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November 2024
NATIONAL TREE WEEK Tree Planting at Knuzden Recreation Ground
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session planting trees at Knuzden Recreation Ground in Oswaldtwistle for NATIONAL TREE WEEK 2024! We will be meeting at the Knuzden Rec car park on Stanhill Road, Oswaldtwistle, BB1 2DJ. Staff will be in orange high-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages welcome. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult Please wear suitable outdoor clothes and sturdy boots (wellies are advised) To find out more or…
Find out more »NATIONAL TREE WEEK Tree Planting at Windsor Rd Great Harwood
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session planting trees at the Windsor Road playing grounds in Great Harwood for NATIONAL TREE WEEK 2024! We will be meeting on Windsor Rd, Great Harwood, BB6 7RR. Staff will be in orange high-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages welcome. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult Please wear suitable outdoor clothes and sturdy boots (wellies are advised) To find out more or confirm your…
Find out more »December 2024
Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call…
Find out more »Miller Fold Community Allotment session
Join Sonja to learn new gardening skills, socialise and relax in nature while supporting our productive community allotment! We'll be pruning currant bushes and harvesting chard. Please wear weather appropriate clothing and robust footwear. No experience needed. Snacks, and a warm welcome at each session! Everyone welcome. Contact Sonja sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230348 to find out more and get involved.
Find out more »Tree Planting along the White Path
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session planting trees along the White Path in Great Harwood We will be meeting on Railway Terrace where it meets St John's Street, Great Harwood, BB6 7EH. Staff will be in orange high-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages welcome. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult Please wear suitable outdoor clothes and sturdy boots (wellies are advised) To find out more or confirm your attendance,…
Find out more »Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Woodnook Vale LNR
Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Woodnook Vale LNR, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway, Accrington
Find out more »Tree Planting at Knuzden Recreation Ground
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session planting trees at Knuzden Recreation Ground in Oswaldtwistle. We will be meeting at the Knuzden Rec car park on Stanhill Road, Oswaldtwistle, BB1 2DJ. Staff will be in orange high-vis. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages welcome. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult Please wear suitable outdoor clothes and sturdy boots (wellies are advised) To find out more or confirm your attendance, please contact…
Find out more »Thursday Meadow Maintenance at Brookside
Join our Brookside Development Office Alice for our regular Thursday session at Brookside! Much of the rare and valuable wildflower meadow habitat on site has degraded, but we are working to restore them to their former glory. This is a multi stage project, and the first task is to cut back the overgrown grasses and remove the cuttings, ready for seeds to be planted in Spring. We meet at the Noticeboard by the Stanhill Road entrance to the site at…
Find out more »Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call…
Find out more »Bramble Vine Collecting @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. To prepare for our bramble basket making workshop we will be removing bramble vines from the heathland at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR! This session is part of our Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There are weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn…
Find out more »Thursday Meadow Maintenance at Brookside
Join our Brookside Development Office Alice for our regular Thursday session at Brookside! Much of the rare and valuable wildflower meadow habitat on site has degraded, but we are working to restore them to their former glory. This is a multi stage project, and the first task is to cut back the overgrown grasses and remove the cuttings, ready for seeds to be planted in Spring. We meet at the Noticeboard by the Stanhill Road entrance to the site at…
Find out more »Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call…
Find out more »Tree Planting at Growing Wild Baxenden
Join our Community TreeACTION Officer Helen for a practical session planting willow trees at the GrOwING WILD Community Allotment. We will be meeting at the Growing Wild Allotment at the bottom of Hill Street in Baxenden. No experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm! All ages welcome. Children will need to be accompanied by an adult Please wear suitable outdoor clothes and sturdy boots (wellies are advised) To find out more or confirm your attendance, please contact Helen at helen.earnshaw@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254…
Find out more »Miller Fold Community Allotment session
Join Sonja to learn new gardening skills, socialise and relax in nature while supporting our productive community allotment! We'll be pruning the grape vine and partaking in some festive activities! Please wear weather appropriate clothing and robust footwear. No experience needed. Snacks, and a warm welcome at each session! Everyone welcome. Contact Sonja sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk or phone 01254 230348 to find out more and get involved.
Find out more »January 2025
Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call…
Find out more »Miller Fold Community Allotment session
Update: Due to cold weather we will be moving the session to the Prospect Office in Broadway. We will still be making veg signs and discussing planting plans for the coming season, but out of the cold! Join Sonja to learn new gardening skills, socialise and relax in nature while supporting our productive community allotment! We'll be painting signs for crops in the coming year and planning our planting schemes! Location: Miller Fold Community Allotment, off Miller Fold Avenue, Accrington, BB5…
Find out more »Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Jackhouse nature reserve
Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Jackhouse nature reserve, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! Park on Fieldings Lane, it is then a 10 minute walk to the entrance of Jackhouse nature reserve where we will be meeting. To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway, Accrington…
Find out more »Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Peel Park and the Coppice LNR
Map showing the meeting point at Peel Park & the Coppice LNR. Click the image to be taken to the map. Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be weekly conservation volunteers sessions at Peel Park and the Coppice Local Nature Reserve, every Monday from 10am - 1pm. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call…
Find out more »Miller Fold Community Allotment session
Join Sonja to learn new gardening skills, socialise and relax in nature while supporting our productive community allotment! We'll be focussing on path and bed maintenance this week. Location: Miller Fold Community Allotment, off Miller Fold Avenue, Accrington, BB5 ONT Meeting place: The junction between Woodview Drive and Miller Fold Avenue (what3words: stooping.conquests.topping) No experience needed. Snacks, and a warm welcome at each session! Everyone welcome. The closest bus stop is 'St Oswalds RC' which is a 3 minute walk away…
Find out more »Hyndburn’s Nature Reserve Volunteers session @Woodnook Vale LNR
Join us for our new Hyndburn's Nature Reserves project! There will be fortnightly conservation volunteers sessions at Woodnook Vale LNR, Wednesdays. Come along to learn new skills, meet people, keep fit and help wildlife! To express your interest or find out more, email robert.gabryszak@prospectsfoundation.org.uk, telephone 01254 230348 or call into the Prospects office at 54 Broadway, Accrington
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