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Planting the Wildflower Meadow

The sowing of the wildflower meadow was completed during March 19th, 20th and 27th and April 2nd, 3rd and 5th, 2008, under the management of Sandra Parry of the FDP and the BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers), along with the help of other FDP members and some very helpful local community volunteers of all ages. The project was funded by the Breathing Spaces grant which paid for the seeding of the whole area and the planting of some 8000 plug plants, including species such as Cowslip, Birdsfoot Trefoil and Meadow Buttercup. Refreshments were provided and great fun had by all! One happy local volunteer said:
"I enjoyed meeting new people with the same interests as me and love the sense of achieving something for the future of the park". Another volunteer said that the least enjoyable part of the project was "those things we have no control over- the weather!!"

The new flower meadow will not of course flourish overnight, but with the correct mowing regime and time, we are sure that we shall have a wildflower meadow to be proud of!

The FDP would like to extend a big thank you to all those who helped with this project - your hard work and time was very much apprecaited! See below for some pictures of the project....

June 2009

19/6/08

Led by Hannah from Groundwork and Gillian Chinner from PCC the club met again today to continue their work in tidying up the foothpath edges, weeding, litter clearing and pruning the hedges in the vicinity of the bowling green. There was a very good attendance, with at least a dozen volunteers turning out to help. Thanks to all who helped,and, to DRCP for continuing to fund this worthwhile project.

The gardening Club will shortly be re-starting, probably in January 2009. The new dates will be posted on here as soon as they are confirmed Sessions are between 10 am & 2 pm. Meet at the War Memorial at 11 am. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers. If you would like to join the team, please contact Chris Coldwell on 305598 or Mike Gallagher on 213308

Good News! Due to the sucess of the Community Gardening Club, the "Friends" will be continuing with this project after the current funding expires. Thanks to a £600 grant from DRCP's Liveability Theme Group, we are able to purchase storage facilities and tools, so that volunteers, who register with the Friends of devonport Park will be able to continue with this very worthwhile project. Our sincere thanks to DRCP. When the club's activities continue, volunteers will be required to be members of the "Friends", in order to fulfill our obligations to our insurerers. Don't worry - You wioll not be coerced into any other activities!

Communtiy Gardening Team News.

The £600 grant from DRCP to the "Friends" has allowed us to purchase a good range of new tools for use by the Community Gardening Team. These will be stored in an office in Devonport Park training Centre, thanks to the cooperation of Plymouth City Parks dept.

The remaining confirmed dates are as follows:
Tues 9, Mon 15, Mon 21, Mon 29 June, and Mon 6, Mon 13, Tues 22 and Tues 28 July. Sessions will be from 10 am until 2 pm. If you would like to attend please contact Mike Gallagher on 01752 213308 or Chris Coldwell on 01752 305598 or at chris.coldwell@plymouth.gov.uk

There is now a pool of 30 volnteer gardeners (some of whom are working towards an NVQ), working diligently to restore the Memorial Garden and the Rose Garden . They will soon be beginning work on the Azalea Bed also. I think we can all agree that these areas are looking much improved, so please take a stroll to these areas and have a look yourself. To the right is a map of the park, showing the areas where the gardener's have been working - just click on it to enlarge (you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open this file: click HERE to download it) and below is an overview of the project. If you fancy becoming a volunteer gardener for the FDP, just go to the Volunteer page and register your details.