We started the week back at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, working in the orchard preparing the ground for more carpet-tile paths and also finishing spreading the bark in the garden at the Orchard Clinic.At Ravelston Woods on ...
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Gemma’s last week *sob*
We spent the week at the Orchard Clinic of the Royal Edinburgh Hopital. We were building raised beds in two of their gardens for the patients to grown their own plants and veg in. The planting in the borders was also pretty ...
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Steps, gorse and plenty of rubbish
Last week we did several different tasks. On Tuesday we went to the Four Winds Nursery in Inverleith Park to help them build some new steps. The steps look incredible, and we have seen lots of people admiring them.On ...
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Various shenanigans
We had three very different projects this week. We started the week with some willow weaving at Simpson Primary School in Bathgate. The kids seemed pretty excited and intrigued by what we were doing. We built a den with 2 ...
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Conservation Volunteering and Traditional Crafts
I’ve been volunteering with BTCV for nearly 3 years now but over the last few months the work for me has taken on a slightly different aspect….. I’m retired and have the time and the inclination to develop new skills….. ...
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