12 Jun 2010
4 Jun 2010
Volunteers needed to support the next stages of community garden development
Greening Brownfield is pleased to announce the following news and events
Latest news
Last Sunday 30th May 2010 saw another successful planting event take place outside the Social Club, Balfron Tower. Go and check out the beautiful hand painted signs and the first green shoots peeking through!
Having secure 2 grants from Capital Growth and Grow Your Own via Tower Hamlets Healthy Borough Programme the volunteers who, with your help at some point over the last year, GB has been able to go ahead and start creating flower and food growing spaces outside Balfron Tower and on the disused tennis courts outside Carradale House.
Jennifer and Eleanor from the Balfron and Carradale Estate Committee are leading a working party working with Anna & Anna from Bow Arts Trust Live/work scheme to shape the different parts to the project. We are currently looking for more help with the different aspects of the projects - see below.
The following events are taking place in the coming weeks.
Action Planning meeting 8th June 2010 7.30pm - 9pm @ 88 Carradale House
Please come along to find out more about the Tennis Court Garden and find out ways you can help the project get growing! RSVP to Anna Bauer vonbauer@gmail.com
The Big Dig In
19th June 2010 from 9.30am
GREENING BROWNFIELD NEEDS YOU!
Volunteers are needed to;
All willing hands are required to help move 8 tonnes of soil into the tennis court space to create the raised beds for growing vegetables and flowers. Please email Anna Bauer vonbauer@gmail.com to let her know what help you can offer and if you cannot help letting us know also helps so we can plan ahead;
We need the following help,
People power from 9.30am onwards 19th June 2010
Tools - can you let us know if you can lend us tools esp. wheel barrows?
Plant growers - green fingered or just wanting to have a go...get growing for Brownfield
Refreshments i.e. cake bakers, tea and coffee makers
Other willing helpers in the run up to the 19th June and beyond i.e. composting, watering
Watering Rota
Join the watering rota for outside Balfron - please email Jennifer jennifercuster@gmail.com or Eleanor ebfawcett@googlemail.com with the days and times you can offer your support. We will need more help once the Tennis Courts are up and running.
The Big Lunch comes to Brownfield Estate 18th July 2010 timings TBC
Come along and enjoy the garden spaces, bring along a dish to share and barbque. This is an event for all the family - please tell your neighbours!!
Recycled flower making workshops for children over 3 yrs old
Once again thank you for all the support you have given to help get the project this far...
Latest news
Last Sunday 30th May 2010 saw another successful planting event take place outside the Social Club, Balfron Tower. Go and check out the beautiful hand painted signs and the first green shoots peeking through!
Having secure 2 grants from Capital Growth and Grow Your Own via Tower Hamlets Healthy Borough Programme the volunteers who, with your help at some point over the last year, GB has been able to go ahead and start creating flower and food growing spaces outside Balfron Tower and on the disused tennis courts outside Carradale House.
Jennifer and Eleanor from the Balfron and Carradale Estate Committee are leading a working party working with Anna & Anna from Bow Arts Trust Live/work scheme to shape the different parts to the project. We are currently looking for more help with the different aspects of the projects - see below.
The following events are taking place in the coming weeks.
Action Planning meeting 8th June 2010 7.30pm - 9pm @ 88 Carradale House
Please come along to find out more about the Tennis Court Garden and find out ways you can help the project get growing! RSVP to Anna Bauer vonbauer@gmail.com
The Big Dig In
19th June 2010 from 9.30am
GREENING BROWNFIELD NEEDS YOU!
Volunteers are needed to;
All willing hands are required to help move 8 tonnes of soil into the tennis court space to create the raised beds for growing vegetables and flowers. Please email Anna Bauer vonbauer@gmail.com to let her know what help you can offer and if you cannot help letting us know also helps so we can plan ahead;
We need the following help,
People power from 9.30am onwards 19th June 2010
Tools - can you let us know if you can lend us tools esp. wheel barrows?
Plant growers - green fingered or just wanting to have a go...get growing for Brownfield
Refreshments i.e. cake bakers, tea and coffee makers
Other willing helpers in the run up to the 19th June and beyond i.e. composting, watering
Watering Rota
Join the watering rota for outside Balfron - please email Jennifer jennifercuster@gmail.com or Eleanor ebfawcett@googlemail.com with the days and times you can offer your support. We will need more help once the Tennis Courts are up and running.
The Big Lunch comes to Brownfield Estate 18th July 2010 timings TBC
Come along and enjoy the garden spaces, bring along a dish to share and barbque. This is an event for all the family - please tell your neighbours!!
Recycled flower making workshops for children over 3 yrs old
Once again thank you for all the support you have given to help get the project this far...
1 Jun 2010
10 May 2010
Pictures from theTea Party 05.09.2010
Jennifer and Eleanor from the Balfron and Carradale Residents Committee and Greening Carradale working party get their hands dirty planting a range of flowering bulbs donated courtesy of Poplar HARCA
Local children of all ages got involved in making their mark making temporary chalk drawings with artists Anna Bauer and Ellie Howitt, from the Bow Arts Trust and Poplar HARCA live/work scheme
"Its been great to have the chance to get people of all ages together" Local residents from Carradale House enjoy a warm cuppa and some hand made cake over a natter
One Pot Pledge
Find out more about growing your own no matter how little space you might have on your balcony, in your kitchen etc.
Greening Brownfield has secured Capital Growth funding
Superb team work has managed to secure over £1,000 of funding for capital costs to create a temporary food growing garden and community space on the old tennis courts outside Carradale House, as part of the Brownfield Estate.
Capital Growth is an ambitious programme set up to support 2,012 new community food growing spaces for London by 2012.
Funded by the Lottery, Local Food and the Mayor of London, and a project of London Food Link and Sustain.
This exciting break through has led to Poplar HARCA, on behalf of Greening Brownfield being able to secure a further £2,000 of funds to support greening works across the Balfron and Carradale outdoor areas...
More on these exciting breakthroughs soon!
5 May 2010
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