Caroline Collins's Blog (12)

Raft are working with IER and the Deli on Bank street Rawtenstall to develop cheap nourishing recipes to be included in food parcels for the many recipients  throughout Rossendale ?

Is anyone willing to share easy recipes intended from lone adults up to large families using stock cupboard and seasonal veg items? If so please do. Any one of us could have need of the crisis food bank service due to ill health,, family bereavement, sudden loss of work hours and so much more. Together we…

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You are All invited to join Edgeside and District Residents Association and IER celebrate the opening of the new Community Spaces funded childrens playground on March 31st at Edgeside Park, Waterfoot.

Planting of saplings will take place from 11am with programmed events and activities which will include, music, dance, various stalls, Funtastic Inflatable Waterwalkers, Owl and Hedgehog charities, and an Easter nature treasure trail around the park - starting at 12 till…

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This years delivery of jams and jelly trees arrive next week. Civic Pride volunteers will be planting their 450 on the bypass layby on Sunday 13th. Haslingden Community Link are looking at Saturday 19th, with we hope some Veteran In Action (VIA) volunteers assisting planting at locations throughout Haslingden. Edgeside Park trees will be planted on completion of the groundwork for the new childrens play area to provide additional hedgerow.

Site nominations in other parts of Rossendale…

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What a fantastic day.

All things trees and apples were celebrated at Whittaker park yesterday for Curiosities weekend on Apple day. From an introduction to the new tree trail, maps available at the museum, Apple juicing, Thanks IE Ramsbottom for loaning your press, RR Apple pie competition  ( yummy), a visit from our local owl charity and bee keepers, creation of a pine-eatum to make sure our feathered friends have plenty of food as winter approaches and local food stalls was…

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Awesome another 105 trees donated by the Woodland Trust to Rossendale, this time for hedgerow aimed at promoting local wildlife and biodiversity in Edgeside Park whilst providing perimeter cover for the new childrens play area. That's 1,905 trees arriving in November all going to need planting between Incredible Edible Rossendale, Edgeside Park Group, Civic Pride, Whitworth High school and Haslingden Community Link. Watch out for opportunities to get involved in planting throughout November !!! 

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Having secured funding from Community spaces to improve the childrens play area withe the work due for completion Spring 2012 what do you think should be the next priorities for overall park improvements in this popular public space. Just click the link above and in less than 5 minutes you will have made your view count by sharing your opinion. Survey closes 12 midday November 25th and initial… Continue

One hour from every IER volunteer could make such a difference. Whether you get involved in tidying, planting, caring for or harvesting an IER site, an hour looking at funding applications to support our work, or an hour spent maning a stand at community events aimed at raising awareness of the IER principles / engaging volunteers. No money required...can you spare an hour? First challenge volunteers needed to help out on 23rd October tidying the Whittaker park community garden, our garden…

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My friends on Rossendale online have shared the link to the freecycle service for fruit...check it out !!!

Remember any local fruit or vegetable donations welcome in time for harvest festival on October 2nd...all will then be turned in to delicious dishes to share at a community meal celebrating harvest after completion of the interfaith walk on October 9th . The walk starts from Rawtenstall Bocholt tree…

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A community harvest service is planned for Sunday October 2nd at St Annes church, Ashworth Rd, Edgeside. With school already doing food growing with key stage 2 the church harvest theme this year links totally to IER aims. Donations of locally vegetables and fruit welcomed and all will then go in to dishes to be served the following weekend following the interfaith Irwell Vale walk. The aim of the event at St Annes is to not only raise awareness of natures abundance but also where others…

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Wonderful sunshine and volunteers turned out on the Park today.

 

Apple trees planted by Civic Pride and a beautiful Buddlea for our butterfly friends. Park Rd Beds are starting to look so much better, amazing how adding colour, mix with a bit of sunshine and everyone seems to smile more and take time to say Hello.

 

We definately know people are noticing and appreciating the difference when passed an envelope with a simple Thankyou on from a passerby with a gift…

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Fantastic turnout of 14 volunteers, despite the rain yesterday to plant the bedding plants donated by Civic Pride in Edgeside Park. ESDRA's park project is really coming along with the wildflower beds looking beautiful, fingers crossed for improved play area soon and more volunteers interested in getting some edible plants started to supplement the fruit trees. 

 Later, after yet another workshop at Horse and Bamboo getting ready for today, I met our latest IER volunteer Vicki at…

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