On Friday 21 March between 10am-1pm Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) are opening its community garden gates and getting it ready for people to enjoy the outdoor space this spring and summer.
PCP are inviting local residents of all ages and walks of life to come along to the garden at the Pioneering Care Centre and get stuck into some simple gardening tasks. This free event will be a great opportunity to get to know your neighbours and your work will help create a thriving garden in the heart of our community.
As well as the gardening activities, there will be free refreshments and a chance to tell PCP what activities you would like to see happen at the Pioneering Care Centre.
There will be an opportunity to make your own seed pots and chat to Horticultural Specialist Howard Leslie, who will be delivering PCP’s new project Plot to Plate, starting on Wednesday 2 April.
The ‘Plot to Plate’ project is an excellent opportunity for people living in Newton Aycliffe and Middridge to gain practical ‘hands on’ experience in growing a variety of vegetables, cultivating fruit/herbs, meeting new people and much more.
The 16 week course is free with thanks to Great Aycliffe and Middridge Area Partnership’s (GAMPs) ‘Your Money, Your Area, Your Views’ Community Grants Fund.
The Big Dig is the nation’s biggest community gardening volunteering event. If you’re enthusiastic about gardening, or would just like to join in and make a difference in your local community, come along to this worthwhile event.
If you have as little as half an hour to spare and would like to get involved in the Big Dig Event, your help would be gratefully appreciated. Or to find out more about the Plot to Plate project please come along on Friday 21 March between 10am-1pm to the Pioneering Care Centre, Carer’s Way, Newton Aycliffe DL5 4SF. Or contact PCP on 01325 321234 email enquiries@pcp.uk.net. Further information is also on PCP’s website: pcp.uk.net and Facebook page: /PCPandCentre
