DBHS secretary met Director of International Community and Functional Skills Mr Dave Gill and two colleagues at Telford College of Arts and Technology to discuss the possibilty of the college becoming a partner member of Podmore Garden project. Engaging diverse and extended community interest is relevant to longevity and sustainabilty of the programme. Mr Gill [...]
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Allotments update March 18th 2010
DBHS Big Lottery Fund, Changing Spaces Local Food funding application bid took a step closer today when our allocated independent lottery advisors Sara and Chris visited Dawley Bank and met with DBHS members to offer help and advise with the Podmore Gardens allotment project. Treasurer Carol Williams said, “It was an informative meeting with both advisors [...]
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Allotment Strategy
Dawley Bank Horticultural Society have worked closely with the local authority and residents in identifying a parcel of reclaimed scrubland in an over developed old mining area for the community to grow food locally. Dawley Bank in South East Telford has a wide demography encompassing an expanding population within two neighbouring parishes it is part [...]
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Allotment Diary 27th September 2009
National Lottery advised that unprecedented response has caused delay in processing first stage applications. They apologise and estimate it will be another four weeks before DBHS application is processed and request for second stage application is recommended. Whilst it is frustrating for those who wish to see some movement on this project we recognize the [...]
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Allotment Diary
Tuesday 28th July 6pm-7pm Second of two public consultations held at Dawley Baptist Church. Those attending were enthusiastic and keen to get started, members of Woodside allotment association joined in the discussion. Woodside Allotments Association is an established well-organised body with valuable experience of running community allotments, they were able to offer good advice based [...]
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Allotment Dairy
Tuesday July 16th First public Consultation for community garden and allotments project in Dawley Bank was well attended 100% positive response. Everyone asked submitted a completed comment form. All comments were constructive offering; practical advice, expressing a desire to be involved and participating in design of project.
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Allotment Diary 7th July
Today Iain Wheeler from Geotechnics based at Telford and Wrekin Council visited the proposed allotment site on Dawley Bank with a view to initiating ground soil testing after submitting a quote to be included in the lottery bid. Further details of progess to follow.
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ALLOTMENT DIARY JUNE 30TH
Allotment Diary June 30th Confirmed today an opportunity for anyone interested in Dawley Bank Allotments project to contribute with proposals and designs defining how best to accommodate specific needs of all age groups and abilities. Thursday 16th July 10.30am- 11.30am Dawley Baptist Church Tuesday 28th July 6pm-7pm Dawley Baptist Church.
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ALLOTMENT DIARY
Monday 8th June 2009 Letter received from Borough of Telford & Wrekin; Confirmation of request for land situated off Concorde Dawley Bank. Advising DBHS to go ahead with seeking funding for preparation of site, contract will then be initiated to; lease land to DBHS, planning sought for change of use and DBHS to maintain and [...]
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Community wins bid to create allotments
Article taken from the Shropshire star 26.05.09 Two allotment areas are to be created in Telford following a ‘people power’ campaign by residents for somewhere to grow their own produce. Scrubland off concorde in Dawley Bank and an area of land nest to Doseley Road Dawley are set to be transformed into community allotments after [...]
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