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Hillcrest's Pollinator Paradise
What an incredible transformation! We're thrilled to announce the completion of the garden area project at Hillcrest School.

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Apr 26, 20241 min read
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The latest additions to our Sensory Garden
This week our wonderful team built the pond/water feature and the living wall structure in our WECA-funded Sensory Garden! 💚

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Apr 26, 20241 min read
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Babs' Bug Babies!
A delightful new addition awaits visitors at RCG: stunning pollinator sculptures, each a testament to creativity and sustainability....

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Apr 11, 20241 min read
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One Big Step for Step and Stone!
As part of our WECA Community Pollinator Funded Project, we offer Gardening for Pollinators every Tuesday. This is a group open to anyone...

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Apr 10, 20241 min read
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Tesco Stronger Starts - We Need Your Vote
We're thrilled to announce that we're in the running for a Tesco Stronger Starts Grant, a fantastic initiative that supports community...

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Apr 6, 20241 min read
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Moon Garden Update
As we move into spring, our Moon Garden has been slowly growing! Compost mulch has been added to the bed ready for planting/sowing. ...

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Mar 29, 20241 min read
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Professor David Nutt at the Garden
February saw the first of our Health Talks, suggested by our community and in response to our conversations around the health priorities...

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Mar 26, 20244 min read
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Social Prescribing Day - Our Green Offering
Thursday (14th March) marked Social Prescribing Day! This is an annual celebration of the people, organisations, and communities who make...

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Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Roots of Resilience: Saving Community Spaces
We are proud to be uniting with our fellow community places and spaces to support ‘Roots of Resilience: Saving Community Spaces’, a...
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Mar 14, 20242 min read
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University of Bristol and the Day Care Services Study
We are really pleased to be part of this lovely video showcasing activities for older people. The University of Bristol has been...

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Feb 24, 20241 min read
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Pollination in the Park!
This week we started work on our WECA West of England Combined Authority funded project to increase pollinator habitats in the park. We...

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Feb 23, 20241 min read
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Did you spot a Victorian Botanist at the Garden today?
We were excited to welcome friends from the Brunel's SS Great Britain who joined our sessions with Knowle Park School today to talk about...

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Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Welcoming Spaces is Growing...
What a great Welcome Spaces lunch this week! 49 people came to enjoy a lovely meal of Rainbow Veg Stew, Sweet Mincemeat Cake and Apple...

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Feb 10, 20241 min read
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Prepping the Beds at Hillcrest
This week we were at Hillcrest School preparing the beds to be ready for the children to start planting, growing and learning: all part...

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Feb 9, 20241 min read
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Knowle Park x RCG Eco Squad!
We are delighted to be joining forces with Knowle Park School’s Eco Squad as part of our WECA funded pollinator project. Knowle Park...

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Feb 9, 20241 min read
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Your Park - Winners!
We are absolutely delighted to have won two awards at the Your Park Bristol & Bath Presentation! We won both Community Connectors and the...

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Feb 4, 20241 min read
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Winter Warmers: An art and wellbeing roundup
Ah, the magic of winter at Redcatch Community Garden! What a couple of months it has been. Our art therapy and wellbeing groups have...

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Jan 31, 20242 min read
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Bumble Beginnings: Our Moon Garden
Welcome to the beginning of our Moon Garden journey! A Moon Garden is named as such because most of the flowers and foliage included...

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Jan 25, 20241 min read
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5 Star Bug Hotels
Last week the Garden was buzzing with excitement as we had the pleasure of hosting some children from Knowle Park Primary for a fabulous...

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Jan 22, 20242 min read
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RCG Research Project - Want to be involved?
Redcatch Community Garden are really excited to be working on a Participatory Research project with the University of Bristol, exploring...

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Jan 22, 20241 min read
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