Amended layout design

After walking the site with the architect and the contractor we decided to change the position of the community building, the raised planters and the poly tunnel as we felt this "worked" better.

Laying our new kerb edging

Railway arches secure gated entrance

Gilmour Fabrications Ltd have now completed the installation of the new, secure gated access to arches E and F, facing the Green Heart Den.

This work has improved the visible appearance of the arches and provided additional usable space for; shelter, storage, volunteer activities and potential non for profit community events.

Funding to enable this work was provided by The Sir John Fisher Foundation and Barrow Borough Council.

Currently we are trying to secure additional funding which would enable us to provide a similar, secure gated entrance to the last remaining arch facing the Green Heart Den.

We would like to take this opportunity and thank Network Rail for providing the works consents which allowed us to make these improvements to the railway arches.

Introducing the funders for our community grow your own scheme....

Digging out the tree pits

Continental Landscapes Ltd (Barrow) begin digging out the tree pits.

Barrow Growing Spring Festival 31.03.2012

Barrow Growing Spring Festival 31.03.2012, a set on Flickr.

Our mixed Hawthorn hedging is looking healthy

Our snowy mespilus begins to blossom

An early start one Sunday morning.....

Barrow Growing "Spring Festival" - 31.03.2012

Congratulations to Barrow Growing / Barrow Chnmt for organising what was a most enjoyable event. An estimated 125 visitors to Barrow Growing Spring Festival enjoyed; hot food from Hartleys Dalton, music from the Barrow Steelworks Band and stalls from Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Barrow Horticultural Society, Junior Wardens and a seed swap stand.

Setting up the roller banners and seed swap table.

Barrow Mayor John Murphy and Lady Mayor Eleanor Murphy

Cumbria Wildlife Trust Officer Sue Thurley demonstrates how to make home made plant pots.

Additional pictures taken at the event can be viewed at our Flickr photo gallery here.

Hostas beginning to show through the slate chippings

Some of our hawthorn blossom

Installing the new pin kerbs

Taking delivery of the concrete for the pin kerbs.

Continental Landscapes begin installing the new pin kerbs.

Testing the newly imported top soil

Richard Lote from Meridian Geoscience taking samples of the newly imported top soil for testing.

Taking delivery of the new topsoil from Wilsons