Some of our hawk moth? caterpillars

Small tortoiseshell butterfly enjoying our chives

SDG Accountants raised planter sponsorship

Scott Gomersall of SDG Accountants being photographed by the Evening Mail as part of an article they are writing about our new community grow your own scheme.

How you could also sponsor one of our raised planters...........

An early evening visit from members of our local Rotary Club

A most enjoyable visit

A most enjoyable visit from residents and staff of Abbeyfield, the first group to use our the new log cabin on the community grow your own scheme. The visit had previously been arranged by Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management wardens.

Quote for the week.....

“A garden requires patient labour and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions……They thrive because someone expended effort on them” - Liberty Hyde Bailey.

Our new log cabin - Aug 2012

Our new log cabin - Aug 2012, a set on Flickr.

We hope our new log cabin will have a variety of uses. Primarily used as the projects on site office and base for our team of valued garden volunteers but it could also be used for meeting visitors and activities such as; potential training opportunities, environmental workshop sessions, local schools outdoor classroom activities, health and well being sessions conducted by some of our service users, Junior Wardens activities, for open days and events and possible as a drop in for our local Policing Team and Neighbourhood Wardens.

Our new log cabin

Primarily used as the projects on site office and base for their team of valued garden volunteers but it could also be used for community activities such as; potential training opportunities, environmental workshop sessions, local schools outdoor classroom activities, health and well being sessions conducted by some of our service users, Junior Wardens activities, for open days and events and possible as a drop in for our local Policing Team and Neighbourhood Wardens.

Contractors begin installing our new timber building

Potential funding for community green space

Get the green space you want

Food growing case studies

Quote for the week

“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.

Life is beauty, admire it.

Life is a dream, realize it.

Life is a challenge, meet it.

Life is a duty, complete it.

Life is a game, play it.

Life is a promise, fulfill it.

Life is sorrow, overcome it.

Life is a song, sing it.

Life is a struggle, accept it.

Life is a tragedy, confront it.

Life is an adventure, dare it.

Life is luck, make it.

Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is life, fight for it.”

Attributed to Mother Teresa

The roof shingles arrive

Taking delivery of the roof shingles for our new timber building.

Planter sponsorship

We would like to thank local organisations who have confirmed their sponsorship of a raised planter on our new community grow your own scheme. It is very much appreciated and will make a real difference. Details of how you could sponsor a planter are detailed in the letter below.

Our new timber building arrives on site

CADAS Health and wellbeing workshops in 2012

Taking delivery of new water butts

How to make a container water garden

Piel Island guided walk. Saturday 25th August