Operation and Sensory Garden
Where? Bamard Castle
When? 10 May 2009
What's it about? Create a sented garden by planting shrubs and hurbs at the edge of a grassed area surrounding the village hall.
Where's it happening? Villahe Hall, Bowes, Bamard Castle
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site?
Any restrictions? Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Mrs Joan Coleman (01833 628353)
Organised by: Bowes WI
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Skills and Work
Where? Birtley
When? 30 March 2009
What's it about? Garden tidy for elder people living in Britle.Volunteers will plan and discuss ideas with the recidents and then carry out the garden tasks.
Where's it happening? Katerging, Birtley
What to wear/bring: Refreshments, Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Training, Refreshments, Lunch, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets, No under 16s, Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Tarcey Wallace (01914902231)
Organised by: Gateshead College
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Cassop Community Garden
Where? Cassop
When? 6 June 2009
What's it about? Clear all rubbish from back of centre and plant flowers and shrubs and lawn seeds. Also wash and clean paths around the building.
Where's it happening? 10 Front Street South, Cassop
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials
What will be provided: Refreshments, Lunch
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: M.Wilson (01429820754)
Organised by: Cassop Community Centre
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Village Cleaners
Where? Crook
When? 4 April 2009
What's it about? Planting plants and bulbs and general tidy of village.
Where's it happening? Round the Village, Crook
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments
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? 5
Press/Volunteer Contact: michelle bowman (01388 767188)
Organised by: High Grange Village Trust
Email: michelle_bowman13@hotmail.com
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Garden Magic
Where? Crook
When? 11 May 2009
What's it about? We have created a Community Garden, all done by village volunteers. We have formed a central garden with a wheelchair friendly path around. Our aim is to form another group of volunteers to go out and purchase shrubs and plants to start the garden with plants.
Where's it happening? Rear of North Bitchburn Tce, North Bitchburn, Crook
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments, 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? 8
Press/Volunteer Contact: Christine Nevins (01388 764015)
Organised by: North Bitchburn Community Association
Email: david.l.nevins@btinternet.com
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Colourful Corner - eventually!!
Where? Crook
When? 12 May 2009
What's it about? Top soil is required for an area on the village green to create a small area for bedding plants.; Top soil will be spread in the area designated.
Where's it happening? Village Green, North Bitchburn, Crook
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Tools and Materials
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments, 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? 8
Press/Volunteer Contact: Christine Nevins (01388 764015)
Organised by: North Bitchburn Community Association
Email: david.l.nevins@btinternet.com
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Garden Makers
Where? Crook
When? 13 June 2009
What's it about? Renovating paths and weeding and tidy in community garden
Where's it happening? Community Garden Green Lane, High Grange, Crook
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Packed Lunch
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments, 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? 5
Press/Volunteer Contact: Michelle Bowman (01388 767188)
Organised by: High Grange Village Trust
Email: michelle_bowman13@hotmail.com
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Spring Clean Lanchester 2009
Where? Lachester
When? 28 March 2009
What's it about? The goals are;
1. To clear litter before the spring growth.
2.To educate youngsters & adults about litter and recycling.
3.Thus to reduce the amounts of litter in the future.
Where's it happening? The Green, Lachester
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments, 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? 10
Press/Volunteer Contact: F.J Gladstone (01207 528114)
Organised by: Lanchester Partnership
Email: jill_gladstone@compuserve.com
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Tubs Of Glory
Where? North Bitchburn
When? Monday 13th July 2009
What's it about? 13 tubs in total will be planted around the village. Plants and new copost will be provided.
Where's it happening? Various, North Bitchburn
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? No
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Christine Nevins (01388 764015)
Organised by: North Bitchburn Community Association
Email: david.l.nevins@btinternet.com
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Eco Rangers - Bird Watching Group
Where? Sacriston
When? 30 June 2009
What's it about? The volunteers help to maintain the bird boxes and fill up the bird feeders. Children are also taking part in bird watching sessions and will use our reference books to see which birds we have around school. We would like to help the children set up a bird watching area with the camera and have time to look at what is happening in the nests (a place which is usually inaccessable due to health and safety).
Where's it happening? Sacriston Junior School, Woodside, Sacriston
What to wear/bring:
What will be provided:
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions?
