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      Fabulous kaleidoscopes!
      Katy
      • May 20
      • 1 min

      Fabulous kaleidoscopes!

      Something that’s been in my mind for a while, and today we finally got around to making our own kaleidoscopes from scratch. They seemed...
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      Steiner-inspired art
      Katy
      • May 14
      • 1 min

      Steiner-inspired art

      We’re using special waxed paper to carefully cut out designs that will overlap and create gorgeous colours when the light is behind them....
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      Wild wildflowers
      Katy
      • May 14
      • 1 min

      Wild wildflowers

      Our young people were learning the safe use of tools this afternoon- in fact, they were using shears to clear nettle. They made the...
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      Sunshiny after school
      Katy
      • Apr 30
      • 1 min

      Sunshiny after school

      Lovely weather, and we’re still marvelling that it’s light until the end of our session! New energy for creating different sorts of dens,...
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      Potions!
      Katy
      • Apr 5
      • 1 min

      Potions!

      Much cooler and quite overcast this afternoon, but there’s was lots of potion making! We have lots of herbs on the plot, and the mint is...
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      Allotment jobs
      Katy
      • Mar 29
      • 1 min

      Allotment jobs

      Probably the last of the really warm weather for a while, so at our after school session we did some work on the allotment- weeding,...
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      Mother’s Day, and making camp!
      Katy
      • Mar 23
      • 1 min

      Mother’s Day, and making camp!

      We’re really loving the longer evenings- hard to think that we needed the greenhouse lights on until quite recently. We used some...
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      And we didn’t need the lights!
      Katy
      • Mar 8
      • 1 min

      And we didn’t need the lights!

      This was our first after school session where we didn’t need the greenhouse lighting- it’s definitely spring! And we used our first...
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      Winter jobs
      Katy
      • Feb 5
      • 1 min

      Winter jobs

      Our volunteer session was very productive- we took a load of thornless gooseberry cutting. Hopefully, if they take, we will have plenty...
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      Stars and pizza!
      Katy
      • Feb 5
      • 1 min

      Stars and pizza!

      One of the lovely things about winter after-school sessions is being able to see the stars. We sometimes use a free star chart app to...
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      Is it getting warmer..?
      Katy
      • Jan 30
      • 1 min

      Is it getting warmer..?

      Our after school session definitely felt spring-like…not only was it (a bit) warmer, but there was lots of birdsong. We had one indoor...
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      Frosty, foggy days…
      Katy
      • Jan 15
      • 1 min

      Frosty, foggy days…

      We had a huge pile of bark chippings to move at the allotment, which we were very glad of as it kept us warm!
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      Goodbye to the beans!
      Katy
      • Oct 6, 2021
      • 1 min

      Goodbye to the beans!

      They’ve been amazing, not least because they made such lovely, magical leafy archways everywhere, but today we decided the runner beans...
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      Still feels like summer!
      Katy
      • Sep 15, 2021
      • 0 min

      Still feels like summer!

      This week’s after school session was so lovely and warm- we thought that autumn had come to stay, but apparently not! Delicious dinner of...
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      Summer cooking
      Katy
      • Jun 28, 2021
      • 1 min

      Summer cooking

      It’s great to be able to make our lunches using produce that we’ve picked from the plot! Rhubarb is the obvious one, and both Saturday...
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      Saturday sessions at the allotment
      Katy
      • May 16, 2021
      • 1 min

      Saturday sessions at the allotment

      Since we've been able to have people on site at the allotment again, we've been very busy! With willow leftover from our sessions with...
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      Back at the plot!
      Katy
      • Mar 21, 2021
      • 1 min

      Back at the plot!

      Just as spring is really starting to spring, we are allowed to have our groups back at the allotment, which is wonderful! We've started...
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      Happy New Year!
      Katy
      • Jan 3, 2021
      • 1 min

      Happy New Year!

      Our first sessions of 2021 were icy! The muddy ground was hard, which made a lovely change- although it was soft enough underneath the...
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      News: It's still busy on the plot!
      Katy
      • Nov 25, 2020
      • 1 min

      News: It's still busy on the plot!

      Despite the weather becoming a bit grey and damp as we get towards winter, we still have lots of jobs to do on the allotment. Today, we...
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      News: Support from the Royal Horticultural Society!
      Katy
      • Nov 23, 2020
      • 1 min

      News: Support from the Royal Horticultural Society!

      We've recieved some lovely certificates from the RHS, in recognition of the work we've been doing in our community - from giving away...
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