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Volunteer Sessions now on Saturdays and Wednesdays

Saturday volunteer sessions start on 17th May, 10.00 – 11.30.

The Friends of Starbank Park have done a huge amount to bring the Park back to life.  There is always loads to do and we are building on our success by starting Saturday morning volunteer sessions.

Come and join us and enjoy a healthy, happy and useful morning.

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Loads of planting

Another two weeks of remarkable weather, now 16 consecutive dry Wednesday mornings.  Last week the rain stopped just before we started at 10, this week the rain came on just after 12, not long after we’d finished.  12 volunteers last week and 11 this week.  Well done everyone and thanks.

We have been given a load of herbaceous plants and shrubs by Gavin from Urban Utopia.  Many thanks Gavin.  We spent most of the last couple of Wednesdays planting and what a difference the plants have made already.  But we still get stuck into the hard graft and we’ve continued tidying and edging of the rose borders and the borders on the slope (thanks Stuart).

Herbaceous planting at the west wall

Herbaceous planting at the west wall

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New shrubs, west wall

More new shrubs

More new shrubs

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Very tidy edging

Helping Restore Starbank Park – Open Day

10.00-11.30, Wednesday, 15th January

As part of our CSV Action Earth Grant, we are holding an Open Day.  The main focus will be on our first winter planting.  Please come along.  You could help with the planting or simply meet us to find out what we’ve done and what we’re hoping to do.