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Helping out - good for the pollinators and nice for us humans to look at

Mums and tots in Ballyclare learning about growing strawberries and making pancakes to eat with strawberries
Imagination Tots Grange Community House

Another great session with the Her Shed ladies at Antrim Enterprise

Volunteers wanted to help develop and maintain this new community garden in the grounds of hydebank wood College south Belfast - contact groundwork 028 90749494 or pm - open to the public -

Our community garden volunteers are loving the change in the weather - it was like a work out in the Connswater garden building our tunnel in the tunnel, watch this space to see how this progresses - this is a busy time of the year in the gardens and new volunteers are welcome, no experience necessary - either just drop in or call to speak to one of our community gardeners about getting involved 028 9074 9494 - groups or individuals welcome to our sites Tues mornings 10-12.30 Shankill garden Tues afternoons 1:30 - 3:30 Glenbryn garden Wed mornings 10- 1 Connswater Street garden Wed afternoons 2 - 5 Hydebank Wood garden

Ladies from the HER SHED project at Antrim Enterprise Agency enjoying a bread & jam making session. They learnt how to make sodas, wheaten, scones, pancakes & a quick jam - well done ladies

Great to see the Shankill womens group enjoying our shankilll meanwhile garden - hope the spring brings warm days like this

Our Grow Your Own sessions continue this Wednesday from 10-11.30am at the Connswater Garden - open to everyone just drop in to the garden to take part. Here’s one of our volunteers from last week taking part.

FREE Grow your own sessions starting tomorrow in our Connswater Street garden Wed 5 Feb from 10-11.30am just drop in if you are interested -or tel H Boyd 028 9074 9494 email heatherboyd@Groundworkni.co.uk

We have been asked to put a call out for some volunteering time for East Belfast Wise Mens Shed, they are looking for someone to give a few hours a week to help with general administration for the shed - if you are interested please pm me and I can pass on your details - and its not just open to men to volunteer, ladies your admin skills would be very welcome too

A massive thank you to the corporate volunteer group from Northern Ireland Water arranged by Business in the Community Northern Ireland - these volunteers got stuck in to an early spring clean of the polytunnel and also sorted out the composting area in our Connswater Street garden - If you are interested in some volunteering with your work colleagues get in touch

We’re delighted to see the Connswater Community Garden win Best Community Project - come down and see what it’s all about we’re just on the corner of Connswater Street.

FREE Grow your own sessions starting in Feb in our 3 Meanwhile Gardens - Connswater Street, Glenbryn & Shankill - Have you ever thought about trying to grow some of your own food? Well here's your chance to learn some basics to help you get started - contact us for further details and times - this is open to individuals and groups - Tel H Boyd 028 9074 9494 email heatherboyd@Groundworkni.co.uk

At Portglenone Community Workshop & Mens Shed this morning - if you are local to here or know someone who is why not tell them about the shed, they have lots of activities not just woodworking, theres something for everyone and lots more planned, and theres always a welcoming cuppa and a chat
just drop in they are open most mornings, in the Main Street, Portglenone

We’re back in the office now and looking forward to a blooming great 2019. Thanks to all our volunteers and followers for your support!We’re back in the office now and looking forward to a blooming great 2019. Thanks to all our volunteers and followers for your support!

Free daffodil bulbs available for community groups from ourselves to be collected from our premises in Belfast. Lidl have kindly donated surplus spring flowering bulbs, usually they are planted before end of Nov but theres still time to get them planted before it gets colder. Tip - if you have good sized pots then plant the bulbs in these, once they flower you can move them to an area needing a bit of colour. reply to this post, first come first served until they are all gone!

Delighted to be a winner at the Belfast Healthy City Awards - huge thanks to our amazing volunteers and funders who make our Community Gardens possible and keep them in full bloom all year round.