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Foundry Wood draft drawing and next work party Sunday 20th May

Hello all,

Thanks for your ongoing support of Foundry Wood. Just to keep you up to date – below is a drawing of the vision for the woodland site.
Foundry Wood – draft drawing

A more formal planning application has been submitted this week but the attached gives you an idea of what we hope to achieve. If you have any further queries or would like details of a specific project – please get in touch with Kath or myself.

Also, the next work party on site is later this month:

When: Sunday 20th May, 11am – 3pm
Where: Meet at Victoria Park Car park on Princes Drive opposite the entrance to the tip. If you can’t make it for 11, please phone Kath on 07814 605 245 and she will come and meet you
What: Levelling the ground where we’ve cleared the brambles (so a bit of digging), planting some wildflowers plus a few other jobs depending on weather!

Please wear sturdy shoes and appropriate clothing, tools will be provided as well as Tea/Coffee and biscuits!

Hope to see you soon

cheers

Kristie Naimo
ARC CIC
07906 262 364

Community engagement feedback and next visit to Foundry Wood!

Master Gardener opportunity through Garden Organic

Hello,

Garden Organic are currently recruiting another twenty Master Gardeners to offer support and advice to people growing fruit and veg in Warwickshire. The new recruits will join our growing network of over 60 volunteers in the county.

So far the project has been really successful, with almost 400 households receiving the ongoing support of a Master Gardener, and over 10,000 residents spoken to. We’re looking for people with at least a couple of years food growing experience and the enthusiasm to encourage others to get growing. Application forms are available from me (contact details below) and an information sheet below contains further details:

Warwickshire Master Gardener volunteer role 2012

The next foundation training weekend is on 28 and 29 April, here at Garden Organic, Ryton. Volunteers receive all the resources they need to get going, extra training days, Garden Organic membership and ongoing support. We ask for around 30 hours volunteering a year, helping other local people to grow their own! I’d be really grateful if you could forward this to anyone you know who may interested in getting involved! Please have a look at our website for more information. www.warwickshire.mastergardeners.org.uk

Thank you for your time, please do get in touch if you’d like more information.

Kind Regards Kate

Kate Newman

Warwickshire Volunteer Co-ordinator

Master Gardener Programme

Garden Organic

Ryton on Dunsmore

Coventry

CV8 3LG

Tel: 02476 217 721

Mobile: 0758 4343846

Email: knewman@gardenorganic.org.uk

I am generally available on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Master Gardener programme – encouraging and supporting people and communities to grow fruit and vegetables throughout Warwickshire.

Community woodland in Leamington – have your say and get involved!

Community Group ARC CIC are assisting the developers of the former Ford Foundry in Leamington to deliver a green triangle of land at the back of the site as a ‘community woodland’.

To have your say on what you think the space could be used for, please complete the survey here (http://www.arccic.co.uk/Survey.html) or come along to one of our public consultation evenings:

Thurs 8th March Leamington Town Hall 7pm

Weds 14th March Bath Place 7pm

 

Practical activities will also start on the site from March:

Willow Hedge Planting Days -

What: Planting a willow hedge along the railway line fences in the community woodland.

When: Sat 3rd, Sun 18th & Sun 25th March Time: 11am – 3pm

Where: Meet at Victoria Park car park at 11am

(If you can’t make it for that time, phone Kath: 07814 605 245 so she can come and meet you.)

If the Willow planting is completed – we’ll be clearing brambles and creating a compost heap!

Grower wanted at new CSA near Coventry

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Five Acre Farm, the new CSA which is based near Coventry at Garden Organic, Ryton, is looking for a grower who would relish the challenge of getting the new scheme off the ground. For more details about the project, the job and how to apply, please go to:

http://www.fiveacrefarm.org.uk/?p=33

The deadline for applications is 17th March 2012.

Job vacancy at the Centre for Agroecology and Food Security

The Centre for Agroecology and Food Security (CAFS), the new joint research initiative of Coventry University and Garden Organic, is recruiting a part time Research Support Officer to provide administrative and research support to promote the further development of the Centre. For further details, please see:

http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/hr/Pages/jobvacancies.aspx#jobs or contact Human Resources at futures.hr@coventry.ac.uk or tel 02476 888201

Would you like free entry to the Warwick Folk Festival?

Once again, Action21 are providing the Litterpicking and Recycling Service at the Warwick Folk Festival (Thursday 28th– Sunday 31st July) which takes place in the grounds of Warwick School on Myton Road, Warwick.

As the event is a ticketed, if you do a 4 hour shift, you get free entry to the festival for the day! If you do more that one shift a day, we’ll also provide you with a meal voucher to use at one of the catering stalls at the festival.

To help us plan a rota, we are asking anyone who is interested in volunteering, to let us know what days and times you might be able to help.

Shift times:

Thurs 28th: 2- 6pm (Set up bins on site)
Friday 29th: 9am- 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Saturday 30th: 9am- 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Sunday 31st: 9am- 1pm, 1pm – 5pm, 5pm – 9pm
Monday 1st: 8am – 10am (pack bins up)

Rick and Kristie will be the staff on site all weekend, so please get in touch with them directly if you’d like to help out: kristie@arccic.co.uk or rick@arccic.co.uk

Thanks again
Action21

Community allotment in need of volunteers

Judy Steele says:
We have a fantastic allotment in Lillington at Black Lane and are looking for volunteers to help to maintain it. There are families who are keen to come with children, but are unable to give the time to the preparation needed. We grow mostly fruit and vegetables and have a large polytunnel for tomatoes and cucumbers.
If you can help please get in touch with:

Judy Steele
judy@dmac.co.uk
South Warwickshire Local Food cic
01926 887119
07786 137770
Please leave a phone message if you can’t get through, or use text or email, as I may not be able to answer immediately.

Part-time grower post at Canalside

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Still time to get an application in! The deadline is on Friday 11th February.

Details on earlier post:
http://canalsidecommunityfood.blogspot.com/2011/01/job-opportunity-at-canalside-for-part.html
Please email Ali on mail@canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk for full job description, or to send CV and covering letter.

Job opportunity at Canalside for part-time grower

Canalside Community Food, a pioneering CSA based outside Leamington Spa, is looking for a new part-time grower to join our team, producing organic veg for over 110 members every week.

The role will be a supporting one and involves working with the head grower and Canalside manager. Experience of field scale veg production, both outdoors and in protected cropping, is ideally preferred.

The applicant will need to be flexible with their time during the week and throughout the seasons. Hours are negotiable but 3 to 4 days a week will be required from March until October dropping to 1 day a week in the winter months. £8.50 per hour (with a view to increasing this over time).

Email Ali on mail@canalsidecommunityfood.org.uk for more details and a full job description.
- Application deadline – 11th February.
- Interviews in late February to start mid-March or as soon as possible thereafter.