Green Heart Den Maintenance

Aerating the lawn the hard way.........it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Information about lawn care and garden maintenance can be found on websites such as Gardeners World website here, the BBC gardening website here, the Lawn Expert here and the Garden Advice website here.

Progress Update

The Green Heart Den has a busy month ahead while progressing the installation of both the CCTV system and the large arbour feature.

The CCTV system, which has been jointly funded by Cumbria Constabulary, Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management, Accent NW and Accent Tenants Assocaition, is to be installed by local company Trelore Alarms.

The arbour feature and associated works, jointly funded by Our Green Space and Cumbria Waste Management Environmental Trust, is to be fabricated and installed by Gilmour Fabrications Ltd with the assocaited groundoworks provided by AJC Groundworks.

Overhead Photography

The following link on the Barrow Borough Council website (online mapping) details an overhead photograph of the Green Heart Den; http://webgis1.barrowbc.gov.uk/webgis/bingis.html?easting=320512&northing=469300&zoom=10

When you click the link; if requested agree to the online mapping terms, click base maps on the right hand column, then click the button for 2009 aerial photography.

Inspiring Communities Lauch Event

Inspiring Communities Launch Event

Saturday 17th April 2010 at Greengate Junior School, Barrow - 11am-3pm.

Admission is FREE and there will be lots of activities and stalls for young people and their families.

All Welcome ... be inspired - be who you want to be!
 
For more information please visit Inspiring Communites blog here.
 

Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies

Our first siting, this year, of a pair of small tortoiseshell butterflies.

If you would like additional information about butterflies please visit: http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/index.php

and: http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/

North Plot Banking

Daffodils, planted by various volunteers, are beginning to flower and add colour to the North plot banking.

North Plot Raised Planters

The raised planters adding a little colour to the North plot. Among those that hepled plant the raised beds last year included; Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Managements team of Junior Wardens, local volunteers and Members of our Management Committee.

Our Slow Worms

Our slow worms have survided the harsh winter months.

The Slow-worm is a lizard. It looks like a snake in some respects but the fact that it has eyelids, a flat forked tongue and can drop its tail to escape from a predator gives its true identity away. The Slow-worm is probably the most commonly encountered British reptile. It is often found in gardens and is widespread throughout the British Isles. It is naturally absent from Ireland (those found there, in the area of the Burren, are thought to be introduced). It's appearance is always shiny, the males are a greyish brown, the females brown with dark sides and a thin line down the back. Slow-worms give birth to live young in September. The young are very thin, about 4cm long with black bellies and gold or silver backs with a thin black line down the middle.

The Slow-worm can be found in almost any open or semi-open habitat. It likes warmth but instead of basking in the open sun it prefers to hide under a stone, log or piece of discarded rubbish such as a sheet of corrugated iron or plank of wood exposed to the sun. Slow Worms are also keen on compost heaps where they find warmth and plenty of food. They feed on slow moving prey, particularly small slugs.

Reference: The Herpetological Conservation Trust

NOTE:  Slow-worms are protected against killing, injuring and sale under UK legislation:

• Bern Convention 1979: Appendix III
• Wildlife and Countryside Act (as Amended) 1981: Schedule 5
• Countryside Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRoW 2000)

Following an amendment in 1988 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, part of Section 9(1) and all of Section 9(5) apply to the slow-worm’s listing on Schedule 5 of the Act. Consequently, under parts of Section 9(1) slow-worms are protected against intentional killing and injuring, not "taking". Under Section 9(5) it is an offence to offer for sale, transport for sale, advertise for the purpose of trading any live, dead, part, or derivative of, slow-worms. It is an offence to; kill, harm, injure, offer for sale, transport for sale, advertise for the purpose of trading any live, dead, part, or derivative of slow-worm, sell or trade them in any way.

It's Happening

Art work interpretation by Katie Roberts from Barrow 6th Form College.
This work was created as part of the "Involving schools and colleges in Barrow's regeneration" project run by Children's Services funded by Barrow Regeneration.
 

The artwork has received some very positive feedback from various people including:

Project Coordinator Graham Bromley - "I really love this, it is a great piece of artwork. I think we are very fortunate to have so many talented and inspiring young people in Barrow".

Community Division Area Support Manager, Karen Johnson - " This is fantastic and a real credit to our young people. Great work Katie. Looking forward to your next piece.

