Garden
We would like to re-form the Garden group, initially with particular interest in the Grow & Tell project which is intended to enhance the Cheviot Centre rear courtyard garden, building on and reinvigorating the work already done.
We would welcome interest in this group - please contact Alison Davies for guidance.
The Grow & Tell project is described below.
We are now into the final few weeks of our Grow & Tell project so we wanted to let you know about the two remaining Volunteer Gardening Sessions to be held at the Cheviot Centre Garden.
Saturday 28th May 11am – 1pm - Ideas and discussions on “Gardening on the Cheap” and “Composting” as well as a range of practical gardening activities.
Saturday 11th June 11am – 1pm - “Build Your Own Bird Box” session – see attached Bird Box Day link - as well as some practical gardening activities.
No need to book, but it would be helpful for us to get an idea of numbers - please could you contact Alison.
Grow & Tell
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Wooler Arts has received some funding for a new project based around the lovely courtyard garden at the Cheviot Centre, and is inviting members of Wooler u3a to take part. ‘Grow & Tell’ offers a range of interesting free creative workshops including creative writing, willow weaving and ceramics which will use the garden and nature as inspiration. Other community groups taking part include the Drop-In Centre, the Allotments and the RVS Gathering. The project will also offer a series of ‘How to..’ sessions about gardening, and will gradually revamp the garden and make it a lovely space for the community to enjoy.
The project is being launched at an event on Monday 28th March afternoon at the Cheviot Centre and you are all welcome to attend and find out more. From 1-4 in the garden you can chat about the project with the project leaders and from 5:15 to 6:15 they will be outlining what is planned. Please see the information in the project brochure below.
Jodie R.Red is leading the project, so if you’d like to come to the event please RSVP to her by 24th March. I hope to see you there! (NB Although her ‘stage name’ is Jodie Russian-Red, she chose it years ago after her favourite plant Red Russian Kale – nothing to do with Russia!)
We’re also making a call-out for old garden tools donations. If you have any old or tired looking garden tools you could donate to the project, please do bring them with you to the launch event! We’ll be very grateful indeed!
Alison Davies
You can see the Grow & Tell item on the Wooler Arts website
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Project events and activities - all are free, all are at the Cheviot Centre unless noted otherwise.
Project Launch - Monday 28th March 1-4pm and 5:15-6:15pm
Come and join us for drinks and snacks! Ask questions, see the garden, meet the creatives and hear readings from award-winning nature writer Jodie R. Red, the project lead.
Volunteer Gardening Sessions - Saturdays 11am-1pm April 2nd and 30th , May 14th and 28th, June 11th
Pricatice & learn gardening skills - with a different topic each session, led by a local gardener. All ages welcome. We will provide the tools & refreshments! Check the Wooler Arts website or social media for updates on the upcomomg session's theme.
Creative Nature and Memoir Writing Wokshops - Wednesdays 6-8pm April 6th and 13th by Zoom - booking required.
Jodie R. Red is an award winning writer and poet (Northren Writers' Award 2020) who writes stories about gardening for print, radio and stage. Learn and explore these genres, share your work with others, meake new friends & get feedback
Garden Design Ideas & Practical Gardening Techniques - Saturday 11am-1pm April 16th
Joined by a prefessional gardener, come and help us design the Cheviot Centre garden's new look, share your ideas & learn some practical gardening tips from a prefessional.
Plants, Poetry & Printmaking - Saturday 1pm-3pm April 16th
Lunch and refreshments provided! Jodie and Greg want to record 'plant oral histories of Glendale' - storytelling and conversations about local people's personal memories of special plants in their lives, and what they'd like to see planted in our garden.
Watercolours in the Garden Workshop with Helen Astley - Sunday 11:30am-1:30pm April 24th, booking required, limited to 12 places.
Helen helped create the garden's last beautiful book of nature watercolours (which you can see in the library). In this session, she'll be guiding participants through watercolour techniques, using local people's favourite plants as inspiration. We'll include some of the watercolours produced in the Grow & Tell booklet at the end of the project.
Clay Tile Making Wokshop with Ian Kille - Monday 12-4pm May 2nd and 6-8pm May 30th, booking required, limited to 12 places.
Ian is a geologist based in Kirknewton. He's running two clay-tilemaking workshops, inspired by nature and poetry. Each participant will have a tile to take home with them & a tile to contribute to a new collective display for the Cheviot Centre garden.
Willow Weaving Flowers Workshop with Anna Turnbull - Sunday 11am-3pm May 22nd, booking required, limited to 12 places.
Lowick-based artist Anna is leading a workshop where participants will be able to earn traditional crat skills with natural materials. Everyone will have something they have made to take home, and something to leave in the garden.
Garden Launch Day Party! - Sunday 12-5pm June 26th
Thee main event! A full celebration day, declaring the Cheviot Centre 'Secret Garden' officially 'relaunched'. Including BBQ, refreshments, readings, performances and a plants & seeds swap. See the poster here Grow & Tell Party 26 June or click the link.
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