Archive for the ‘Nature & wildlife’ Category
Posted on 14th December 2011 by Chris Burton
The Conigre Mead Volunteers have set up a blog to keep friends and supporters up to date with developments at the project.
The volunteers, who help to maintain Conigre Mead Nature Reserve in Melksham, which is owned by the Wiltshire wildlife Trust, are using their £47,710 Community Spaces grant to improve the reserve.
Work include new surfaces to paths, new gates, new notice and information boards, and new seats. It will be carried out during the next few months and will be finished by June 2012.
The work will make the reserve more accessible and friendly to all users, particularly those with disabilities. Wheelchair and buggy users will be able to use the reserve all year round.
Seats will be installed suitable for all ages and will be useful for school groups and others.
There will be up-to-date and seasonal information about the site and its wildlife
Posted on 14th December 2011 by Chris Burton
Tags: Community Spaces Fund, pathways
Posted in Nature & wildlife, Open spaces, South West | No Comments »
Posted on 28th September 2011 by Chris Burton
A busy month of project launches coming up… If there’s one in your area why not get along?
And don’t forget to let us know how your launch went… we love seeing your photographs, videos and reports.
Share the joy!
October 1
Northall Village Trust
South End Lane
Northall
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 2EX
Playground and natural play area
October 2
Friends of Mossley Park
Stamford Road
Mossley
Ashton Under Lyne
Lancashire
OL5 0BA
Seating and performance amphitheatre
October 7
King George V Playing Field at Mylor
Mylor Bridge
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR115NG
Playground
October 8
Kearsley Mount Methodist Church
Manchester Road
Kearsley
Bolton
Lancashire
BL4 8QJ
Community garden
Lascelles Community Partnership
Eastbourne Park & Lascelles Green Link
Off Rydal Road
Darlington
Co Durham
DL1 4BH
Improved pathways and access to link two green spaces
Kingsbury Episcopi Recreation Ground
Thorney Road
Kingsbury Episcopi
Martock
Somerset
TA12 6BB
Multi-use games area
October 9
Down Thomas Silver Jubilee Hall
Down Thomas
Wembury
Plymouth
Devon
PL9 0BG
Playground and trim trail
The Middlestown Playground Club
Old Road
Middlestown
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 4QE
Playground
October 15
Friends of Chapel Park
Chapel-en-le-Frith Memorial Park
Rowton Grange Road
Chapel-en-le-Frith
Derbyshire
SK23 0LA
Multi-use games area
Bourne Valley Action Group
Bourne Valley Park
Turbary Close
Parkstone
Poole
Dorset
BH12 4HD
Playground
All Saints Community Development Company
Vicarage Road
Kings Heath
Birmingham
B14 7RA
A new village square and community facility
October 16
Claypole Playgroup
Main Street
Claypole
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 5BA
Playground
Ware Skate Park Scheme
Priory Street
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 0DE
Skate park
October 17
Friends Of Memorial Park
Warrenhust Road
Fleetwood
Lancashire
FY7 7AE
Rose garden
October 22
Brandon 3 Tenants & Residents Association
Warham Street
Camberwell
London
SE5 0TB
Community garden and public square
Kingsholm Kids at Play
Sebert Street
Gloucester
GL1 3BS
Playground
Brixton Community Association
Woodland Drive
Brixton
Plymouth
Devon
PL8 2PB
Playground
October 23
Falstone Village Hall Committee
The Croft
Falstone
Northumberland
NE48 1AA
Playground
October 24
Trimdon Grange Community Centre
Trimdon Grange
Co Durham
TS29 6PB
Multi use games area
Brown Edge Action Group
High Lane
Brown Edge
Staffordshire
ST6 8QA
Playground
October 27
Parent Carers Voice
Victoria Park
Bideford
Devon
EX39 2QQ
Play park featuring equipment for children with special needs and allowing for inclusive play with able bodied children.
