Timsbury Hall Community Wildlife Garden project

Since the last entry the group have been gathering information needed to apply for a Awards for All grant.

They are working towards converting part of the ground behind the hall into an area that will have a garden area with wildlife area,  In their words -they want to create an area that is a haven for wildlife, a  meeting place and an area where the community can come together. 
As you can see they have big ambitions,  not only to achieve a fantastic physical space but also a space that can be enjoyed in many different ways.
The grant application form was sent of just before Christmas so fingers and toes crossed that they will be successful.

As with all projects such as this even though they have been working on this for a long time , if and when they raise enough funds there is still lots more to do.

They are well under way to achieving there goals. I have been able to assist them by looking at other ways to bring in further resources and offering them the space  to consider what has gone before them as well as thinking about what the future might hold.

The strength of the group stems from the fact  that they have a good cross section of people with different skills and experiences on board .

As my time with them was drawing to an end, I asked them if we could offer them additional assistance as I had a small amount of funds available to them.

They asked if we could buy them a Scrapstore membership for the next year as well as a garden hose and some children's gardening tools , we were happy to assist. along with the things they had asked us for also we treated them to a bird bath, some bird feeders and bird seed to encourage the children to think about ways to attract the wildlife.

Its been lovely working with this group Its a great community project and I wish them every success in their endeavours

Awbridge Wildgrounds Group getting ready for the spring

The weather being the way it has, it has been difficult for me to meet with the group, so as per usual much of our correspondence has been via email . As my time with them was now coming to an end I asked if there was anything else I could do to help them out after all being a pretty resourceful bunch they hadn't needed much  financial help from me and I still had a little left in the kitty to assist.

The main things they wanted was one  years Scrapstore membership  and some children's gardening gloves and tools to help them get going in the new year and of course we were happy to help with this request.   

So on Wednesday I finally got the chance to meet up with a couple of them as well as some friends to try out some of the equipment and to check out how the soil conditioning was going..

We should of brought our wellies

I still haven't found any treasure 

So this is it my time with the group has now come to end ...and it is great to know that they are already planning ahead and have arranged to meet up again this friday to plan for the coming months and they are already talking about seeds

Over the last year people have come and gone however the group is now made up from  a strong core group of seven  with plenty of people willing to lend a hand when needed and knowing how resourceful they are I am sure they will be planning some great activities in the future.
The well known saying - Mighty oaks from little acorns grow seems very appropriate.