Here is a very carefully penned and highly informative summary of Sundays project at Bridgend Inspiring Growth, a site we have been visiting for a while and which is now part of our collaboration with the RSPB:
Another sunday, another project for the Dirty Weekenders, This time down Dalkeith road, to help the Bridgenders, We met Amber from the RSPB, Had some cups of tea, Then threw non-native species into (figurative) blenders
Lunch was comprised of tasty bread and tomato soup, Ratchet-screwdriver made an odd sight of our group, Wild flowers were sowed, Between the park and the road, Taking litter to the dump left us spelling of poop
Yours faithfully, Will (projects)
This project was one of the ones in collaboration with the RSPB and a local community trying to make a good outdoor space and indoor learning environment with an old farmhouse and gardens. After meeting at the usual place we set off, snaking along the road by foot. It was time for tea before work, because tea is very important! We split into different teams to do different jobs. The cool group (aka my group) were digging up weeds and grass next to a path going towards Craigmillar Park.
It took all day and a lot of shovelling and wheelbarrowing…. But at the end of it we planted wildflower seeds so hopefully in spring there will be a lovely show of colour! Lunch was a tasty soup supplied by the community and bread supplied by our resident expert baker, Rudi. And lots of biscuits, don’t forget the biscuits!After lunch we played ratchet screwdriver, which was great apart from sitting on the wet ground.
Other tasks included sorting out some rocks and pebbles in the garden and weeding areas in order to clear them for whatever may be planted there in the future.
Perhaps we will be the ones planting things there in the future. I certainly hope to come back. S x