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So,what’s next ? We are going to raise £100,000.00
Following on from last autumn’s news of our secured planning
permission, for our new class room fund raising has started in earnest
and we have secured some very competitive tenders. We are going
to be chasing some big money and we are kicking off with a huge
event.
We are staging an Art Exhibition. It will be staged at Martins Gallery
in Cheltenham and will feature the works of some stunning international
wildlife artists. The event runs from December 4th to the 12th and
will close with a Champagne reception (tickets for which are available
now). If you want to learn more, please click onto the drop down
box on our website.
Watch out for more big fund raisers and be warned the ‘tin
rattlers’ are everywhere.
If you feel like helping with fund raising then do please get in
touch, this is a big journey.
A big thanks to the students at Pates, who raised more than £500.00.
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Our commitment to Art and music is also strengthening, with
help from Zurich and The Trafford trust.
We have secured some great instruments and art equipment and with
three very solid volunteers are now running regular art and music
slots on Wednesdays.Art work is constantly being displayed around
the site and we have four budding guitarists.
We are hoping in due course to arrange a performance and display
event in celebration.
We could do with more acoustic guitars if anyone has a spare.
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SHIVER ME TIMBERS…….
We are delighted to report that we have new volunteers in other
areas too. John Ridgeway,who joined us in the summer has opened
a wood work shop and has quite a following for his Thursday sessions.
Students have been making notice boards,puzzle trays and all manner
of things……….oh, and a totem pole.
No captions required thank you.
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Triumphant Troy.
A massive congratulation to student Troy Knight,who has this year
secured employment with the Cheltenham Parks Department. Troy who
has been with us (through Gloscol) for a couple of years,had been
doing some outreach work with our team,for the council and caught
the eye of the management.
We are all tremendously proud of him
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Taking the biscuit.
A big thank you to the members of Charlton Kings in Bloom, who
earlier in the year ran a social event and then sent all of their
left over goodies across for the students. The Florentines were
wonderful.....not that I ate any of course.
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Concrete evidence of our arts commitment.
With increasing numbers of students taking up on the chance
of exploring art, we have extended our work space and laid a new
concrete floor in one of the greenhouses.
The new area, which is ten metres square, is airy and wonderfully
light and most importantly, the students love it.
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| Eden better than ever. Students were once again
in Cornwall this summer to renew friendships at the Eden Project. The week
long work experience (our fifth to date) was another great success and next
years dates are already booked.
Waitrose help, no token gesture. This summer
the garden was nominated for the Waitrose community green token award
and we thank them and all of the shoppers for their wonderful support.
Customers are each given tokens when they shop and are invited to leave
these in collection boxes dedicated to local charities. We did rather
well thank you.
Our open day in June went on spite of rain and we’re delighted
to report that it was huge again.
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| WINTER SALES TABLE.... Available from the shop
now.
The students are this winter offering kindling for sale.
The generous bags of well chopped timber are available for £5.00.
The ever popular Vegetable boxes are also back and offered for just £3.50.
They are prepared each Thursday and customers are advised to pre-order
and we are about to launch another greetings card.
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Drama plans. The next stage.
We have been talking for some months about introducing drama and
performance to our schedule and our plans are now shaping up. We
are planning an outdoor performance space at the back of the site
with a semicircular stage fronted by a tarmac strip and enclosed
by a grassy mound.
We have made a commitment and a performance has been booked for
next summer to keep us focussed.
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| THANK YOU…As usual people continue to offer their time and support
to our work, so this term a big thanks to the wonderful Zoe Hart,Sue Totham,
Eve Coombes/ Joan James, Ron and Sally Cowie,Judy Mitchell, Chrys Hendi-warner
Gemma, The Trafford Trust, Brimpsfield Horticultural Society, Chedworth
Horticultural Society,Cheltenham Horticultural Society, Pates Grammar,Eileen
Riddell, Colin Walker, Paul Barnes, Joe Tustin, Rich Thomas (our webmaster).
Also to Cheltenham in Bloom, Mark and the gang at the Borough nursery who
have all been brilliant. and to all those who continue to support ‘Flutterbuys’
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| COMING SOON……Heavy fund raising
on the horizon and we really are just days away from securing our full charitable
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SKIPPING SCHOOL
The students of the Work Related Studies at Churchdown School, will
be taking their lessons in a rubbish skip in a day of madness, in
support of the garden.
The day, will be timetabled as normal, with breaks at the usual
times, though there will be some amendments to the regular curriculum.
A number of staff are currently working on the arrangements and
a date will be announced shortly. More as we hear it.
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It’s bags of fun for Sophie, seen showing of some of her artwork.
And it’s a big deal for Alan, as our Marrow wins Best in Show.
Whilst James just wants us to keep in trim, having finished our first
willow harvest.
And the plastic recycling just goes on and on.
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