Community Press Editor, Rosie Hillman - "This is wonderful work, what a great concept."

John Muir Award Presentation

Barrow Mayor, Dorothy Dawes presenting Members of Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens Team with their John Muir Award Certificates at St James School.
The work for the award was conducted on the Green Heart Den. Among the various activities that contributed to the much deserved recognition for the team of Junior Wardens included;

• Litter picks on the Green Heart Den and surrounding area.
• Scattering wildflower seed.
• Leaning about maintaining the garden.
• Outdoor lesson, learning about the history of John Muir
• Making bird feeders from recycled objects.
• Planting up our raised planters.
• Indoor lesson, learning about the wildlife on the Green Heart Den.

Pictures detailing the work of the Junior Wardens are included on our Flickr gallery here 

Funding for the various activities was provided by grants we have recieved from both, Cumbria County Council Local Committee for Barrow and Our Green Space.

Well done all................. Inspiring

If you would like to Be Inspired, please visit Central and Hindpool Inspiring Communities here

Seat Design Progress

Project Coordinator Graham Bromley, Furness College tutor Mike Walsh, Housing Renewal Manager Chris Jones and art and design students for Furness College pictured during an exhibition in the Town Hall.

The exhibition allowed the opportunity to showcase the art and design students excellent work to provide design options for both, a small plot of land for Barrow Borough Council and seating for the Green Heart Den.

This forms part of the students work on the the "Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow's Regeneration" project which is funded by West Lakes Renaissance.

Funding for the seat design and the potential fabrication of the final design is to be provided from the grant we have received from Our Green Space.

Picture provided by Julia Geere from Childrens Services.

..........additional pictures can be viewed on our Flick gallery here.

Daffodils, planted last year by volunteers during our open sessions flourishing and adding colour to the Green Heart Den.

Unique Opportunity For Local Architects

The Green Heart Den are looking to progress the fabrication and installation of lockable metal gates associated with the provision of the main pedestrian access route onto the garden. The first step will be to produce architectural drawing which could then be sent to local fabrication companies during a tender process. We would be interesting in hearing from any local architect who would like to work with us in producing appropriate drawings and offering advice and guidance. Ideally, but not necassarily exclusively, on a voluntary basis (say 4 or 5 hours per month).
A potential added benefit to any architect or Company could be that; as our project is well recognised and regularly promoted locally and in various ways such as our blog page, partner e-bulletins and newsletters and the local media we could possibly help to promote their work and raise awareness of their business.
If you, or anyone that you may know of, are interested in this unique opportunity to help our project and make a difference in the local community please call Project Coordinator, Graham Bromley on 07919 991 989. Thank you.

Litter Bin Keys

..................Would like to thank Glasdon UK for very kindly providing replacement litter bins keys FREE of charge. It was very much appreciated.

Seat Design Progress

Furness College tutor Mike Walsh, art and design student Tom Crooks and Project Coordinator Graham Bromley reviewing the progress of the art and design students work on their options for seating designs. The students had previously been provided with a brief to develop design options for seating which will be manufactured and sited on the Green Heart Den. Also in attendance was Community Press editor Rosie Hillman who is hoping to include and article about our continued partnership work with the College and its students in the next Central Issue community newspaper.

This work part of the students work on the the "Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow's Regeneration" project which is funded by West Lakes Renaissance.

Funding for the seat design and the potential fabrication of the final design is to be provided from the grant we have received from Our Green Space.

For additional pictures please visit our Flickr gallery here.

Our Bird Boxes

Our bid boxes; constructed, donated and sited by pupils from Greengate Junior School with the help of Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Wardens last year, continue to attract the interest of the local bird population. Including blue tits.

Our Water Feature

Although it may not feel like it...........perhaps the sun is getting a little stronger as our solar powered water feature is slowly beginning to work again.

Crocus Flourishing

Some of our crocus, planted last year by members of Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Managements team of Junior Wardens as part of their work to achieve a John Muir Discovery Level Award.

Inspiring Communities

Inspiring Communities is about creating a community where we all work together to create the best opportunities for our young people.

For more details about Inspring Communities locally please vist their blog page here.

You can also find details of inspiring Communities locally on our blog below of by clicking here.

