One day to go....

The weather looks like it is holding out for us and we have confirmed:

John Walter creating one off face painting masterpieces!

Ashley Mccormick will be inspiring kids to make masks for guerilla adventures

Anna Bauer will be helping you decorate plant pots

Anna Sexton is creating a wishing tree as part of the consultation for the proposed garden

And of course - there are free plants and cakes

So..........come and get involved!

How does our garden grow?

Please let us know if you want copies of the poster to put around the neighbourhood and if you are able to bring along plants & cakes on 1st August 2009

Contact - Anna. B 07716 734 412 or Anna. S 07941 655 856

Find Green Carradale at BBC Breathing Places website

Green Carradale and our Greening Carradale event 1st August 2009 is be promoted via

http://www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces/

Green Balloon Club Week - nature events for little people!

The BBC are asking family community groups to run nature events as part of Green Balloon Club Week 25th July - 2nd August. The Green Balloon Club is a popular program on CBeebies BBC Children's television every Friday aimed at the 3-7 age group, there is also a Green Balloon Club website. Local events will be promoted on the program and on the website.
Events can be anything from making apple bird feeders to planting seeds but need to be free, safe and suitable for children aged 3-7.

Greening Carradale 1st August your creative and green fingered talents requested ....

Greening Carradale

12 noon to 3pm

Saturday 1st August 2009

Jolly’s Green
Andrew’s Road
E14

Support requested;

· Pot plants to swap and give away to and with local residents
· Gardening tools to help with guerrilla gardening on Jolly’s Green
· Cakes baked and food made to share
· Any face painters out there who want to offer ‘urban jungle’ themed faces for local children
· Any willing folk up for running free nature themed activities for children & young people to
enjoy i.e. a nature themed treasure hunt, drawing inspiration from nature drawing sessions
· Skills swaps i.e. making seed bombs, making bird boxes
· Rent a crowd for the day with support from 10am to set up
· Help bringing a couple of gazebos to and from Bow Arts Trust on Saturday morning and
returned in the afternoon

This event is a way for residents to meet Bow Arts Trust live/workers in an informal environment and take part in free activities as part of Green Balloon Club Week 25th July - 2nd August. Events can be anything from making apple bird feeders to planting seeds but need to be free, safe and suitable for children aged 3-7 and upwards.

Longer term Anna & I have approached Poplar Harca with the plan to develop a temporary garden at the disused Carradale House tennis courts – we will use this event to do consultations about what the garden can look like.

Please reply what you can offer on the day

Thanks – Anna & Anna

vonbauer@gmail.com / asexton@bowarts.com