2nd Monthly Day in the garden

PSB and Garlic

Planting Peas

Getting ready for the beans

Donation to Mustard Seed Project

Thank you so much for the money. This will be spent on health training as
you wished.

This will make such a difference in Kenya.

If you would like to receive our updates when we are in Kenya (this will
next be in October) just let me know and I shall add the email address to
the circulation list.

Kindest regards,

Rita

Mustard Seed Project Kenya

Out in the garden - 1st Planting

The season waits for no man/woman/child...

We all hear and read that gardening is about planting at the right time and the rest will follow. With that in mind we did not let the weather put us off and get on with planting;

• early potatoes
• Onions (red and white

Marcia also did her favorite job Weeding!!

Below are some photos of the day. 

Pear Blossom

New potato experiment

In the ground

That's decided

Preparing the onion beds

Blood, Sweat and a few curries

What we have done so far...

The Big Dig

The Big Dig 2013: Southampton

Come along to a garden on the 16th March 2013

The Garden so far...

We have had alot of help with making the garden a reality. Below are some photos of how far we have come.

Thank You for the support

for the kind donations to our christmas raffle

The Hub Cycleworks

Open Fire Centre

Johnnie's Fish and Chips

Tatto Magic

Clarence Hardware

Beauty Enhanced

The Co-op

The Floral Shop

Topps Barbers

We got £300!

Thank you to the Katie Martin and everyone involved in the Community Chest for the donation of £300! Fast forward to 2:15 to listen to the award!

Click her for the Katie Martin Show

Also well done to the other groups! Keep up the good work.

We can't wait to start!

The Lett's took it all!

We had what we hope will be an annual raffle yesterday in the Wellington Arms. With spanners and a tattoo on offer we were truely blessed with gifts. We managed to raise £92.50. Thank you to everyone that made the evening happen.  Also thank you to Bob who allowed us to use his lovely pub, The Wellington Arms, for our Christmas Party.

We are famous!

Colin and I went to represent FTRass for a possibility of winning £1000!

Listen on the link below, fast forward to 2:15:52 on the scroll bar to listen to our interview.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p011n6bn

Plans Approved

Plans for the redevelopment of the Park Hotel have been approved!

The proposal was passed unanimously, Stella spoke about her concerns over parking and asked if non permit parking hours could be extended to 7 or 8pm.  

Jeremy Molton spoke in support of Orchard Homes.  Mark Sennit (Orchard Homes) emphasised to the meeting that OH had changed their plans, from demolition to rebuild, under pressure and 2 meetings with FRTass.

It is a mixed outcome but overall the main aim was to retain the pub building which has been achieved.

You have to be in it to win it!

We have made the short-list

As all of you will know we entered the BBC Solent Community Chest (http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/tv_and_radio/newsid_8450000/8450851.stm).

I am glad to announce you that this morning I received a call informing me that we have been short-listed for next week's show! Get in!

So on Monday the 17th December 2012 at 1515 our garden project will be one of three projects with a chance to scoop up £1000.00.

Make sure you tune in!!!

Fancy a drink?

Join us for a drink after the AGM

The day of the Dig!

The day finally arrived and was it a day! The sun was out and as Joe and Dan said "it was like a summer's day in Newcastle"! In fact once we got digging the jackets started coming off. All except Simon but he did his bit none the less.

Start of the day

Dave arrives looking the part

The day started off with Dave bending the fork within the first five minutes. It progressed to a polite round of who could find the longest and largest root. But once Dan had found a flag stone and sleepy Zak came along, the competition became fierce. The jury is still out on who found the largest, longest or the heaviest stone. In the meantime, young Femi had decided to rebuild Stone Henge with the multiple of bricks that Colin kept unearthing!

Still trying to find the longest root

Zak arrives just as the tea and cake come in

Well earned break

This cake isn't half bad!

Colin going in for more cake

Femi- Bolt

Surveying the pile of brick's Femi collected

The detail work begins

Colin finding the border of the old house

That's a wrap folks

Ok one more!

 All in all it was a great day for all who could make it, so thanks to everyone (Colin, Carolyn, Femi, Dave, Simon, Dan, Joe, Zak and Yuen Yee).
 

The ground is ready...

Today was the last day of blood, sweat and tears given by Community Payback. The guys were able to clear the top cover of plants as well as clear some rubble. Can I take this opportunity to officially thank everyone involved in clearing the site. Am sure you will all agree that they have done an amazing job.

The site after first session of Community Payback

The site after the last Community Payback session

Now for our turn, we need to dig the ground over to erradicate established roots. We are proposing a digging party on 18th November 2012 (next Sun) from 12pm . So why not come along and prepare the ground for your tat's and peas next year?