Community Action and Den-Building Day
Where? Bude
When? 26 May 2009
What's it about? We will be holding a community clean-up, clearing our estate of all the rubbish, followed by den-building with the play-rangers and either cooking in a cardboard oven or camp fires.
Where's it happening? 54 Treleven Road, Bude
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Partially
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 10 to be accompanied by an adult, Children under 10 to be accompanied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 10-20
Press/Volunteer Contact: Leesa Parfitt (01288 352 384)
Organised by: Berries Avenue Regeneration Committee
Email: leekaychop@yahoo.co.uk
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Strawberries & Cream
Where? Cornwall
When? 21 April 2009
What's it about? We would like to add some strawberry planters to our existing Sensory Garden. The volunteers will donate plants and plant the containers up, with the children.
Where's it happening? East Road, Menheniot, Cornwall
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials, Children to help
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required? No
Press/Volunteer Contact: Amanda Raynham (01579 342580)
Organised by: Menheniot Primary School
Email: head@menheniot.cornwall.sch.uk
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Beaver Scouts Litter Pick !!
Where? Heamoor
When? 6 May 2009
What's it about? We are a group of 24 Beaver Scouts (6-8 year olds), and we will be carrying out a litter pick/beach clean on the beach between Penzance and Newlyn. As Scouts we think it is important to look after our environment and help to make it more enjoyable for everyone.
Where's it happening? Penzance/Newlyn beach., Heamoor
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing, gloves/litter pickers
What will be provided: Health & Safety
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Nicola Keast - Beaver Scout Leader (01736 351267)
Organised by: Penzance/Madron Scout Group
Email: nicola@penarwyn.eclipse.co.uk
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Pre Flora Day Litter Pick
Where? Helston
When? 6 May 2009
What's it about? The group will aim to clear the main areas of the town centre of rubbish.To improve the area for 1000's of visiting that attend flora day each year.
Where's it happening? The Guildhall, Coinagehall st, Helston
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Town Warden Craig Bowett (01326 572 063)
Organised by: Helston Town Council
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Rubbish Art Event
Where? Illogan
When? 27 June 2009
What's it about? Using equipment supplied by Cornwall Wildlife Trust, volunteers will clear Manningham Wood of all litter and rubbish and then create sculptures using some of the items they found lying around in the woodland.
Where's it happening? Manningham Community Woodland, Robarles Terr, Illogan
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Alison Forward (07880948791)
Organised by: Friends of Maningham Wood
Email: alison.forward@hotmail.co.uk
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The Wonderworms of Egloskerry
Where? Launceston
When? 25 June 2009
What's it about? We are going to install a wormery on the premises near to the classrooms with easy access so the children and staff can feed the worms with kitchen and lunchtime fruit waste. We hope to use the liquid food produced for the children's garden plots. We can use it as a teaching aid for food chains, recycling, and helping the environment. Staff and volunteers from local gardening club help with after- school club and wormery will provide an example of the perfect waste disposal system producing liquid feed and compost!
Where's it happening? Egloskerry School, Egloskerry, Launceston
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing, -
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials, -
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets, School children, staff and authorised volunteers, School children, staff and authorised volunteers
How many NEW volunteers required? 0
Press/Volunteer Contact: Egloskerry School (01566785372)
Organised by: Egloskerry School
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Edible Landscaping
Where? Liskeard
When? 12 July 2009
What's it about? Raspberries to be planted in communal garden flowerbeds. Hanging baskets provided to be planted with edible flowers & strawberries.
Where's it happening? Pound Dean, Liskeard
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Lunch, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: MAI EVANS (01579 341774)
Organised by: Penwith Housing Association/ Pound Dean Residents Group
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Monkey Poo Compost
Where? Looe
When? 24 May 2009
What's it about? As part of the Sanctuaries sustainability plan we try to reduce our landfil where ever possible. One effective way is to compost all the monkey waste. Volunteers will be turning and mixing the compost within a four bay system. The stable compost from last year will be distributed around the gardens and woodland.
Where's it happening? The Monkey Sanctuary Trust, St Martins, Looe
What to wear/bring:
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments, Tools & Materials, protective clothing and boots
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? any
Press/Volunteer Contact: Matt Nott (01503 262532)
Organised by: The Monkey Sanctuary Trust
Email: matt_nott@monkeysancturary.org
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Bee Happy
Where? Lostwithiel
When? 20 July 2009
What's it about? The school has planted allotment beds and an outdoor classroom to include apple trees. A gardening club has been set up with volunteer parents to plant flowers and herbs to attract beneficial insects, bees and butterflies. The project is to build a fruit garden and prepare the perimeter fence for planting fruit plants.
