The Whalley Rangers
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…
Read More...Grow for Talgarth
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…
Read More...Gary Bissett, Inver Garden Centre in NI talks to Cultivation Street
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…
Read More...Matthew Lewis ‘Ambassador of the Year 2017’ talks to Cultivation Street
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…
Read More...Sophie Lyall from Haskins Garden Centre, West End, Southampton talks to Cultivation Street
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…
Read More...Zoe Stanmore from Dobbies Garden World, Southport talks to Cultivation Street
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…
Read More...Lisa Bond from Poundbury Gardens talks to Cultivation Street
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.…
Read More...The ultimate planting guide for your veg
Nothing tastes as great as vegetables you have grown yourself and it’s so easy to get started with this ultimate planting guide brought to you by David Domoney and the Cultivation Street team! So why not give it a try? But we know that the more crops you have, the more confusing it gets. Each…
Read More...Penge Green Gym (Friends of Winsford Gardens)
Introduction How it all began…In 2011, The Conservation Volunteers [TCV] worked with The London Borough of Bromley and the corporate sponsor, The Glades to kick-start the transformation of a neglected park called Winsford Gardens situated off a busy main road running from Penge, at the north end of the borough, towards Croydon. The previously private…
Read More...Olive Branch Community Garden
Introduction Who are you and where are you from? I am Tessa Lynn, Chair of the Olive Branch Community Garden Community. The garden is located in the Dogsthorpe and Welland ward in Peterborough. It is a natural paradise surrounded by homes and shares one of its borders with a small number of private allotments. It…
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