Hanover EverGreen Group

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Comment by Jenny Leon on 28 July 2008 at 3:13pm

Hello all,

I'd just like to introduce myself as the new EverGreen Project Officer. I have taken over from Katy Hill. Fear not though, Katy is still going to be part of the EverGreen Project but on a voluntary basis from now on.

We have lots of exciting projects lined up for this summer. We are hoping to build a straw bale shed at Plumpton, and as part of this hold an open day for the residents to show off their incredible successes in the garden.

A new gardening group is forming as a reult of the gardening course attended by many Hanover resdidents (see Helen Connerton's blog). This group will be working on their own projects at various schemes around Hackney.

After the success of the F&C volunteer day held at Thirlemere we are planning another similar event at Lea View. We hope that this will create a useful relaxing space for the residents to enjoy.

And finally we are trialling two new workshops with Thirlemere. The first will look at ways we can save energy, the environment and money! If successful we will then be runnnig this workshop with other schemes in Hackney. The other will be based around 'elders' knowledge. It will include a talk by Yousouria a park ranger in Eygpt who works with Bedouin Elders to record their important knowledge and pass it on the the younger generation. Following on from this we are going to look at the knowledge Hanover residents have and how this can be passed on.

So all in all, it should be a busy fun filled summer for all involved!

Jen