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Rob, who has attended the project for a number of years, has always wanted to do a sky dive, so when Suzanne (our horticultural manager) said that she would do it with him, I didn’t waste any time in booking them in with Cornish Parachute Club, at Perranporth. With the date set for Saturday 4th… Read more »
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Auction now closed, we raised £200 for our project, thank you to those that bid on the items. 🙂 We have been very lucky and we have been donated some items as donations to auction off to help raise funds. First up is 2 Eden Session Tickets for this year’s Sessions – so if… Read more »
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Last year turned into a very busy time for us at People and Gardens. We spent the summer harvesting our produce for our veg bag scheme and tomatoes for the Eden Kitchens. We tried growing some different vegetables which have proved very successful and very tasty. Everyone has worked really well together as well as… Read more »
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Like several groups across the country we haven’t be able to do our usual fundraising events this year. Not to be put off we put our heads together and came up with new ideas to raise some funds for the guys. In our last post I gave you a taster of what we might be… Read more »
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October has been such a busy month for us here at People and Gardens. We helped The Lost Gardens of Heligan set up their Harvest Festival display and then we spent a couple of days meeting visitors and chatting to them about our project. As we are unable to do our usual Christmas… Read more »
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We are really excited to announce that we will be participating in The Lost Gardens of Heligan’s Harvest Festival, which is running from Saturday 17th Oct – Sunday 1st November. We shall be assisting in setting up the event and have our own display. Some of our guys will be attending the event on Monday… Read more »
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Here at People and Gardens we like to recycle as much as we possibly can and either create a new item or donate the items to charity. Currently we are collecting the following:- Milk bottle tops – taken to Lush and they are then used to make bottle board that is used to make furniture… Read more »
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During the lockdown The Lost Gardens of Heligan stepped up to the front to help us with growing vegetables for our fortnightly Veg bags. This meant we could continue to provide the bags to individuals in the community especially some of our more vulnerable residents who were not able to access the community due to… Read more »
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The guys have been keeping themselves busy at home growing their own veg. It is great to see that they are using their horticultural skills they have learnt at People and Gardens and put them into practice at home. James preparing the ground prior to planting up (see photo above). Rob has been nuturing his… Read more »
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Like the rest of the world we are currently on Lockdown, missing each other, watching the plants grow and sharing laughs – but under the circumstances it can’t be helped. We all have to remain positive and look forward to the day we can return to the nursery – it could be a big celebratory… Read more »