For more about Inspiring Communities nationally please see http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/neighbourhoodrenewal/inspiringcommunities/

Our Iris

Our Iris, previously planted by volunteers and committee members have survived the winter frosts and are flourishing in the Spring sun.

..........Fantastic.

Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow’s Regeneration

Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow’s Regeneration - Site Visit

Pictured during a recent visit to the Green Heart Den are, left to right: Terry Briody from Furness Academy, Lesley Skelton from St Bernards and Julia Geere from Childrens Services. They had visted the garden to meet with Project Coordinator Graham Bromley and discuss the project as a whole and highlight the potential of teachers, staff and pupils from the schools becoming actively involved with the Involving Schools and Colleges in Regeneration of Barrow Project.

February Snow

..................you can view additional pictures here.

Our Mint

Our mint, beginning to show through in the raised planters.

Our First Ladybird

The first sighting this year of a ladybird on the Green Heart Den. Fanastic.

Crocus Beginning To Flower

One of the crocus, planted last year by members of Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Managements team of Junior Wardens.

B and Q Bulb Donation Success

Although the free garden bulbs kindly donated by B and Q have now all be been distributed locally, they have proved to be a great success.  Among those that have benefited from the garden bulbs include; local residents Greengate Junior School, Ramsden Infants School, St Georges Primary School, Barrow and District Disability Association, Mill Lane Centre, Ramsey Park, Abbotsvale Community Centre, Four Groves Community Allotment, St Marys School Dalton, Accent residents Association and Vickerstown School.

We would like to thank Martin Roberts and all at B and Q for the very thoughtful and very generous donation and thank Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management, Cumbria CVS in Barrow and the North West Evening Mail for helping to raise awareness of this opportunity for free garden bulbs. It was very much appreciated by all.

Strategic Workshops

Members of our Management Committee pictured during our first Strategic Workshop.

The aims of the workshops, facilitated by Mike Brockbank of VCF Solutions, are to develop and produce an objective based strategic plan.

Funding for the workshops has been provided from the training budget associated with the grant we received from Our Green Space.

Railtrack Restoration

The rail track (above) unearthed during the construction phase of the project has now been cleaned, cut into smaller sections and primed. Thank you to all at Gilmour Fabrications Ltd. 

Funding for the restoration work was provided from Our Green Space, a Cumbria-wide three-year partnership project running from Jan 2008 to Dec 2010. The project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund’s 'Your Heritage' grant scheme.

Green Heart Den Bulb Success

Various bulbs planted last year are beginning to bloom on the Green Heart Den. Among those who helped to plant the bulbs included, local volunteers, pupils from Greengate Junior School and members of Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Managements team of Junior Wardens.

Additional pictures can be viewed on our Flickr photo gallery here.

Furness College - Seat Design Update

Project Coordinator Graham Bromley revisiting Furness College art and design department to review the students intitial ideas for seating designs. The students had previously been provided with a brief to develop design options for seating which will be manufactured and sited on the Green Heart Den. This forms part of the students work on the the "Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow's Regeneration" project which is funded by West Lakes Renaissance. Also in attendance were tutor Mike Walsh, Community Press editor Rosie Hillman and Julia Geere.

Additional pictures can be viewed on our Flickr photo gallery here.

Furness College - Initial Seat Design Ideas

Project Coordinator Graham Bromley reviewing Furness College art and design students intitial ideas for seating designs.  The students had previously been provided with a brief to develop design options for seating which will be manufactured and sited on the Green Heart Den.  This forms part of the students work on the the "Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow's Regeneration" project which is funded by West Lakes Renaissance..

Funding for the seat design is provided from a grant we received from Our Green Space, a Cumbria-wide three-year partnership project running from Jan 2008 to Dec 2010.  The project is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund’s 'Your Heritage' grant scheme. 
 
For additional pictures please visit our Flickr photo gallery here.

Inspiring Communities

Young people from fifteen disadvantaged neighbourhoods have started working on local community projects designed to help them raise their ambitions, broaden their horizons, and unlock their talents, Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.

The projects are part of a £10million Government programme set up to raise the aspirations of 11-14 year olds and their parents across England.

All the Inspiring Communities projects are being led by local communities - schools, colleges, businesses, and third sector - who working together support and help youngsters on the road to success by giving them work and educational experiences. In Barrow the Central and Hindpool project activities aim to:

- increase opportunities for young people’s participation in sport and arts activities

- provide coaching and mentoring training for adults working with young people

- increase opportunities for parents and young people to influence services in the area

- provide away day activities such as trips and outward bound experiences

- develop the existing Junior Warden scheme and improve opportunities for taking part in environmental activity and much more

For more information please visit Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Managements blog page here.

