At last the Iconic Knitted Flat Iron Sculpture that so many of you have contributed to is in a fantastic picturesque window above Iceland supermarket overlooking the Flat Iron Car park which Chorley is famous for. All it needs is spot lights on it. Thank you to everyone who took part in this project. Thanks to Jim and Paul who erected it, and to Chorley Council officers who helped to find such a great position for it.
Zach (15) working towards his Duke of Edinburgh Award. Building mini green houses and then painting the Chill Out Cabin a very pale green. Rachel was helping today.
Zach gave an interesting presentation to Astley Park School pupils on Wednesday about how to plant bulbs. The pupils then went into the polytunnel to plant onions, garlic and other bulbs up. They were put in the mini green houses to protect them. Great fun was had by all. Today Council operatives laid a limestone path through the centre of the polytunnel. Thank you everyone.
New volunteers Keiran and Corinne helped to clear brambles and grass from some of the railings bordering and separating the Railway from the hub before new screening is put up. There’s a long way to go yet but it’s already looking so much better. Thank you both for your help and jokes.
Plant these to help save the bees.
Our beautiful new signs have been made and erected today by BDP Creative Solutions at our Teaching and Learning Hub. One at the entrance and a notice board inside the covered area. Thanks go to Gillian Broughton for the design of the boards, and the blue is gorgeous. Thanks Gill and bdp.
Some fantastic work done again today at the Teaching and Learning hub. Paths cleared of weeds, raised bed mended, more pots planted up, brambles cleared along our boundary with the railway, bulbs sorted, polytunnel tidied, last of all chill cabin finished. Well done everyone.
Doors and door furniture finished by Jim, What’s next?
The chill out cabin is a bit cramped for all of us but we had to have some group photos of today’s workers when it was finished. Thanks everyone involved Monday to Wednesday – Linda Lea, David Brown, Jim Smith, Groundwork and the Prince’s Trust young people.
Another busy day in the Teaching and learning hub. Path weeded, tools sorted, roof going on the Chill out cabin, loads of planters filled. WOW what a day. Thanks go again to the young people from the Prince’s Trust and their support from Groundwork. Special thanks go to Linda Lea and James Smith (Jim).
Groundwork and members from the Prince’s Trust learned some new skills and had some fun in our Teaching and Learning Hub whilst helping to build our new Chill out cabin. They also helped to move some of the raised beds and filled them with compost. Just to put the roof on and fit front doors and one window to do tomorrow on the cabin. Thank you everyone. We really enjoyed working with you.
Thank you Linda for a fantastic job repainting the Summer House in the Community Garden!
It looks fabulous, well done.
The Formiums have been given a hair cut, split up and planted by the Elders and Sisters from the Preston Temple. We can’t wait till they start growing again. The grasses outside the fence compliment the formiums inside, both will spread to fill in any gaps. What a difference they’ve made to the Community Garden. Thank you everyone for your hard work.
