Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Monday, 18 November 2013
Quote for the week....
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have
known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their
way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and
an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a
deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” - Elisabeth
Kübler-Ross
Friday, 15 November 2013
Thursday, 14 November 2013
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FREE trees from Woodlands Trust
To celebrate National Tree week (23 November - 1 December) Woodlands Trust have over 3000 FREE tree packs to give away
to schools, community and youth groups next Spring. Apply before 10 January
2014 for the chance to receive a free tree pack to plant next year.
For more information on how you can apply, please visit their website here.
Grow Wild funding to help you create a community space
With Grow Wild you could get between £500 and £5,000 to
create a community site in your local area. They are looking for local groups
and organisations across the UK to come forward with exciting and inspirational
ideas to give neglected and uncared-for sites and spaces a new lease of life.
We’re particularly interested in hearing great ideas from groups of young
people.
A Grow Wild community site is a place where local people use
UK native plants to create a space for everyone to enjoy. They are awarding
£500 to £5,000 for each Grow Wild community site. At the moment, your Grow Wild
site might be an unloved, neglected and run down area that you’d like to reclaim
for the local community. You just need to tell us how you want to turn it into
an inspiring space for everyone. With their funding, people from all over the UK
will be able to create stunning sites that everyone will love and use.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
A welcomed visit from EuroHealthNet
A welcomed visit from representatives of EuroHealthNet - the
European network for public health, health promotion and disease prevention. Public
health leaders from across Europe were visiting Barrow to learn more about the
town’s work to improve health and well-being. The delegation included
representatives from countries including Sweden and Greece, all keen to learn
more about community health projects in the town.
Monday, 11 November 2013
Butterfly Conservations winter homes for wildlife
"November is the ideal time to take stock of your garden and
look at how you can provide shelter for wildlife through the colder months
ahead. It is very easy to provide winter homes for wildlife in your garden –
simply creating a log pile can benefit many creatures including moths"
What to do in the garden in November advice from Thompson and Morgan
There is always something to be doing in the garden, whether
it's pruning, tidying or sowing, so Thompson and Morgan have put together their top gardening tasks
for November. These tips include; what to do in the flower garden, the vegetable garden, the fruit garden and in the green house.
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Friday, 8 November 2013
FREE guide to urban gardening from Love the Garden
Love the Garden has produced a free in depth guide with
hints and tips for growing in an urban area, in whatever space you have. The
aim of the guide is to help provide you with the confidence to start growing,
or develop and improving your growing skills. The Urban Gardening Guide
provides urban gardeners with a host of handy tips, whether their fingers are
newly green or they have years of experience. In their guide you will find
information on how to use and design your gardening space, the plants that will
best suit your situation, and even insider info on which plants get on well
with one another.
Winter container gardening
There are a large variety of plants that can be grown in
containers and raised planters which will provide interest, colour and
structure throughout the winter months. By growing them in containers it will
reduce their growth rate and overall height and spread.
Winter flowering shrubs include:
Mahonia –
winter sun
Witch hazel
Winter box
Vibernum
Winter jasmine
Winter berries include:
Pyrancantha
Cotoneaster
Holly
Dogwood
Thursday, 7 November 2013
New Roots Drop in centre - new website
New Roots are a dedicated group of
people in recovery from drug and alcohol problems, service users and volunteers
who have set up a ‘drop-in’ centre in Barrow-in-Furness for people with similar
problems to be able to meet and discuss their issues or seek advice in a
comfortable, relaxed and confidential environment.
If you would like more information please visit the New Roots website here
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Grow your own advice from Love the Garden
Grow your
own advice from Love the Garden. Advice and tips include:
- Growing your own fruit and veg
- Crop rotation explained
- Vegetable planner
- How to grow herbs
- Create your own vegetable garden
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For more information please visit: http://www.lovethegarden.com/how-to-grow
RHS Top 10 winter vegetables
RHS Top 10 winter veg - For all those keen to plough on
through the winter here are the top 10 vegetables for your winter garden!
- Broad beans
- Asparagus
- Pea and pea shoots
- Garlic
- Onions, spring onion and shallots
- Winter lettuce
- Lambs lettuce
- Spinach
- Sugar snap peas
- Spring cabbage
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Monday, 4 November 2013
Friday, 1 November 2013
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