Green Up

The Community Development Foundation (CDF) has launched “Green Up! Five ways of working with your council on sustainability: a practical guide for community and voluntary groups.” Here is some information from CDF about what you can expect from the guide:

Green Up! is a key resource for community groups who want to work with their council on issues such as sustainability, climate change and the environment, but don’t know where to start. It can also be used for more advanced groups who want to have a clearer idea of what their council is meant to do in terms of sustainability.

It sets out what frameworks councils are currently using, such as Local Area Agreements and Sustainable Community Strategies, and how local groups can link to those, and most importantly, get their own work supported in a financial and non-financial way. The guide also explains all the words and vocabulary commonly used by councils, so local groups can clearly understand ‘council speak’.

Green Up! contains several hands-on examples from groups such as local Transition Towns, civic societies and faith groups. It also has tips from community group members who are successfully working with their council on issues relating to sustainability, climate change, the environment and energy.

Please use this link to find out more and download a free copy of the document from the CDF website.

Green Deart Den Footprint

Probably the result of the way in which ice and snow is melting.......or maybe we have identified that we have a "beast of" the Green Heart Den.

B&Q Garden Bulb Donation

Pictured below are: Martin Roberts from  B & Q providing Project Coordinator Graham Bromley with thousands of garden bulbs very kindly donated by B & Q.

B & Q have donated the various varieties of garden bulbs and would like them to be used for the benefit of the local community. Some we will use on the Green Heart Den and others we will be distributing, for example to, local schools, community groups, similar local projects and residents.

Among the varieties donated include; tulip, crocus, iris, hyacinth, anemone, allium and blue bell.

If you would like more information and/or would like to arrange to collect any of the FREE garen bulbs (not for resale) please contact Project Coordinator Graham Bromley on: 07919 991 989.

Huge thank you to Martin and all at B&G for their very generous donation it was greatly appreciated.

Thank you also to Recycling Officer Peter Buckley who kindly helped to collect and deliver the bulbs to the Green Heart Den.

Winter On The Green Heart Den

Some Of Our Icicles

Feeding Our Wildlife in Winter

The Green Heart Den has spent a most enjoyable but cold afternoon providing food for our local bird population while conducting routine maintenance. We hope our feathered visitors enjoy the meal worms and high protein mixed seeds they were provided with.

If you would like information and advice about feeding birds and other wildlife during the winter months please visit the RSPB website here.

Furness College Seating Design Visit

Furness College tutor Mike Walsh and art and design students form the college visiting the Green Heart Den along with Julia Geere, Enterprise Learning Advisor at Barrow Excellence Cluster Partnership. Their return visit forms part of their work on the ‘Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow's Regeneration" programme, which is funded by West Lakes Renaissance.
During the visit the students had the opportunity to discuss the project with Project Coordinator Graham Bromley who also presented the students with a brief to develop options for seating designs. Once agreed the final design will ultimately be fabricated locally and installed on the Green Heart Den. Funding for this work is to be provided by the grant we received from Our Green Space, a Cumbria-wide three-year partnership project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund’s 'Your Heritage' grant scheme.

Happy New year

The Green Heart Den would like to wish you all of our friends, neighbours, partners and funders a very successful and prosperous New Year. We are looking forward to working in partnership with you all again throughout 2010.

Seating Design Options

We are currently finalising a seating design brief which we will be submitting to Furness College tutor Mike Walsh early in the New year. This follows our previous partnership work with Mike and the art and design stduents from the College which culminated in the successful installation of the new gates to arch D.
Funding for the seating design, fabrication and installation is to be provided from a grant we received from Our Green Space,  a Cumbria-wide three-year partnership project running from Jan 2008 to Dec 2010 supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund’s 'Your Heritage' grant scheme.

Information about the Our Green Space project can be found on their website here.

Thrive - Carry On Gardening

Thrive is a small national charity, founded in 1978, that uses gardening to change the lives of disabled people.
Their activities are varied but focus on championing the benefits of gardening to individuals and organizations, as well as teaching techniques and practical applications so that anyone with a disability can take part and enjoy gardening.  For more information, please visit their website here.

