by Joy Winstanley | Oct 1, 2017 | Activities |
Over the past two years we have been trying to make a wildflower meadow on the grassed area near the playground. We have dug it over, Treated it with weedkiller. Dug out thistles and docks. We have sowed it with many packets of wildflower seeds. All our efforts seem...
by Joy Winstanley | Oct 1, 2017 | blog |
As the temperature starts to fall and we get colder nights, the garden starts to take on its autumn colours. The gardeners are busy cutting back plants that have finished flowering and are generally tidying up the garden for the winter. We have started to feed the...
by Joy Winstanley | Sep 29, 2017 | Activities |
Wigan Council has been running a competition for its school children as part of The Green Heart Project. The first photo shows a winning heart being put in Mesnes Park in Wigan. The other three photos are of another winning heart which was placed at the lakeside at...
by Joy Winstanley | Jun 6, 2017 | Activities |
As part of The Deal, Wigan Council allow their staff two paid days each year when they can do voluntary work. We were delighted when a group from the audit office came to help at our Summer Spruce-Up day. They joined a group from Hope School and a number of other...
by Joy Winstanley | May 11, 2017 | Activities |
The Bird Feeding Station is looking rather the worse for wear after the winter and Tony set about cleaning and painting it. These photos show what a wonderful job he did. Well Done...
