my assesment next Tuesday!

EDIT: I did indeed pass, i now have my CS30/31 accreditation.

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