All Blog Posts Tagged 'Park' (44)

Hi Everyone!

We now have less than two weeks to go with our pledging via Spacehive, and, are still looking for around £1,500.

We still have further avenues to pursue, but, we really do need your help.  Times are hard, we know, but, please consider pledging (as little as £2).  If you pledge, and presuming we are successful in reaching our target, your name will appear on signage at the site, for everyone to see the kind people that…

What a busy day yesterday as we went from one end of the Valley to the other!

First stop was over at Wallbank in Whitworth to meet up with Abbie again.  Although the planters were empty after the Winter, they are in a very prominent place and really eye-catching.  We…

Whitaker Park to be exact!

Look what's ready to pick now - whilst you're there, have a look at the potential site of our Incredible Edible Picnic Area and make a pledge here!…

You may remember that last year we were approached to have an article written about us for Lancashire Life.

I'm delighted to be able to confirm that the article (by our friend Autumn Barlow) is now featured in the March edition of the magazine.

The cover describes us as 'guerillas' (as opposed to 'gorillas' - I've had a hair cut since!):…

We're getting slowly closer and closer!

We are now well over halfway to our total - some very generous pledges including one very nice one from Experian.

What is important is that prospective pledgers see that there is a lot of interest in the project.  We have 11 pledgers up to now.  If we had another 180+ it would look Incredible!

I know that times are difficult, but, if all our members could spare just £2 each, having nearly 200…

It appears we are getting lots of media exposure for our plans to transform the old animal enclosure at Whitaker Park into an Incredible Edible picnic area.

We were in the Lancashire Telegraph yesterday - click here to read the article.

We have today been contacted by The Rossendale Free Press who are also…

If you follow us on either Twitter or Facebook, you'll be no doubt aware that we are currently trying to raise funds to transform the old animal enclosure (adjacent to our Community Garden in Whitaker Park) into a seated 'picnic area' complete with fruit trees and bird tables/boxes.

We are hoping to do this with the help of our friends at Spacehive who are the world's first funding platform for neighbourhood improvement projects.  They make it as easy to fund a new…

We had a very quick visit to the Whitaker Park plot yesterday.  

It's looking very well - much of it has died back which will be great for us starting up again in the spring.

There are red cabbages and kale which are coming along nicely.…

Yesterday, I went up to Whitaker Park with my 13 year old Son to plant some onion sets in our plot.

On leaving, my Son said "I can't believe we've planted 50 in less than five minutes".

It's so easy!

It's that time again!

Nominations are now open for the Rossendale Awards 2012.

We were amazed last year when we won the award for Community Business, and, would like you to vote for us again by visiting the site here - http://www.r-awards.co.uk/

Not only has our Whitaker Park site won another award at North West In Bloom for the second year running, but, our project has been asked to host the North…

We look to have solved our (lack of) soil problem at Whitaker Park courtesy of Rossendale Borough Council.

By Wednesday 27 June, the new beds should have soil in them and ready to be planted.

Please come along (weather permitting) and help us plant.  If you have any unwanted edibles please bring them too.

Don't forget, we are being judged by North West In Bloom again on 30 July so need to get…

Very sad news reached us recently that Gemma Rooke, Community Engagement & Grant Officer, is to leave her post at Rossendale Borough Council.

Gemma has been a great supporter of our cause and has given us superb advice and guidance over many of our projects.

She played a big part in the Whitaker Park plot, and, has also helped us in having a presence at the gardens to be built on the former Valley Centre in Rawtenstall.  She has been active with us…

Great progress made yesterday at Whitaker Park when volunteers built and installed six new beds.  This now makes the plot look far tidier, and, much easier on the eye.  It will also allow visitors to walk between the beds as at the other end of the plot.

Unfortunately, we have had a small hiccup with soil.  We desperately need soil to fill the beds as a matter of real urgency.  If we don't get soil in soon, we may struggle to be able to plant anything in them, and,…

Following our Level 4 award at North West In Bloom last year, we have again been invited to take part in the RHS Its Your Neighbourhood category for 2012.

This Sunday, 13 May, at around 10am, we will be continuing our work at Whitaker Park and, we need your help to try and achieve a Level 5 award this year.

If you have any edible plants you can spare - vegetables, fruit or herbs - please bring them along and plant.

We will  shortly be…

Great news received yesterday to confirm that we will be judged again this year by North West In Bloom for the It's Your Neighbourhood category in association with the Royal Horticultural Society!

NWIB will be visiting our Community garden at Whitaker Park on 30 July, so it's time to get our skates on and  make sure it's even better than it was last year when we won a Level 4 Award -…

A few weeks ago, Joanna and I visited the Edible Garden Show at the one-time National Agricultural Centre at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire.

It was a great day, and, we thoroughly recommend it to anyone (we'll probably visit again in 2013!).

Whilst we were there, we listened to Paul Peacock (a regular on panelist on BBC Radio 4’s Gardener’s Question Time), give talks…

A good bit of work on Sunday as volunteers helped to clear the area after the Winter.

Some crops in the planters have already re-appeared - land cress and chives to name a few.  It was nice to see that someone had been up to the site and planted some strawberries in one of the raised beds.  Equally lovely was a Mother and Father showing their two children the edible things that they could pick.

We have our next 'planned' visit for 8 April, but, please…

WOW!

The name of Incredible Edible Rossendale is really getting around the Valley.  We have been contacted by several local groups all wanting to know how to get involved.  Volunteers asking to start and plant IER plots.  Contact from far and wide supporting our group.

I really believe that we can make our mark in 2012 - The Valley Centre, Sharneyford, Whitaker Park, Snig Hole, Edgeside Park, Bacup Centre, Stacksteads Countryside Park, to name a few of…

We were recently contacted by Cassons Accountants who had seen developments at Whitaker Park.  They loved what we were doing and achieving, and, wanted to help our group.

They originally said they would 'sponsor' some t-shirts for us, but, after I met up with Jill and Les, they also offered to supply us with some rather lovely (and warm) fleeces too!

Cassons are lucky enough to have a small outdoor 'picnic' area at the back of their offices, and, will…

There is a great week of activity at starting on Sunday 23 October at Rossendale Museum and Whitaker Park.

Click here for more details.

Following the amazing success of the opening of our Community Garden, Incredible Edible Rossendale have been invited to take part in the event.  Please support this great project.

Unfortunately, the…