Health, Happiness, and Horticulture!

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 25, 2018

Introduction Health, happiness and horticulture is the gardening club set up at St Oswald’s ALN Secondary School in Glasgow! As part of this year’s academic session we have been running a Wellbeing Award.  This has involved the pupils going to PE for physical health and  attending Home Economics to learn about gardening and healthy eating.…

St George’s Allotments

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 25, 2018

St George’s Childcare is an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ nursery and children’s charity based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. We care for up to 90 children a day, aged 3 months to 12 years, and we run a nursery, term-time pre-school, after school club and holiday club. Since we were established in 1982, supporting the community has always…

Fruitful Abundance, Brunswick Place Community Gardens

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 25, 2018

Who , what, where, why… Fruitful Abundance is a Community Interest Company in Northants set  up to improve food security and growing  in the local community. We run 4 cafes under The Real Junk Food,  Project Umbrella, where all the food served is rescued instead of being sent to landfill. We now have two allotments…

The Whalley Rangers

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 25, 2018

Where it all began… Four years ago we decided to do a major litter pick in our neighbourhood Whalley Range as part of a major City Clean Up Campaign. 150 people got involved and we thank everybody with a party, show, music and free food. That’s when The Whalley Rangers ‘Love Where You Live’ took…

Grow for Talgarth

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 25, 2018

Introduction In 2015 a small group of volunteers decided that the town of Talgarth needed a real cheering up as the only flower display in the town was by the war memorial and so under the banner of ‘Grow for Talgarth’ they began their mission in creating a town square adorned with flowers and developing…

Gary Bissett, Inver Garden Centre in NI talks to Cultivation Street

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 20, 2018

Who are you and where do you work? My name is Gary Bissett and I am the Manager and Cultivation Street Ambassador at Inver Garden Centre, Larne in Northern Ireland, where I have been working for the last 22 years   What does being an Ambassador mean for you? Being an Ambassador gives me the…

Matthew Lewis ‘Ambassador of the Year 2017’ talks to Cultivation Street

By Cultivation Street Staff | April 11, 2018

Who are you and where do you work? My name is Matthew Lewis, Events Manager and Cultivation Ambassador at The Old Railway Line Garden Centre in Mid-Wales.  I’m 27 and last year won  Cultivation Street Ambassador of the Year 2017! What does being an Ambassador mean for you? Being a Cultivation Street Ambassador is a…

Sophie Lyall from Haskins Garden Centre, West End, Southampton talks to Cultivation Street

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 26, 2018

Who are you and where do you work? My name is Sophie Lyall and I work at Haskins Garden Centre in West End, Southampton What does being an Ambassador mean for you? I have only become an Ambassador this year, but have already visited one new school who are now onboard and we are continuing…

Zoe Stanmore from Dobbies Garden World, Southport talks to Cultivation Street

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 20, 2018

Who are you and where do you work? My Name is Zoe Stanmore and I am the community champion and Cultivation Street ambassador at Dobbies Southport What does being an Ambassador mean for you? Everything!   I get to meet some amazing community groups and help them where possible to create a place where people can…

Lisa Bond from Poundbury Gardens talks to Cultivation Street

By Cultivation Street Staff | March 20, 2018

Who are you and where do you work? My name is Lisa Bond and I am the Cultivation Street Ambassador at our Poundbury Gardens, near Dorchester.  We’re part of the Gardens Group    What does being an Ambassador mean for you? I am relatively new to growing and have found so much enjoyment in it.…