October 28
Weston and Ivy Community Development Group
Weston Recreation Field
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK11 8SR
Multi-use games area, community artwork and park improvements
October 29
Thrapston BMX & Skate Park Group
Meadow Lane
Thrapston
Northamptonshire
NN14 4QL
BMX park
October 31
Shenstone Playing Fields
Birmingham Road
Shenstone
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS140JR
Footpath, signage, natural play features
Posted on 28th September 2011 by Chris Burton
Tags: Community Spaces Fund, Groundwork UK, successful projects
Posted in East Midlands, East of England, Events, Information, London, Nature & wildlife, North East, North West, Open spaces, Parks, Play, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & The Humber | No Comments »
Posted on 9th December 2010 by
Community Spaces have just awarded Rosliston Forestry Centre in South Derbyshire £41, 814 to create a 40ft herb garden in the shape of a human!
The human shaped herb garden, which has been nicknamed ‘Herbie’ will consist of a raised flower bed planted with herbs used for medical purposes on different parts of the body.
The group are aiming to a to have ‘Herbie’ finished by the summer! We look forward to seeing some photos of the finished garden!
We first mentioned the ‘Herbie’ project in our innovation blog piece see: http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2010/09/what-is-innovation If your group is developing a project that is a little bit different please tell us about it by following the link.
Posted on 9th December 2010 by
Tags: Community Gardens, Community Spaces, Community Spaces Fund, Events, Groundwork UK, National Forest, National Lottery Awards, Rosliston Foresty Centre, successful projects
Posted in East Midlands, Nature & wildlife, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
Posted on 30th July 2010 by
The Friends of Bennion Pools has been awarded a Green Pennant Award for the Bennions Pools Nature Reserve near the Walkers crisp factory in Leicester.
The Green Pennant Award is a national award that recognises high quality green spaces in England and Wales that are managed by voluntary and community groups. The Award is part of the Green Flag Award scheme, the national standard for quality parks and green spaces.
The Friends group was awarded just under £50k to re-develop the site, increasing access to the pools and encouraging local people to get involved.
Chair of the Friends group, John Greasley said, “We are delighted to be receiving this award – it’s a real boost for the local people who have volunteered so much time to the pools and the projects we run here. We’re also thankful for the Community Spaces funding, without it what we have created here would not have been possible.”
The group worked closely with Leicester City Council to develop the project. Since receiving the funding they have organised many events encouraging local people to get involved in further developing the site and ensuring that it is kept clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.
Posted on 30th July 2010 by
Tags: Bennion Pools, Community Spaces Fund, Green Flag Awards, Green Pennant Awards, Leicester
Posted in East Midlands, Nature & wildlife | No Comments »
Posted on 22nd July 2010 by
Are you looking for some new trees to plant in a local park, community garden or open space?
Then look no further as the Woodland Trust are offering free tree planting packs to all community groups that want to plant trees in shared community spaces.
The tree planting packs are available in two different sizes. The small pack holds 105 trees and the large pack contains 420 trees (that’s a lot of trees!). The packs can be separated and planted in small areas that best suit your community space.
These trees could be an ideal addition for any Community Spaces project looking to green-up their project site.
To find out more and apply for your free tree planting pack, visit: http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/plant-trees/help-advice/Pages/trees-for-communities.aspx
Posted on 22nd July 2010 by
Tags: Community Spaces Fund, Trees, Woodland Trust
Posted in Nature & wildlife, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Posted on 20th July 2010 by
With the summer now in full swing, there is nothing better to do then get outside and enjoy your local park, and there’s no better excuse then ‘Love Parks Week.’
Love Parks Week is an annual celebration of our parks and green spaces. It is organised, by Community Spaces partner organisation, Green Space http://www.green-space.org.uk. Love Parks Week raises awareness of what our parks have to offer, and is a campaign to save these valuable community assets.
The annual celebration starts from the 24th July, and continues all week until the 1st August. There will be organised events across the country for people to get involved in. If you’ve received funding for your park through the Community Spaces programme then your group might want to use Love Parks Week as an opportunity to promote your project and get more people into the park.
