Photos from the Kitchen Garden launch party
A blustery Saturday afternoon became a sunny one for the official opening of the ‘Yvonne Conolly Garden’, Wray Crescent’s community kitchen garden project. What happened on the day? We saw three speeches, a bake sale, a barbecue and a chance to do a little gardening. We enjoyed a hilarious sausage catching competition for dogs and…
Kitchen Garden, official launch event: June 8, 1pm
We are proud to announce the official launch party for the kitchen garden project takes place on June 8 at 1pm. The special fund-raising event will feature a yummy cake bake sale, barbecue and special surprises. We’ll explain more about the project, give everyone a chance to get together, and hear from people who support…
Planting the seeds: Workshop #1
Hello, The first seeds are planted! 26 people during the day worked together to plant the seeds in the new raised beds. We’ll be getting together again in a few weeks to plant some seedlings — though we’ll be watering our plants regularly until then! So pleased to hear so many positive responses from around…
April 27: The first kitchen garden workshop
We are thrilled to announce that the first kitchen garden workshop will take place at 11am on April 27. During the workshop we will: Learn about crop planting and cultivation Find out which plants grow well together and which don’t Put protection in place to prevent foxes digging things up. The session will be free,…
Community Kitchen Garden Update!
After months of planning and some seriously hard work put in by our members, the Community Kitchen Garden and Tiered Wildflower and Herb beds are installed!! We moved the Earth! Well, to be fair, our fantastic community of volunteers managed to move 17 tons of earth into the plant beds in just over four hours!…
NEWS: Working party RESCHEDULED to March 30
It’s spring! We have something to do — please join us 🙂
Islington In Bloom Launch March 30
Islington In-Bloom launch events are taking place in three parks across Islington Saturday March 30 from 11am – 3.00pm.
Next meeting February 9
The next meeting of the Friends of Wray Crescent takes place on February 9. Please join us.
Wray Crescent Kitchen Garden. Funding achieved
Hello, we are proud to be able to announce that we have secured funding for the kitchen garden project in Wray Crescent from the Mayor’s Green Fund.