NEW WEBSITE
NEW WEBSITE
We have a nice new and possibly more up-to-date website at http://kingstoneco.org.uk/
Posts from the ‘KEC’ Category
July 19, 2010
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Art Club
A few of us gather every Thusday for a very informal “Art Club”. Next few Thursdays we will be concentrating on making collages using magazine photos. We will then display them at Seedy Saturday on 6 March 2010, providing a bright splash of colour to draw people’s attention.
If you have other ideas you want to work on we would also enjoy your input.
Any artists out there? Please feel free to come along Thursdays 2pm to 4 pm. Great, wonderful, thanks!
Knollmead Permaculture Reserve
For those of you interested in the community garden project there are two days planned; Sunday 31st JANUARY 2010 midday (ish) – all afternoon.
We work for a while then all gather to share food and hot drinks.
(quick reminder about “seedy saturday” March 6th in Kingston Market House bring seeds to swap, there will also be stalls)
TASKS…
Carrying the rubbish uncovered when we cleared the brambles to a pile by the area near the compost bins, ready for a trailer which may have arrived already if we are lucky!
Digging a trench in the new area for the new hedge bushes which are on order.
Clip bramble, this is a really good time to cut the bramble and pull out the roots and dig it up as the soil is wet and with other plants losing their leaves bramble is more obvious!
Prune apple trees and put sticky strips around trees
Remove suckers from damson trees.
General maintenance…. Compost toilet. Woven withy wall
Decide what to do with the tyres!
Bring along secateurs (for those who want to continue the ‘battle of the bramble’) and
forks for lifting bramble roots, gloves and any gardening equipment that you think you’ll need.
Please wear stout footwear and protective clothing. This site is uneven
underfoot and the bramble thorns vicious!Secateurs, lobbers and
leather gardening gloves are ideal.
DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE Kingston Permaculture Reserve (KPR).
At Tolworth roundabout turn into Barnsbury Lane. Right at Hazel Bank, left at Alpine Avenue and follow signs for
Knollmead Primary School. Leave vehicle on the road and walk into allotment site.
Turn right at T-junction (compost bins made of pallets) and the site is at the end of the track through our woven
gate. Please avoid driving on site.
Hope to see you there
best wishes
Simone Kay (celebrating my 50th tee hee!)
07737 277470
DON’T FORGET YOUR MOBILE PHONE IF YOU CANNOT GET IN TO THE SITE IF THE GATE IS LOCKED
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Climate Change Blog
There are thousands of actions we can take to reduce our overall CO2 impact. Since the personal individual actions all add up I will tell you what I have achieved this year:
Changing from dairy milk to soya milk and eating a lot less dairy, virtually no cheese, eggs , butter unless Freegan
Helping out with home grown food projects
Examining all fresh produce for being local and in season
Being part of a communal food group
Mentioning to my friends that still fly in airplanes that I don’t approve
Joining in this “Blog Action Day”
Working for free here at the Environment Centre
Things that I still need to acheive:
Transport – I rarely use a vehicle unless it is absolutely necessary, don’t own a car. I can persuade friends to do likewise, promote all the alternatives.
Remembering to turn off the radio rather than leaving it on standby.
Helping out more with home recycling.
Turning off the computer & going home from work.
So … goodbye !
Wish List
WISH LIST FOR NEXT GARDENING PROJECT
Use of a van or a flat bed truck, or a good sized vehicle plus trailer
Topsoil
Free Garden Tools
Woodworking tools
Nails & big screws
Wood
Scaffolding board or similar
2 in sq wood for building
Various sizes of timber
We will be building cold frames and a raised beds in October and November 2009 so these materials would be very handy. Looking forward to working with Community Service volunteers!
Volunteers
VOLUNTEER DAY AT
KINGSTON ENVIRONMENT CENTRE
10am – 4pm EVERY MONDAY (except Bank Holidays)
Come for an hour or a day, regularly or whatever time you can spare and please help us to get this centre working happily for the community at large. All kinds of help welcome.
Decorating, Gardening, Filing, Tea-making, D.I.Y, Organising activities, Admin, Cleaning, Artwork, Clearing up, Computing, Fundraising or your own special skill.
Opportunities! Getting involved in the solution is no longer a problem
Call Jean on 020 8549 2698
Solstice Fair
Eco fun…
Solstice Eco fair on 20 December 2008
Kingston Environment Centre 