August 2004

• Hundreds of pounds raised for the Dales Trust Fund as people are sponsored walking 'TheDaleWay' - if your interested in helping raise funds please email us

21st Aug - Waymarker signs with The Dale Way logo have been made, and the post fitted.Big thanks to Jonathon, Christine, Martin, Jack, Steven, Jake, Chris, Bowker, Josh and Callum for their hard work

20th Aug - Bench moved into place in Coed-y-garth. Big thanks to Paul & Yvonne for use of their field and Ian for his time and JCB!

18th Aug - Our youngest walker has registered, Ellie (Dales cousin) is just 20 months old.

15th Aug - Oak log moved near Garth Mill and has now been carved into a fantastic bench

8th Aug - Met Jim Heath (Wood Carver) and cut oak at Kinsale Golf Course in preparation for sculptured bench at Coed-y-Garth

July 2004

Jim Heath started work on the oak sculptured bench that's going into Coed-Y-Garth. Big thanks to Eddie and Ian for working on these arrangements and we still have the logistical challenge of moving a big lump of oak from Kinsale Golf Course to Coed-Y Garth!

Site update to include the New Country Side Code introduced this month (you've probably seen the Creature Comfort ads on TV)  "Respect, Protect, Enjoy"

Sponsorship forms added to the web site. We are raising money to build a climbing wall in Mostyn.

Added Memories Page, where you can leave and read stories,  anecdotes and poems about Dale

1st - Met with Patrick Heesom and John Richards at Garth Mill. The council are supporting us 100% with the walk. Leaflets and waymarkers to be arranged soon and possibly a sculpture! We may need volunteers to help with maintenance before the walk, if your interested please email me. Tony Warding

1st - Special Assembly at Holywell High. The school has purchased two glass display cabinets for the main hall and they currently have photos taken by Dale. In the new term there will be photos of the walk on display and later an annual photography competition with an Environmental theme open to all students. Click here to view the School Newsletter

1st - Holywell High newsletter published details of the Walk.

1st - Books to Bryn Pennant. Dale had an extensive library of nature, photography and wildlife books. Dale thoroughly enjoyed his time at this primary school and we thought that this was a great place for the books to be.

1st - The Head Teachers of Holywell & Bryn Pennant have offered their support and involvement in developing the walk and web-site in the new school year.

June

28th Paul Parry, a local historian, provided lots of excellent information on the history around the walk. To be published on this web site soon.

24th Meet with council to discuss getting the walk officially named 'The Dale Way'

Bryn Pennant school, Mostyn, announced they are to plant a tree in remembrance of Dale some time in the Autumn

April

Mostyn Estates offer to plant a Lime Tree in the woods in memory of Dale. The tree will be planted on Sunday 14th November, one year since Dale left us. Gaynor and Tony  really appreciate this generous offer as it will be a positive action on a very sad day.

March

Registration system put live on this web site to get an idea of number of people attending

Woodland trust discussed wood sculpture option

Date set for walk - Sunday 29th August

Wrote to Mostyn Estates about bench, wood and walk.

Wrote to Flintshire Council and Woodland Trust to introduce idea of Memorial Walk

Met with Local Ramblers Association General Secretary to discuss ideas for walk

Met with Richard from Mostyn Saw Mill

Many walks around Coed y Garth, Mostyn Hall, Tre-Mostyn. The dogs and I are getting fitter!

15th - This web site put live. My first attempt at Web Publishing, so that's the excuses out of the way. This early version  needs a lot of work but I want to share it with as many people as possible to ensure we get maximum feedback, input and involvement for the memorial walk. 

January 2004

Decided a Memorial Walk was a good way of remembering Dales' 16 birthday.

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