179 - Helping a community garden project get established - October 2024

We are pleased to be back with news of donation 179, which has gone to help establish a community garden project in the Jordanthorpe and Batemoor area - The Grove@146.


The organiser of the project has kindly written about how they are using our £500 donation :


The funding provided has enabled us to purchase the timber and supplies needed to begin the building of several large planters which will form the majority of the gardening space. With the help of volunteers the planters are coming together and we cannot wait to get them in place so that we can work on the layout and function of the space.


After the purchase of the timber, we have a little under a half of the funding left, which will be used towards soil/compost and plants.


The space we have use of is entirely concrete, which means we have to be creative when it comes to how to utilise the space for growing! However, it also means that there is so much potential to bring beauty to the grey, and we can’t wait to see it progress – Spring will be lovely!


Our desire is to provide an outdoor safe space where people can come and feel productive, bring beauty, build friendships and improve their mental health, and we are so thankful to you for making it possible to get this project off the ground!


We were pleased to be able to send this donation out, knowing it will have a wide benefit within the community and look forward to seeing how the project progresses next year.


As always, a huge thank you for continuing to support 500 together, and for sending in your nominations for individuals, families and community groups like this one.  Please keep nominations coming, and please remember to tell others about our group!


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