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Penge Green Gym Newsletter        Dear Penge Green Gym Supporters     Working hard on the woodland path In the last couple of weeks the woodland path has come on a pace with the arrival of subbase and shingle.  This means lots of wheelbarrows to and from the gates where the bags have been dropped off.  The path now looks like a path and with the exception of a couple of metres it's almost there.  Well done to Barry and all his team for all their hard work!     More sad news for our greenhouse   We never like reporting the vandalism that happens at Winsford Gardens but unfortunately it is a regular and upsetting occurance that doesn't seem to be getting any better.  This time the greenhouse has been burned in one corner making it irrepairable.  Many small cuttings and seedlings in the coldframes were also destroyed in this senseless act.  We are at a loss to understand why anyone would want to do this and will have to now rethink how we use the growing area if we are to continue to propogate our own cuttings and store other items.     Better News... The roses that we were bought with funds donated from the MPGA are beginning to bloom and look wonderful in our 3rd rose bed.  We now have plans to reinstate the old 4th rose bed and complete the original formal layout of the gardens.  The coppiced hazel tree has once again been coppiced to give us space to do this.    We also recently had a visit from a moth enthusiast who wrote down a list of moths he found in the gardens.  Amongst them were the Gatekeeper, Small White, Common Blue, Speckled Woods and the Jersey Tiger Moth which he tells us is unusual in our area.      Easyfundraising   You can still also use Easyfundraising is an easy and free way to support the Penge Green Gym.  When you buy items on the internet from well known shops such as John Lewis and Amazon, you can sign up to Easyfunding and they will donate a percentage to Penge Green Gym.  To sign up, go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pengegreengym.

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Penge Green Gym: Love Parks "Seeing Is Believing" Tour of Penge Gre...

Penge Green Gym: Love Parks "Seeing Is Believing" Tour of Penge Gre...: The next Love Parks Seeing is Believing event will showcase the work of Penge Green Gym. This enthusiastic group of local volunteers run ...

Love Parks "Seeing Is Believing" Tour of Penge Green Gym

The next Love Parks Seeing is Believing event will showcase the work of Penge Green Gym. This enthusiastic group of local volunteers run a weekly practical gardening session in Winsford Gardens, Penge, South East London, with the aim of improving both the local environment and the health of volunteers just like you. If you’re interested in learning more about these popular activities, and how they could be developed to support your green space, why not come along at 11am – 2pm on 9 September to witness first hand Penge Green Gym in action at their weekly session. There’ll even be an opportunity for visitors to take part in warm-up exercises, tool talk and do some gardening with the team (not compulsory!) A lunch and refreshments will be provided with a chance to chat about this great initiative. Book your place today via Eventbrite

Penge Green Gym Newsletter August 2015

Dear Penge Green Gym Supporters A very British summer BBQ! The volunteers of the Penge Green Gym weren't daunted by the wind and rain for our summer BBQ last Wednesday. There were times when the gazebo nearly took off but we had fun regardless of the challenging conditions! Representatives from Bromley council, the Landscape group, TCV and local Councillor Pete Fookes were there to help us celebrate another great year and all enjoyed the good food on offer. Winners with Cultivation Street and Green Flag Awards! We are excited to announce that we are winners of the Pollination Street award from Cultivation Street. These annual awards in conjunction with the Mirror help to encourage front gardens and community gardens. We have been mentioned in today's Mirror - www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/cultivation-street-garden-groups-doing-6348888, unfortunately the pictures have been mixed up so look for Cyril and the bug boxes and our bog garden! We will be receiving £500 in national garden gift vouchers which is very gratefully received. Many thanks to our volunteer Dave Fergusson for putting us forward for this award. Dave also put us forward for the Green Flag Awards. The Green Flag Award® Scheme recognises and rewards the best green spaces. In 2015, a record number of awards were made with 1582 parks and green spaces currently flying a Green Flag or Green Flag Community Award. Well done again Dave! Projects in the garden The woodland path is coming along at great speed and will soon be ready for lining and filling with gravel. As we move into autumn and winter we will be looking at new projects in the growing area such as new bays to hold deliveries of soil improver and wood chip. And also we can now move ahead with plans for our composting toilet! The bog garden and wildflower have been in full bloom although have now died down but have been a haven for wildlife of all kinds. Easyfundraising You can still also use Easyfundraising is an easy and free way to support the Penge Green Gym. When you buy items on the internet from well known shops such as John Lewis and Amazon, you can sign up to Easyfunding and they will donate a percentage to Penge Green Gym. To sign up, go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pengegreengym.

Penge Green Gym - Cultivation Street Special Category Winner 2015

Today the Winners of the special categories were announced in the national Cultivation Street competition and Penge Green Gym won the Pollination Street award. As well as receiving £500 of National Garden Centre Gift Vouchers, this award recognises Penge Green Gym as a gardening group making a real difference in their community. Cultivation Street is a campaign for front gardens and community gardening which aims to:

Bring back front gardens and revitalise our streets Promote and support community gardening projects Inspire people to take up gardening and grow their green skills Bring communities together through gardening activities

They have £20,000 of National Gardening Gift Vouchers to give away including the top prize of £10,000 of vouchers for the overall winner of Cultivation Street. New this year, the Pollination Street award was given to the best community gardening project that is creating a space for wildlife to flourish. That could be sowing wildflowers, building bug hotels or creating a full-blown wildlife sanctuary. The special category winners were announced in the Sunday People this morning:

Penge Green Gym Newsletter Late June 2015

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Penge Green Gym Newsletter    Dear Penge Green Gym Supporters   Great day out at the Penge Green Gym Open Day The sky may have been a little grey but the residents still turned out in force for our annual open day. The gardens looked spectacular with many roses in full bloom and many people commented on how beautiful it looked.  The smaller residents enjoyed the treasure hunt and having their face painted whilst the parents and other locals enjoyed the plant stall and a cup of tea and a piece of cake.  It was lovely to see the gardens full of people and here their lovely feed back about the work that we are doing here. Sadly, the night before our open day our greenhouse was vandalised once again with many panels kicked in and plants that we were selling that day scattered on the floor.  Luckily, many of the plants were salvageable and were snapped up by the locals.  The vandalism is an ongoing problem and we are liaising with the local police.      AGM We are sending out notification for our next AGM on Wednesday 29th July. PENGE GREEN GYM COMMUNITY GROUP/ FRIENDS OF WINSFORD GARDENS NOTICE OF THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY 29th JULY, 2014, 2.15pm at WINSFORD GARDENS, GARDEN ROAD, PENGE SE20 7XW AGENDA 1. To receive the report from the Chair of the Penge Green Gym Community Group Management Committee for the period since the first Annual General Meeting on 30th July 2014. 2. To receive the report from the Treasurer of the Penge Green Gym Community Group Management Committee for the period since the first Annual General Meeting on 30th July 2014. 3. To elect Management Committee members, officers and leaders as prescribed by the Penge Green Gym Community Group’s constitution. All current committee members are to resign at this AGM, but are eligible for re-election to the Community Group Management Committee 4. To discuss future programme and projects 5. Any other business Apologies for absence or nominations for positions on the Management Committee should be submitted to the Secretary, Electra Thompson, prior to the meeting Electra Thompson Secretary, Penge Green Gym Community Group Management Committee   Easyfundraising You can still also use Easyfundraising is an easy and free way to support the Penge Green Gym.  When you buy items on the internet from well known shops such as John Lewis and Amazon, you can sign up to Easyfunding and they will donate a percentage to Penge Green Gym.  To sign up, go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pengegreengym.