It's not all pond visits and fun you know!

Well it is really but this May weekend was taken up with a different kind of fun......

The East Yorkshire Koi Society ground force event.

I have not gone mad it really happened.

Darren & Helen were in the process of rebuilding their pond, they had a hole and were ready for the concrete to create the base to house the bottom drain & for the walls to be built upon.

Darren had mentioned that he was having the concrete delivered and wondered if anybody was available to help...........
"Are you mad I thought?" "Im not barrowing tonnes of concrete on my weekend off" was my initial thought but the promise of bacon & sausage sarnies for brunch was the carrot I and others were swayed by to help.
One after another members of the E.Y.K.S volunterered to help, soon there was more than enough to make it a much easier job.

The Saturday morning arrived and sure enough everybody turned up to help move the concrete including Helens Dad who had the pleasure of moving the first barrow load of concrete and........spilt it!

Overloaded barrow, operator error or a flat tyre on the wheel barrow,
we will never know the reason why but with a helping hand from the others it was all soon cleared up and we were off. I never personally counted, maybe Helen or Darren can let us know but about an hour passed and we were nearly done, two people had been in the hole supervising where the concrete should go whilst levelling the concrete off and the rest of us using one of the many barrows to carry it to the hole.

There was also enough for Keirans new pond too.

All involed really earning and appreciating the bacon and sausage butties.

A really great morning of hard but worthwhile work, showing me what great members the East Yorkshire Koi Society has.