Who says students are lazy??
We were really lucky to have a fantastic group of young people come and volunteer for us from Newcastle University’s Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem management MSc...
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Crochet and Cakes
We’re delighted that the Allen Valleys Knit and Crochet Group have chosen us as one of their charities of 2018. The group will be holding...
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Mental Health Awareness Week
This week is Mental Health Awareness week. Since starting on this project (three years ago gasp!) I’ve had so many conversations with close friends, family...
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Too hot to dig
We had an amazing volunteer day on Saturday. It was gorgeous and sunny (just like we ordered) and our volunteers got stuck into digging over...
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Willow Wigwam Weaving with Sylvan Skills
Higher Ground are delighted that artist Ruth Thompson from Sylvan Skills is hosting this fantastic workshop on Sunday 10th June from 10:00am -1:00pm at Catton...
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Upcoming volunteer day
Now that the site is a bit dryer, there’s an awful lot of work to do so we’re holding a volunteer day on Saturday May 5th and...
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Polyframe
We’ve been so frustrated here because of all of the water on site. Snow melt and constant downpour had brought our groundwork to a standstill...
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Thank you Tesco
Last year we were lucky enough to get funding from Tesco Bags of Help to develop the growing space and sensory garden. So thanks to...
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Sunflower growing competition!
Fancy pitting yourself against your family and many others in a contest to grow the tallest sunflower? Cash prizes to be won! Entry packs cost...
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Please vote for us
Allendale Mayfair Committee have kindly added us to the list of potential beneficiaries from the proceeds of their raffle, in amongst other brilliant causes. If...
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And more snow
Well this is frustrating. After the excitement of getting started on site we’ve now been brought to a complete standstill. It took a week for...
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Wet felting workshop
We couldn’t decide whether to run the wet felting workshop on Sunday or not, some roads were still blocked with snow meaning a few people...