Even more events!

Thanks again to Paul G from Preston Environmental Forum for info re the following events:

1. Veg patch party:  Thursday 11th April 1 -3 pm Ranger's pavilion Ashton Park, Preston
"Come along and find out all about planting and growing veg.  Have a go at worm charming and find out how to attract wildlife to your garden by planting beautiful wild flowers."

2. St Maria Goretti Food Growing:  Friday 12th April 10am - 4pm at St Maria Goretti School in Brookfield Volunteers welcome!
3. Food Growing / gardening Training / Volunteering @Ribbleton Library:  Saturday 13th April 10am -12pm Ribbleton Library, Ribbleton Hall Drive, Ribbleton Free!
.... Join www.projectdirt.com/cluster/preston/ to keep up with many other events!

Free seeds + Next Preston Environment Forum meeting

Preston Environmental Forum mailing list is getting close to 100 names!....and are offering a free veg starter pack (courtesy of Lancashire Wildlife Trust) to whoever becomes the 100th name. The pack will contain some garlic, onion sets, seed potatoes and various seeds. Please let anyone you know who may be interested in getting involved with PEF and ask them to contact Paul Greenwood P.Greenwood@preston.gov.uk for a chance to win the bunch of goodies.
Meanwhile. the next PEF meeting....
Starts 18:00, Wednesday 27th February
Ends 20:00, Wednesday 27th February
Location
Opportunities Centre space in the Students Union Building
University of Central Lancashire PR1 2HE See you there!

Upcoming events. Superb!

Tree Planting Event, Ashton Park
Starts 13:00, Saturday 16th February
Ends 15:00, Saturday 16th February
Location
Meeting at the Rangers Pavilion next to the bowling greens.
Ashton Park (map)
Tree Planting Event with the Friends Group and Park Ranger service.
There will also be an opportunity for any members of the public who come along to plant a tree to make a free bird feeder that they can take away with them.

Potato Day
This Sunday 17th FEBRUARY there will be a Potato Day with Robinsons Nursery on Grange Park - 10am - 3pm
You will be able buy your seed potatoes, onion sets and seeds for the coming season from Robinson’s Nursery. Robinson’s are world famous for their mammoth onions and are the winners of numerous horticultural awards. Robinson’s will be on hand to give expert veg growing advice to any growers that need help. (Various Charges Will Apply)
ALSO
There will also be a Guided Walk at 1pm on the same day of the beautiful Brockholes Wood with the Friends of Brockholes Wood and a park ranger. (Meeting at Grange Park Interpretation Centre).

Willow Workshop
Starts 13:00, Thursday 21st February
Ends 15:00, Thursday 21st February
Meet at the Rangers Pavilion, Moor Park, Preston
A chance to try your craft skills and see what you can create out of this wonderful natural material. Have a go at a variety of shapes and objects to take home.
Booking Essential. Charge £1 per person.

Corn Exchange Gardening Session
Starts 13:00, Saturday 23rd March
Ends 15:00, Saturday 23rd March
Meet at the Memorial Statue, Corn Exchange.
Join the Preston Environmental Forum Action Group and the Park Rangers in a session to tidy up and re-plant the large flower bed near the Corn Exchange in Preston city centre. Any helpers can make a free bird feeder to take home.

Apple Grafting Anyone not already booked onto on of the apple grafting/pruning sessions, there are still places left. Sessions are 10:00-2:00 Monday 25th Feb and Monday 4th March @ Grange Community Gardens Ribbleton. To book or for more info ctaylor@lancswt.org.uk or ring Chris on 07967820744

Games Evenings now on!

We are holding board games evenings every Wednesday from 7.15pm onwards. All welcome! It's a Pound in and either enjoy free tea/coffee all night or bring your own drinks. Go, five-in-a-row, Scrabble... and we even have our own chessboards ...

Thank you for all the donations!

Latest arrivals in our growing DVD club are two DVDs on the growing of fruit and veg without using any animals or animal products. We were going to buy these fabulous DVDs ourselves so we have been saved a good few Pounds. Thank you very much to our anonymous donor. Please make yourself known - for free cuppas! :-) XX

Next PEF meeting + Project Dirt....yes

The next PEF meeting will be at Ashton Park Pavilion on Ashton Park at 6pm on the 27th of September. (Enter the park Carpark on Pedders Lane)
There is now a ‘Preston Environmental Forum’ Projectdirt group: http://projectdirt.com/group/preston-environmental-forum.
There is also an ‘Abundance Preston’ Projectdirt Group: http://projectdirt.com/group/abundance-preston and a ‘Local Food’ Projectdirt group:
http://projectdirt.com/group/local-food-grow-your-way-to-work Have a look and join!

Advertising tricycle for lend/hire

Gets around the advertising restrictions by being on wheels. Paint yourself up a couple of adverts, stick them on, and cycle around town! Or static. Free to community groups, make us an offer for businesses. We'll even throw in a couple of blokes for the same price!

Guild Procession

Event of the year by a long chalk and an absolutely brilliant, unbelievably enjoyable, time was had by all participants. The community procession had us joining in with many other groups to put on a great show, with our Gill masterminding the build-up, our Nick spending weeks creating our beautiful Planet and our Melia our magnificent A-board on wheels... XXXXXXXX Many, many more images are to be found on our Facebook pages - make a friend of "BeautifulPlanet Preston" for more happy and beautiful pictures :-) And there are videos there too!

Poets R Us!

Ben Fletcher was magnificent to a full house on the 4th September! Next up is William Park, so get here early for a seat!! This next Tuesday.... we are in for a real treat....

Latest Lancashire Market

...took place down Friargate on Saturday 20th August and all the lovely food again attracted a bumper audience. We were there! With Diane and Margaret, a hostful of finger puppets, other fair-trade gifts and our whole-foods. Highlight of the Market, as ever, being Gill's home-made vegan cake ..... xxxxx