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Nicola Miller (0191 3710455)
Organised by: Sacriston Junior School Eco Group
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Green Fingers
Where? Sacriston
When? 10 July 2009
What's it about? We are hoping to develop the land in our school garden and would like to start off our first gardening venture of planing seeds and starting our first raised bed. We have asked for our Eco Group and Nature club members to help along with a number of interested parents and allotment owners in the village - we are hoping to make this a community project too!
Where's it happening? Sacriston Junior School, Woodside, Sacriston
What to wear/bring:
What will be provided:
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions?
How many NEW volunteers required? 0
Press/Volunteer Contact: Nicola Miller (0191 3710445)
Organised by: Sacriston Junior School Eco Group
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Shildon 'Little Slice of Heaven' project
Where? Shildon
When? 1 June 2009
What's it about? We have a concrete yard tucked between the Community centre and the youth club. It is a sun trap but looks awful because there are no plants or greenery to break up the concrete monotony. The yard is used by the youth club during the evenings and the elderly who come every day for lunch. We can't have planters because many of the elderly have wheelchairs and they would be dangerous but we would like to buy some hanging baskets and plants and a couple of small fruit trees for the corners where they will be out of the way; to transform the yard into a beautiful place where people can sit and gather their thoughts or chat to friends.
The youth club members will do the planting and be taught to manage them by the elderly people using the centre. The fruit trees will grow alongside our young people who will pass on their knowledge of how to look after them to new members. We are also going to try to get funds to buy some garden furniture and we have a bid in to the Arts Council for funds to make a piece of ironwork art for the wall of the youth club.
Where's it happening? Shildon People's Centre, 20 Main Street, Shildon
What to wear/bring: Sturdy Footwear, Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Health & Safety, Refreshments
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? children under 10 to be accompanied by an adult, children under 10 to be accompanied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required?
Press/Volunteer Contact: Carolyn Cluer (07960 507514)
Organised by: Shildon Youth Group
Email: shildonyc@gmail.com
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Clean Up Day- Holly Park
Where? South Stanley
When? 5 May 2009
What's it about? We will be holding a litter pick and cleaning all equipment in Holly park, we would aslo be planting new plants and flowers in our park.
Where's it happening? Holly park, Cookson place, South Stanley
What to wear/bring:
What will be provided: Refreshments, 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? 10
Press/Volunteer Contact: Deborah Thomson (01207 299465)
Organised by: Cookson Place Residents Association
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Planting in a small space
Where? Spennymoor
When? 27 April - 10 May 2009
What's it about? We will be planting vegetables and seeds in tubes,growbags and other containers to show the children how we can grow vegetables in a small space.Hopefully teaching the children that we can self suficient.
Where's it happening? Gardening Activities, Durham Road, Spennymoor
What to wear/bring: Protective Clothing
What will be provided: Tools & Materials
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Partial
Any restrictions? Children under 16 must be accomapnied by an adult
How many NEW volunteers required? 30
Press/Volunteer Contact: Jean Eddy (01388 814285)
Organised by: St Charles RCVA Primary School
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2 Bee
Where? Weardale
When? 9 July 2009
What's it about? Existing volunteers at a School to help the children plant flowers that will help attract the declining honey bee. They will then be able to take some home and plant the rest in the school garden.
Where's it happening? St Johns Chapel School, Weardale
What to wear/bring:
What will be provided:
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required? no
Press/Volunteer Contact: Ashleigh gibson (01913891155)
Organised by: Retired Senior Volunteers Programme North East
Email: rsvpne@hotmail.com
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Salad Days
Where? weardale
When? 10 July 2009
What's it about? Volunteers will be planting leaf vegetables with the school children in their school garden and giving them plants to take home, so they can understand where food comes from. they are rural children but many of them are from commuter parents who do not work on the land.
Where's it happening? Rookhope school, rookhope village, weardale
What to wear/bring:
What will be provided:
Is there wheelchair access to the site? Yes
Any restrictions? No pets
How many NEW volunteers required? 0
Press/Volunteer Contact: Ashleigh gibson (01913891155)
Organised by: Retired Senior Volunteers Programme North East
Email: rsvpne@hotmail.com
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