To find out more about organising your own event or about events happening near you visit www.loveparksweek.org.uk
Posted on 20th July 2010 by
Tags: Bennion Pools, Community Spaces Fund, Events, Green Spaces, Love Parks Week
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Posted on 8th July 2010 by nishavirdi
The Big Lottery Fund has launched a new small grant programme for communities that want to come together to explore, protect and celebrate wildlife.
BIG has teamed up with the BBC Wildlife Fund’s Go Wild Campaign to develop the Community Wildlife programme.
The programme offers grants of between £300 – £10,000 to not-for-profit groups, local councils, schools and health bodies who want to get local communities more involved in their local wildlife.
Projects can range from discovering local wildlife areas or animals, learning more about local wildlife, or creating or enhancing local wildlife areas.
If your looking for a small pot of money to develop a local wildlife project then please follow this link to Big Lottery Fund’s website.
Posted on 8th July 2010 by nishavirdi
Tags: BBC Wildlife Fund, Big Lottery Fund, Community Wildlife
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Posted on 6th July 2010 by nishavirdi
David Bellamy with Bishop of Taunton and the Dulverton Churchyard Committee
A new garden surrounding the All Saints Church in Dulverton, Somerset, has been officially launched by David Bellamy. Mr Bellamy opened the site announcing it was the opening of “God’s Garden’.
The Churchyard Committee Development Group secured almost £50k from Community Spaces to create a wild life garden in the old churchyard as well as open up access and encourage local people to use the site more.
The launch attracted hundreds of visitors and the group served up over 200 cream teas to guests! Entertainment was also provided by the South Molton band.
David Bellamy was on hand to talk to people about the wild flowers that had been planted in the new garden and the types of wild life this would go on to attract. Mr Bellamy also emphasised that it was everybody’s responsibility to now look after the new gardens.
The Bishop of Taunton, Rt Revd Peter Maurice said; ““All the work that had been done in the Church and Churchyard could be summed up in the single word Hospitality.”
Posted on 6th July 2010 by nishavirdi
Tags: All Saints Church, David Bellamy, Dulverton
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Posted on 14th May 2010 by nishavirdi
Official launch of the Warley Woods Wilderness project, Smethwick, Birmingham
The Warley Woods Community Trust celebrated the completion and launch of their project in Smethwick, West Midlands, yesterday.
Chair of the Trust, Steve Eling, officially cut the ribbon at the new entrance gates and local school children were given a tour of the newly refurbished site and wildlife area.
The site, which was previously used as a dumping ground, secured almost £50k from Community Spaces to transform it into a wildlife haven. The group used the funding to improve access to otherwise unused areas of the woodland and are also hoping to plant two wildflower meadows to encourage flora and fauna.
We look forward to watching the wildflower meadows flourish and it’s fantastic to see local youngsters already getting the opportunity to enjoy their environment and wildlife in an otherwise urban town.
Posted on 14th May 2010 by nishavirdi
Tags: Smethwick, Warley Woods, Wilderness project
Posted in Nature & wildlife, West Midlands | 1 Comment »
Posted on 29th April 2010 by nishavirdi
Some of the green space that will soon be transformed into a community garden
A neglected and abused patch of land in Northwood, will soon be transformed into a vibrant community garden thanks to the Northwood Mums in Kirkby and a little funding from Community Spaces.
The project has been driven by the Mums group who have already transformed a nearby patch of land into a community allotment.
Working with the Northwood Green Streets project, the community garden will be a welcome addition to making the area a greener and cleaner space to live.
You can find out more about the project and see the site plans by visiting the groups blog, see: http://northwoodgreenstreets.blogspot.com/
We’re really looking forward to seeing the project develop and wish the Mums the very best of luck!
Posted on 29th April 2010 by nishavirdi
Tags: community garden, Northwood Green Streets, Northwood Mums
Posted in Nature & wildlife, North West | No Comments »
