This week we received our tree saplings for two of our tree planting projects. The first project is supported by the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. This grant will help us to plant trees within the riparian zone of the Carrochan and Ballagan burn that runs through Balloch, Read more [...]
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Exciting planting plans take root in Salford
We’ve just had the news that we’ve been hoping for. Emmaus Salford has been awarded a Sir Robert McAlpine Strong Foundations Grant to help with the development of our community garden. This grant will now open the door to local food growing, horticulture training and personal development, and improved wellbeing Read more [...]
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News from the Community Gardens November 2020
News from the Community Gardens November 2020 Update It’s now a few days into the new lockdown and we hope you are all keeping well. Sadly we have had to cancel our gardening sessions during this time, but the session leaders are able to garden alone and keep the community Read more [...]
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Project Update: October 2020
This month we have donated 4 more pillows! At HOPE we support children of all ages with epilepsy – whether they are a baby or an almost adult, no matter if they have had epilepsy for years or have just been diagnosed. Donating pillows is just one of the key Read more [...]
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Our response to the pandemic: Activities through March to August 2020
Following government guidelines we had to close our community building in March 2020 and adapt our services. This is a summary of our activities from March to August 2020. Lockdown resulted in many changes and challenges for the community. Working side by side with our whole community we adapted our Read more [...]
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Manchester Histories DigiFest 2020
Manchester Histories applied to the Sir Robert McAlpine Foundations Grant, supported by Semble in February 2020 and we were really excited to hear that our application was successful. It meant so much to us in the mist of a changing world. The grant supported three young disabled artists from Manchester Read more [...]
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News from the Community Gardens October 2020
News from the Community Gardens October 2020 Update We hope that you are all still keeping well. Autumn is most definitely here and with the shorter days it sometimes feels as though we are on borrowed time before winter draws in but there is still lots looking great in the Read more [...]
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Litter Fish
Thank you everyone that joined Thames21 at Quainton Street Open Space to help the river Brent. The 19th of September was World Clean-Up Day. People from all over the world joined this green wave of clean-ups, including ourselves! On the day the group was subdivided into three smaller group according Read more [...]
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Project Update: August/September 2020
In August and September we have so far donated 7 more anti-suffocation pillows to families across London. We are so glad we have the opportunity and are able to help these families (thanks to the funding from Greggs). Here is one story from a parent of how the Anti-Suffocation Pillow Read more [...]
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News from the Community Gardens September 2020
News from the Community Gardens September 2020 Grape vine doing well at the Bishop’s Palace Vegetable Plot. Update We hope that you are all still keeping well. With the recent covid restrictions being tightened we’ve had to keep session numbers Read more [...]