To say we’re excited is a big understatement! We have been awarded funding to set up a peer mentoring scheme for cared-for-young people. What does this mean? We plan to work with young people who have recently started living independently and ask them for their experiences of living in care, and, importantly, what messages theyContinue reading “Great News!”
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Looking Forward – 2021
It’s been a bumpy ride and I think it’s fair to say we’ve all struggled through Covid as best we can. We’re beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel now, and we’re hoping to get back to what we do best here at Grow East Anglia. Getting out, meeting people, teachingContinue reading “Looking Forward – 2021”
Wood workshops with the lovely Anna
Aviva Community Fund
Support our live fundraising bid now with the Aviva Community fund. Every £1 donated makes a difference, and means we can send out more seed boxes to young people. https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/growing-kits-for-kids
Drumming fun!
Whats to come in 2020
We want to say a huge thank you to the National Lottery Players for making our work possible. We have repurposed some of our fund to send growing kits to young people who may be suffering from loneliness and isolation at this time. Read more about it here We still hope to be able toContinue reading “Whats to come in 2020”
Join me for crafts in the Brome and Oakley Village Hall
A date for your diary – Saturday November the 9th, Brome and Oakley Village Hall. Coffee Morning and table top/jumble sale 10.00am – 2.00pm and we will be there making polymer clay creations! Grow East Anglia will be there, and we will be making things with polymer clay. You can make your own rings, badges,Continue reading “Join me for crafts in the Brome and Oakley Village Hall”
Graffiti Photography
These pictures were taken at an abandoned gravel pit in Norfolk.
Community allotment
Great for the allotment. A tiny pond means home for hundreds of frogs. They eat insects and are very beneficial We work with Plot to Pot in Leicester at their community allotment, and hope to bring the ideas we’ve learned to Norfolk and start our own community allotment here soon.
Thanks Barclays!
Thank you very much Barclays Bank for the pens. We will be delighted to use and then recycle these. We’re loving these ideas for re-using old pens from https://ecogreenlove.com/ Old pen engraving tool, salvaged styrofoam printing plate, and finished print – photo by Rebecca Rockefeller
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