Cockburn revisited

Here's seedlings in the sink.

We started in the Art Studio because the access to the chickens is there.

 Here's Peter Nuttal with hen, garden ornaments and stained glass that are part of the enterprise scheme

 and the bees, which were enjoying the sun too:

And then on to the small holding.  This is rhubarb and the view across the playing field to Middleton Wood.

A mixed veg bed, cherry tree and a trio of ex-students that we found in the Art Studio making props for a production of "Alice through the looking glass" and a slice of the poly-tunnel - and a gargoyle and Peter.

The strawberry bed and the full length of the poly-tunnel - isn't it huge!

It was a good visit - we talked again about their producing the Welcome to Beeston sign for the Cardinal Triangle site and their plot on the end of Gypsy Lane.  We agreed they were both projects for next school year, but Kath Clarke says that they will get some designs underway for the sign.

Last week catch up

On Tuesday we were invited to the Civic Hall along with other voluntary groups to a ceremony recognising our achievement.  We had a display and table and a chance to talk to people that I'd never met before.  One thing I found out about was guardianleeds (www.guardian.co.uk) which is where the photo comes from:

We're next to the door!

Here's Linda and Betty collecting the certificate from Angela, who had her councillor hat on:

South Leeds community radio were also there -

Friday was the visit to Greenmount Primary - our first of this round of assemblies.  We had 5 minutes and we'll know how it went when we get the response on the 7th May, because I can't tell.
The children seemed so little after two years absence, but still just as terrifying en masse! Still, without the butterflies there'd be no point.

And of course, Saturday was the Spring plant sale.  The weather was great, the customers were there as soon as we started setting up and we sold steadily for a couple of hours.  As last spring, there weren't enough tomato plants.  I brought half a dozen aubergines home to fatten up for the summer.

What a surprise!

Yesterday, Linda and I went to Cockburn to see Peter Nuttal, who oversees the school's communtity links, and Kath Clarke.  The weather was foul and neither of us had a camera with us so we're going to have to go back and take photos so that we can show you:

• the chickens
• the bees
• the garden ornaments they make
• the mugs they decorate
• the allotment in progress (but it's more of a market garden) with a 64foot poly tunnel green house complete with sprinklers 
• the fruit trees
• the pond with tadpoles
• the raised beds of strawberries and rhubarb

and what would be impossible to capture, the enthusiasm they had for working with us, for us and alongside us!