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Organisation Details
Fallowfield Secret Garden
Activity type: Art and Design, Community Work, Culture, Environment and Gardening, Practical Work and DIY, Youth Work and Young People
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: Community project. Gardening opportunities, projects and outdoor play for all.
City South donated some of their wasteland, to be transformed into a community garden. Our aim is to get as many local people growing food, herbs, flowers, fruit & veg and more. Become a volunteer, learn new skills, and share in the produce! We run workshops to share knowledge and show the potential of permaculture and sustainable living.
As a project, we are specialising in eco-building, with a large green roof on our hub building, a reciprocal roundhouse built using timber from the site, an outdoor kitchen with cob ovens at advanced stages of planning, permaculture toilets, plans for a strawbale classroom, and a wood and metal-working workshop too. Plus a den building area for kids to make their own eco buildings!
We are also home to PLAY OUT, aimed specifically at young children and their families and focused on encouraging outdoor play. A survey in 2012 by Play Day revealed that 49% of parents said their children do not play outside, because of fears about their environment. PLAY OUT aims to facilitate opportunities for children and their families to play together outside in a safe fun and creative community area. PLAY OUT's first project is aimed at under 5s, providing a child and parent led gardening group.
Opening times: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday: 11:00am - 3pm
City South donated some of their wasteland, to be transformed into a community garden. Our aim is to get as many local people growing food, herbs, flowers, fruit & veg and more. Become a volunteer, learn new skills, and share in the produce! We run workshops to share knowledge and show the potential of permaculture and sustainable living.
As a project, we are specialising in eco-building, with a large green roof on our hub building, a reciprocal roundhouse built using timber from the site, an outdoor kitchen with cob ovens at advanced stages of planning, permaculture toilets, plans for a strawbale classroom, and a wood and metal-working workshop too. Plus a den building area for kids to make their own eco buildings!
We are also home to PLAY OUT, aimed specifically at young children and their families and focused on encouraging outdoor play. A survey in 2012 by Play Day revealed that 49% of parents said their children do not play outside, because of fears about their environment. PLAY OUT aims to facilitate opportunities for children and their families to play together outside in a safe fun and creative community area. PLAY OUT's first project is aimed at under 5s, providing a child and parent led gardening group.
Opening times: Tuesday, Friday and Saturday: 11:00am - 3pm
Description of role: We are looking for artists who can create some fun artwork with paint around the project. It would be great to get some nature based artwork or sculptures of animals around the kids forest play area. We would like to bring some more colour to the garden and would like to find an artist to paint signage and a graffiti artist to decorate the fences and buildings, we are open to new ideas. We would also like to find someone interested in writing and illustrating a kids book based on the garden.
- It will look great on your CV.
- This could give you a new career path.
- Get involved in a thriving Community Project.
- Receive good references.
- It will look great on your CV.
- This could give you a new career path.
- Get involved in a thriving Community Project.
- Receive good references.
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Creative Skills
Are volunteer expenses available?: No
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Start date:
End date:
Opportunity times: Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Saturday AM, Saturday PM
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 5 hours a week
Location:
Between 86-88 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield
Fallowfield
M14 7BT