RHS events:
Tuesday 26 th March 10-1pm – Big Seed Swap One Colchester Community Hub in
the High Street. Please come along and share seeds or just come and tell us what
you do and more about your group. (Poster attached)
Tuesday 26 th March – ONLINE Peat Free Workshop at 7pm to 8:15pm on Zoom
sign up will follow soon. This is an opportunity for In Bloom, Community groups and
It’s Your Neighbourhood groups to find out more about Peat Free and find out how
other groups are coping using Peat Free compost.
1 st – 7 th April Community Garden Week (could you do something that involves your
community to showcase your hard work? Invite other community groups to your
gardens? It is the Easter Holidays, so what about a family fun day?)
22 nd – 29 th April ‘Grow with it’ This year’s seasonal programme being delivered by
the RHS. Here is the link to the page to register your interest and where you will
receive updates. https://www.rhs.org.uk/get-involved/grow-with-it
1 st – 7 th June Volunteers week- (could you do something that involves your
community to showcase your hard work? Alison used this opportunity to gain new
volunteers for the Colchester Hospital project)
Britain in Bloom celebrates 60 Years this year and their theme for 2024 is
Friendship. We would love to hear of stories from your groups, gardens and
projects around the theme of Friendship. You can share them with me or send them
to communities@rhs.org.uk . If your groups uses social media then tag the RHS on
your posts. Instagram: @rhsgrassroots. X: @rhsbloom. F: @rhscommunitygardening
This would be the perfect time to sign your groups up to ‘It’s Your
Neighbourhood’. This will put your group on the RHS Map of Community Groups.
Here is the link. https://www.rhs.org.uk/get-involved/its-your-neighbourhood
Category: Events
Please join us at the annual HIB quiz on the 27th October, all details are on the poster.
Every month members of the team and any other willing volunteers are invited to meet in the car park behind Sainsburys at approx 10.30am to take part in a litter pick.
Litter pickers are provided but not gloves.
Join us on Sunday the 29th March for the Great British Spring Clean.
Meet at Sainsbury`s Car Park at 10.30am.
Litter pickers and High Vis vests will be provided.
The next meeting will be at the Icing Shop on Thursday the 26th March 2020.
On Sunday 27th May the junior bloom team will be meeting in the Sainsbury’s car park at 10.30 to start a litter pick.
Everyone is welcome, litter pickers and high viz vests will be provided but please bring your own gloves.
Please come and support our junior team, they are doing a splendid job.
On Saturday the 26th May Halstead in Bloom will have a plant Stall on Market Hill selling a variety of plants, including some of the winter plants that have just been removed ready for the summer planting which are arriving on the 2nd of June.
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