Where's it happening? Downend, Lostwithiel
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials
What will be provided: Refreshments
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Caron Reeves (01208 872665)
Organised by: St Winnow Church of England School
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Warbstow Bug Hotels
Where? Nr Launceston
When? 6 July 2009
What's it about? Primary school pupils aged 3-11 will be working with a local scientist to renovate a local pond. Bugs, creatures and other creepy crawlies and their will be identifies by pupils. A weeklong activity will bring the conservation area into the Warbstow outdoor curriculum. Bug hotels will be constructed to encourage pupils to monitor the progress of their adopted creatures
Where's it happening? Warbstow, Nr Launceston
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials, Good sense of humour
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Enthusiasm and receptive pupils
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult, Appropriate outdoor clothes, Appropriate outdoor clothes
How many NEW volunteers required? 10
Press/Volunteer Contact: Larry Morris (01566781388)
Organised by: Warbstow School
Email: head@warbstow.cornwall.sch.uk
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Davy Pack Spring Watch
Where? Penzance
When? 2 May 2009
What's it about? A small group of cubs will be helping to do conservation work at our local national trust gardens under the supervision of the head gardener including helping to stop the spread of sudden oak death syndrome and doing clearance work around young saplings.
Where's it happening? Trengwianton Gardens, Heamoor, Penzance
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Partially
Any restrictions? No pets, only cub scouts, only cub scouts
How many NEW volunteers required? 0
Press/Volunteer Contact: Sara Huckle (01736 332911)
Organised by: Penzance/Madron Davy Pack
Email: sara-toad@hotmail.co.uk
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Creation Elizabethan Garden
Where? Saltas
When? 16 March 2009
What's it about? The project is the creation of a Elizabethan garden of Mary Newmans 15th century cottage, Saltas Cornwall. We now need to plant more trees and plants of the types found in Elizabethan days
Where's it happening? Mary Newmans Cottage, Culver Road, Saltas
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Refreshments, Lunch, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Partial
Any restrictions?
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Mrs B Dixon (01579384381)
Organised by: Tamar Protection Society Ltd
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Seaton Beach Spring Clean
Where? Seaton
When? 26 April 2009
What's it about? The Monkey Sanctuary Trust has adopted Seaton Beach as part of the Marine Conservation Society "adopt a beach" scheme. We have chosen 26th of April to litter pick and survey the beach to tie in with Clean Cornwall Month. Volunteers will be asked to collect litter and record each item they remove. The data will be sent to the MCS for national interpretation.
Where's it happening? Seaton Beach, Seaton
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing, waterproof
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? any
Press/Volunteer Contact: Matt Nott (01503 262532)
Organised by: The Monkey Sanctuary Trust
Email: matt_nott@monkeysancturary.org
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Keep On Gardening!
Where? St Austell
When? Tuesday 5th May 2009
What's it about? We have lost our garden at school due to new classes being built on the ground. Our project is to keep the children gardening and plant seed and vegatables in pots around the school, the children really enjoy gardening, so until we get some ground to create another garden we need pots and grow bags, also plants and seeds.
Where's it happening? St Mewan CP School, St Austell
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site?
Any restrictions?
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: St Mewan Primary school (01726 74887)
Organised by: St Mewan Primary School
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Fix Another Fence !
Where? Truro
When? Saturday 4th July 2009
What's it about? Nailing palings to an existing fence. Also helping to clear overgrown foliage and weeds where needed. Also some planting in cleared areas.
Where's it happening? 5 Henley Crescent, Mount Hawke, Truro
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Lunch, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 6
Press/Volunteer Contact: Diana Rodda (01209 891818)
Organised by: Mount Hawke Millennium Green
Email: diana.rodda@yahoo.co.uk
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Peak Performance
Where? Washaway
When? 29 April 2009
What's it about? Litter pick and clean the local footpath and woodland area.
Where's it happening? Pencarren Woodlands, Washaway
What to wear/bring: Protective Clothing, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Partial
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Thompson (01726 222 498)
Organised by: Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
Email: 13334@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
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