Carry on Gardening presents Thrive's experience and expertise in gardening with a disability, which has been gathered over 30 years of helping disabled people to start or continue gardening. For additional information please have a look through their website here.

Potential Railway Arch Development

We continue to consult with Spacia in the hope of securing a long term lease for potential development of the six adjacent railway arches.

Since 2004 we have conducted and commissioned various consultations in the local area regarding options for the potential uses of the railway arches. The management committee hope that they can be developed as a social enterprise - in such a way that they would be of benefit to the community and provide additional resources for the local area.
Options identified during consultations conducted between 2004 - 2009 have been assessed in terms of; feasibility, sustainability, their ability to satisfy the needs and aspirations of the community, and the economic, social and environmental impact any potential development would have on the local community.

A summary of our various consultation reports can be downloaded here.

Among the themes identified include:

• Facilities for young people
• Sports and recreation centre
• Health/healthy living resource
• Training and educational resource
• Routes to employment
• Environmental activities
• Arts and media

It could also be beneficial to use one arch as our office/base of operations and include; a shared communal space, toilet, washroom, and kitchen facilities. This could be utilised as a show case arch.

Our First Snow

......Additional pictures can be viewed on our Flickr photo gallery here.

Merry Christmas

The Green Heart Den would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

We would also like to thank all of our friends, neighbours, partners and funders for their continued support throughout 2009, we look forward to working with you all again in 2010.

Arch D Gates Before and After - North

Our new gates on arch D, as viewed from the North plot.

Arch D - Before and After

Arch D gates - before and after - as viewed from the Green Heart Den. Big thank you to tutor Mike Walsh and the art and design students from Furness College, Gilmour Fabrications Ltd, Spacia and the Sir John Fisher Foundation who generously provided  funding for the work.

Arch D Gates Update

Present for the installation of our new gates are -  from left to right;  Furness College tutor Mike Walsh, art and design student Heather Stephenson and our project coordinator Graham Bromley.

This follows our partnership work with Mike and the art and the design students in which we provided a "real life" design brief, asking if the students could produce realistic and feasible design options for enhancements to the basic gates. Heathers design for enhancing the gates was chosen by our committee and following a successful funding application from the Sir John Fisher Foundation we were able to commission local Company Gilmour Fabrications Ltd to manufacture and install the gates.

An article about the gates and the excellent work of the Furness College students can be viewed on the North West Evening Mail website here.

Bird Box Update

Our bird boxes - constructed, donated and sited by pupils from Greengate Junior School - continue to attract interest from of the local bird population.

Green Heart Den Attendances 2009

We have collated the final total of attendances for 2009.  Each individual visit is based on those consiting of a group of 4 or more people who have used or visited the Green Heart Den. Details include:

• Number of individual visits: 143
• Aged 8-11: 886
• Aged 11-16: 207
• Aged 16-18: 325
• Adult/resident: 688
• Agency/Organisation: 364
• Total attendances for 2009.......... 2470 

A complete breakdown of these totals can be downloaded here.

Christmas Event

Approximately 300 visitors attended the Green Heart Den for our FREE Christmas event.  Vistors were treated to mince pies, selection boxes, hot and cold drinks and live music from a brass band. Young and old alike also got the opportunity to help us decorate our Christmas tree.

Additional pictures from the event can be viewed on our Flickr photo gallery here.

Thank you to all our friends, neighbours, partners and funders who joined us on what was an absolutely fantastic day.

Junior Wardens John Muir Award Activity Update

Pictured left to right above are: Helen Wiggan from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, John Muir Trust inclusion coordinator Miranda Morgan, Senior Neighbourhood Warden Andy High, Junior Warden Lucy Bromley, John Muir Trust regional manager Graham Watson and Green Heart Den volunteer Graham Bromley.

Following the recent meeting with representatives of the John Muir Trust -  who were visiting the garden to learn more about the project as a whole and to discuss the work of Central and Hindpool Junior Wardens and their efforts to achieve a John Muir Discovery Level Award -  Community Press Editor, Rosie Hillman has included a story about the scheme in the Hindpool Buzz Edition of the Communty Press.
 
Copies of the Hindpool Buzz can be obtained for FREE at Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Management Office, 242/244 Dalton Road, Barrow.
 
