On the 23rd June, the Green Team headed over to Spring Hill Primary School to assist with the cleaning up of their forest school. Activities for the day included: Using shovels to remove built up soil from a firepit area. Trimming brash piles and using the cuttings to make habitat piles which promote wildlife and […]
Freshers Fair – Accrington and Rossendale
On the 13th September Prospects’ Green Spaces Team and the Peel Park Officer attended the Accrington and Rossendale College’s Freshers Fair where we held a stall. Our stall aimed to inform future college students about the various work done by Prospects and to gauge their interest in the environmental sector. We are pleased to report […]
Eco Conference – Blackburn Rovers Stadium
School Sustainability Conference On the 23rd of June Prospects’ Green Team and Green Mentor projects collaborated at the Blackburn Rovers Stadium taking part in the School Sustainability Conference. The event aimed to raise awareness of environmental challenges among school children by offering relevant activities and learning opportunities. During the event over 100 children visited our […]
Rishton Festival – Hyndburn Academy
Rishton Festival On the 2nd of June Prospects’ Green Team and the charity manager Alison Silvers were in Rishton for a family fun day festival! We hosted a stall teaching people how to make their own bug hotels from upcycled cardboard and hay. The aim here was to show people how they can help wildlife […]
Sunset Photography Walk 2nd Oct 2019
A group led by professional photographer Matt Gartside went on a walk around The Coppice Local Nature Reserve to learn some photography tips and take photos of the sunset as well as the sites of the reserve. Luckily the weather was fine and a good sunset was seen over Accrington with everyone getting some useful […]
Forage Walk 25th September 2019
Danielle Kay, a medicinal herbalist, took a group for a forage walk on Woodnook Vale. Once fruits, berries and seeds had been gathered the group returned to Oakhill Park to make Elderberry Syrup, Fruit Oxymels, Nettle Seed energy balls, Hawthorn Berry tea and fruit squash. The group had an enjoyable time and went home with […]
Schools Eco Conference
On 20th June 2019 Prospects attended the annual Schools Eco Conference which was held at Ewood Park Blackburn. Schools from all over Lancashire attended and Prospects ran a workshop to make butterfly feeders and also had a stall to promote our work to teachers and pupils.
Tree Planting Great Harwood
A task with Great Harwood Rotary Club planting trees to make a small copse by the health centre