Churchlands Community Garden: January 2011

Friday, 28 January 2011

QUIIIIIIIIIIIIIZ!

Hurrah! And Yippee! and WOOP WOOP! The quiz was a massive success!

The White Horse was filled to the gills and teams travelled from far and wide to answer the selection of questions we posed...well done to The Late Starters...they literally did start late and still managed to score a whopping 62 points. Splendid stuff!
With the quiz entry fee, raffle and magic pound game we managed to rake in more than 300 fresh squids!

Thanks to everyone for coming along, for taking part, for telling your friends and for being so generous.
Thanks also to the White Horse too and remember to come along and support their live Jazz nights in coming months!...for more details check out their website here...
http://www.whitehorsebedminster.co.uk/

Meeting minutes 23rd Jan

Meeting 23^rd Jan 2011

Thanks to all who attended, and especially to Ben Barker for finding the time to join us.

1. Ben Barker, GBCP

Came to tell us more about how the GBCP work – many thanks!

2. Treasurer’s report

We have raised £475 ...

3. Funding expected

... plus £300 promised

4. Funding applied for and other possibles

Stef and Malcolm are working on us becoming a flower street

Quiz on Thurs night

Table top sale in Feb

5. Budget available to spend now and in stages

Topsoil is first priority

6. Next steps and timetable

Topsoil! Then planting up using the planting scheme we have from New Leaf.

7. Pub quiz

All sorted

8. Table top

Two tables booked so far...we need more...spread the word! Let Stef know if you intend to run a table yourself and whether anyone would like to run a Churchlands table.

9. Street party

Agreed we would prefer to close the street and Geoff volunteered to organise the event.

10. Other

Concerns that the large sign for the Christian centre will detract from the garden – could be moved or replaced?
Wonder whether we could have a waterbutt to collect rain water.

According to our volunteer tree surgeon, Jack, the rowan tree is dying – he says there are no nutrients left in the centre of the trunk as evidenced by the ease in which a saw could be pushed into it and by the fungus that is rotting at the base – he says that if the tree was strong and healthy, the fungus should be thriving. He recommends taking the tree down – we will talk to the trustees about this.

Action

Al to phone Graham Rowles to discuss sign, notice-board, the future for the tree and water-pipes and getting into the centre on Sunday 20^th.

Jon W to sort photocopying posters for TT sale.

John G to contact Windmill Hill City farm about treated wood

James organising woodchip

Geoff organising street party

EVERYONE – tell friends about Table top sale on Feb 20^th!

Everyone who can make it – digging each Saturday morning

Next meeting

5pm Sunday 6^th Feb ... at the White Horse pub!

Saturday, 22 January 2011

Nearly there now!

Lovely bit of digging this morning - we've cleared around two thirds of the plot now. Marvellous! And Jack the tree surgeon is coming to tidy up the tree in the morning - hurrah!
We're meeting tomorrow at 5pm in the Christian Centre to discuss next steps...all welcome!

And remember it's the quiz this Thursday... prizes so far include vouchers for Mayos, a week's free membership for Workout Bristol, a lovely necklace from Glass Designs and a bottle of cava from The Southville Deli...more to follow!

Monday, 17 January 2011

Dig Phase 2!

The tarmac has gone - hurrah! It was collected last Monday and the site looks so much better already! A few of us got out there again on Saturday and starting digging down through the next layer - we're aiming for about 15cm depth all around so we can add a good heap of fresh topsoil. We'll be there again this Saturday morning...feel free to join in!