...............a copy of the article can be downloaded here.

Article and picture courtesy of Community Press Editor, Rosie Hillman.

Information about the work of the John Muir Trust can be found on their website here.

Green Heart Den Xmas Event

The Green Heart Den would like to invite you to join us at our Xmas event which will take place between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday 12th December. For details please see the poster below.

Alternatively this poster can also be downloaded here.

Barrow 6th Form College Visit

Art and design tutor, James Lakes (far right) and students from Barrow 6th Form College visiting the Green Heart Den during their tour of various regeneration projects in Barrow. The college became involved with this and other local projects through Julia Geere, the Enterprise Learning Advisor at Barrow Excellence Cluster Partnership's ‘Involving Schools and Colleges in Barrow's regeneration" programme, which is funded by West Lakes Renaissance.

Independent Strategic Review

As part of our ongoing and continuous monitoring and evaluation process, we recently commissioned local consulatant Mike Brockbank of VCF Solutions to conduct a frank and meaningful evaluation of our Company. This was funded through the grant we recevied from  Our Green Space.

A copy of the Strategic Review can be downloaded here.

We would like to thank Mike for his efforts and take this opportunity and thank all those who kindly contributed to the final report. It was very much appreciated.

Update - Arch D Gates

The gates for arch D cannot now be installed on Monday 7th December.

The gates will now be installed, week beginning Monday 14th December.

Barrow 6th Form College Visit

Colin Aldred, Head of Art Facility - Barrow Sixth Form College and students from the college visiting the Green Heart Den along with Julia Geere - Barrow Excellence Cluster Partnership. As part of their involvement in the Regeneration of Barrow Project they are visiting local regeneration projects and attended the Green Heart Den to discuss how our project has developed, how we have worked in partnership with others and to learn a little more about our plans for the future.

Update - Arch D Gates

Work to complete the installation of the new gates for arch D will begin on Monday 7th December. This follows our partnership work with Mike Walsh and the art and design students from Furness College in which we provided a "real life" design brief, asking if the students could produce realistic and feasible design options for enhancements to the basic gates.
Once our committee had agreed on the final design by student Heather Stephenson, and following a successful funding application from the Sir John Fisher Foundation we were able to commission local Company Gilmour Fabrications Ltd to manufacture and install the gates.

Barrow 6th Form College Year 11 Student Visit

Year 11 Society, Health and Development students from Barrow 6th Form College visiting the Green Heart Den and discussing the project with Project Coordinator Graham Bromley. The visit was arranged with Genevieve Fair, Kathryn Metcalfe (Tutor of Health and Social Care – Barrow Sixth Form College) who thought it could be of benefit to the students coursework in which they needed to learn how agencies, organisations and groups have worked together for a particular local community project. Comments received during the recent visits from the College and its students included:

• "Very good, and helpful for the community"
• "Amazing"
• "Well done"
• "Looks good, but needs a toilet :-)"
• "I enjoyed my time at the garden project"
• "I enjoyed the flowers, the water feature and the plans for the future"
• "Your plans for the future sound very good"
• "Good, I had fun"

We would like to thank the College and its students for their interest in our project and look foward to other visits and developing potential options for their continued involvement.

Junior Wardens John Muir Award Update

Following the visit from John Muir Trust inclusion coordinator Miranda Morgan and John Muir Trust regional manager Graham Watson, the Trust has prepared a short case study based on the work of Central and Hindpool Neighbourhood Managements team of Junior Wardens and their efforts to achieve a John Muir, Discovery Level Award.

You can download a copy of the case study here.

Miranda and John passed details of the Green Heart Den blog to other members of the John Muir Award team and these were some of the comments received:

• “Good stuff!”
• “Wow - that is amazing - I am inspired now and I didn't even go and see it! “
• “It looks like an amazing place”
• “Nice one!”

Details of the John Muir Award can be found on the Trusts website here.

Big thank you to Senior Warden Andy High for all of his hard work in coordinating the efforts of the Junior Wardens.

Green Heart Den Xmas Event

The Green Heart Den would like to invite you to join us at our Xmas event which will take place between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday 12th December. For details please see the poster below.

Alternatively this poster can also be downloaded here.

Guardian Newspaper Article

Green Heart Den as featured in a Guardian Newspaper suppliment.

A copy of the article can be downloaded here.