In December the Bucketty Bush a cappella organised the 'Carols at the Convict Wall' night with the local community. After the successful first carols night in 1995, word of mouth had spread and last December 350 people participated in the singing and the celebration. The place was lit with candles and special lights, which created a great atmosphere. Chris Covington performed a poem that he had written himself about the Convict Wall, which was a moving story and very appropriate for the time and the setting. Because of the success of the Carols night the Bucketty Community decided to further enhance the site and on Clean Up Day 1997, a working bee was organised to landscape steps down from the road to the grassy area were people can sit, have lunch and enjoy this unique heritage site and bush environment.
Additional landscaping is planned to further enhance the total experience.
There are several ideas within the community to use the site for events such as small concerts and other cultural activities. The well is adjacent to the original Great North Road crossing of the Hawkesbury River and is believed to have provided fresh water for people and stock waiting to cross the river. The Dharug and Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society was given management responsibility for the three hectare Wisemans Well site as a condition of subdivision of adjacent land. Historical archeologists Siobhan Lavelle and Grace Karskens will undertake the study in May this year. The Program Coordinator of the NSW Heritage Office, Dennis McManus visited Bucketty in February to meet with members of the Convict Trail team and to see some of the Great North Road sites which the Bucketty and Wollombi communities have restored.