
The community allotments are open on Tuesdays, which is a volunteering day. For more about this interesting scheme click on the picture to go to their website. For a short film on their project, click on this link.
![]() This is an interesting venture which is quite different from traditional allotments. Supported, it would seem by a good deal of grant money and a number of different organisations, it does exactly the sort of thing the email in the previous post was talking about - working with kids to get them to eat more fruit and veg, training people who've been out of work - and selling their produce (something we aren't allowed to do). Vegetables are supplied to local restaurants, including the cafe at the Turner gallery, and an affordable veg box scheme aims to help those on low incomes get regular high quality fruit and veg. The scheme is organised via the 'Surestart' organisation under the aegis of the education authority. The community allotments are open on Tuesdays, which is a volunteering day. For more about this interesting scheme click on the picture to go to their website. For a short film on their project, click on this link.
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The website compiler has received the following email, apparently as part of a 'round robin' addressed to organisations which could potentially benefit. I reproduce it in its entirety without any editing. If anyone who has an allotment which they are using for suitable projects they may wish to contact Jayne Faulkner on
[email protected] Hi We have a pot of money at the moment, known as the Flexible Support Fund Grants Fund, which is there for charities and non- profitable organisations to bid for, to assist our most vulnerable customers move closer to the labour market. It is recognised that moving straight into work for some of these people may not be possible but progression towards is required. I thought with all the community work undertaken by your organisation there might be something that you are already doing with our customer groups that is measurable for outcomes and that could be enhanced, with funding, to assist some of our most vulnerable people. We work towards the social justice areas now so we would class a lot of groups as vulnerable including Ex service personnel Care Leavers Ex-offenders Victims of domestic abuse People with disabilities Mental health issues Drugs or alcohol dependency Homelessness People with debt issues Unpaid Carers Ethnic minorities I have attached the funding forms for you to look at and would happy to chat with you if you feel that the work you are doing could fit. Regards Jayne All seeds are now half price at Hamstreet Garden Centre - across their extensive range from several seed companies.
Other reasons to take the short drive out -
There were a lot of other half price bargains on my visit but these were the ones that caught my eye. |
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