Friends of Wolves Lane’s 1,100th blog post!

This is the Friends of Wolves Lane’s 

1,100th blog post at

wolveslane.com !!

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Friends of Wolves Lane is a group of volunteers and local residents who are devoted to the future of Wolves Lane Centre, an important resource for community service through the medium of gardening. Join Us!

This Friends’ website wolveslane.com was opened on May 25th, 2015 and over 3 years later is still going strong!

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Visit wolveslane.com daily

for Wolves Lane Centre updates

on progress, activities and fun!

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And did you know, there are now…

6000+ Supporters of Wolves Lane!

Wolves Lane has now over 6000 social media followers, supporters, and members!

Why not be one of them?

 

 

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If you haven’t already, please follow us on twitter – and  instagram and facebook!

Sign up to show your support as a Member – join our distribution list. It’s FREE!

Follow our blog!

Then please retweet and regram this post to all your friends!

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Thank you in advance for all your support in whatever form it may take.

We hope to see you at one of our meetings, volunteering, and/or at the monthly Community Markets soon!

 

 

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It is the Friends of Wolves Lane’s mission to ensure that this valuable community resource is enjoyed and accessible to the community it serves. The facility is currently closed to the public until further notice (except for volunteer days – see our What’s On page for more info).

We are working with Haringey Councillors and OrganicLea for innovative ways to include the public more fully. We look forward to it being open to the public again soon.

Contact OrganicLea to find out when it will open again at info@organiclea.org.uk or at 020 8524 4994.

 

 

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Wolves Lane Community Garden – TODAY WED NOV 7 at 11am – join us!

Wolves Lane Community Garden!

Community Gardening with Friends

CONTINUES

11am~3pm WEDNESDAYS

ALL YEAR ROUND

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The  community garden is on the right as you go into the site from the street.

Please leave a message on the website through our Contact page

for more information or to indicate interest, or

JUST SHOW UP! ALL WELCOME

Wolves Lane needs people who enjoy gardening as well as new gardeners who want to learn.

We also need donations of

plants

seeds

cuttings

gardening tools

…but most of all…

good ol’ fashioned enthusiasm! 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

TODAY NOV 7TH volunteers needed – join Crop Drop!

 

Crop Drop is at Wolves Lane every Wednesday

12 noon til 4.30pm

 

Volunteers welcome!

 

Join us weighing and packing veg:

 

Get social,

gain skills

and

learn more about gardening

and the farm-to-table chain!

 

If you’d like to join Crop Drop, please contact wendy@cropdrop.co.uk

 

Volunteer REWARDS at Wolves Lane – time credits to spend!

Volunteer at Wolves Lane and earn Time Credits

to spend on yourself, your family and friends!

Contact Islay at info (at) wolveslane.org

to register with the programme,

then

check out

timecredits.com

to see where you can spend them!

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“Time Credits are run by Tempo (formerly Spice), a charity that started in Wales in 2008 and now works across the UK.”

“Time Credits work very simply: for each hour that an individual contributes to their community or service, they could earn a Time Credit. This Time Credit can be spent accessing an hour of activity provided by one of our corporate and community partners, or gifted to others.”

“Time Credits are a way of recognising the amazing things people do in their communities. …Everyone’s time is worth the same with Time Credits, and as well as spending them yourself you can take friends or family with you or give them some of your Time Credits to spend themselves.”

“There are lots of ways to earn Time Credits across your community, and hundreds of ways to spend them across the country. Have a look around our website for spending opportunities near you, and in other regions of the UK.”

timecredits.com !

 

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You can find more about the Time Credits programme at www.wearetempo.org.

Join Crop Drop at Wolves Lane – tomorrow Wed NOV 7th!

 

Crop Drop is at Wolves Lane every Wednesday

12 noon til 4.30pm

 

Volunteers welcome!

 

Join us weighing and packing veg:

 

Get social,

gain skills

and

learn more about gardening

and the farm-to-table chain!

 

If you’d like to join Crop Drop, please contact wendy@cropdrop.co.uk

 

Wolves Lane Community Garden – CONTINUES – TOMORROW NOV 7th – join us!

Wolves Lane Community Garden!

Community Gardening with Friends

CONTINUES

11am-3pm every Wednesday

all year round!

FREE to join!

The  community garden is on the right as you go into the site from the street.

Please leave a message on the website through our Contact page

for more information or to indicate interest, or

JUST SHOW UP – ALL WELCOME!

Wolves Lane needs people who enjoy gardening as well as new gardeners who want to learn.

We also need donations of

• plants
• seeds
• cuttings
• gardening tools

…but most of all…

• good ol’ fashioned enthusiasm! 

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Volunteers needed – Nov 13 & 14 – for a Palm House fleece-wrapping party!

FLEECE-WRAPPING

in the

PALM HOUSE

Tuesday, November 13th

and

Wednesday, November 14th

10am ~ 3.30pm

Volunteers needed!

Winter is upon us and in order to prevent damage to the beautiful plants and trees in the  Palmhouse, the Palm House Crew is holding a work party to bubble wrap the Palm House, and to fleece tender plants! All welcome, no experience needed!

Do you have any old bubble wrap you could donate?

Bubble wrap the Palm House? – What’s that?

In order to insulate the Palm House for Winter 2018 and to reduce heating costs, the Crew are collecting regular packing bubble wrap. This will be applied to the entire glass roof of the greenhouse to hold in heat. We’ll need lots of helpers to get it all up!

Fleece tender plants? – Ouch, does that hurt?

Of course not! In addition to insulating the Palm House, volunteers will be wrapping lengths of warm fleece around bamboo stakes with tops tied together to make warm little wigwams for each of the tender plants – a bit like draping a blanket on a cot!

Donations

1. Bubble wrap – Have you moved home recently? Do you have pieces of bubble wrap of any size that you don’t want to send to landfill? Please donate them to the Palm House team!

2. 

   Please donate old badge cards if you have them!

   Badge holders – Please save and bring to the Palm House any old plastic conference badge holders or travelcard/credit card wallets you may have – they make useful plant label covers!
   

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If you’re able to to help in any way, please contact Lynda or Anne at info@wolveslane.org – or just show up! All welcome, no experience needed. See you there!

Thanks in advance for your support!

Wolves Lane Workshop – today Nov 6th!

Wolves Lane Centre needs you!

Can you help look after buildings and equipment?

Come to Wolves Lane Centre

TODAY Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Or contact Roger Skipper at wolveslaneworkshop@gmail.com or on 07771 995696.

All welcome! Volunteer! Learn something new!

Since 1 April 2017 the Wolves Lane Centre has been managed by a consortium of partners led by OrganicLea, with day-to-day running administered by London Grown.

London Grown have established an on-site workshop at the Wolves Lane Centre used in the short term as a base for the repair, maintenance and upkeep of the buildings and equipment at the centre, in particular the Palm House. And they are looking for volunteers!

If you would like to get involved, come to Wolves Lane Centre on Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Or contact Roger Skipper at wolveslaneworkshop@gmail.com or on 07771 995696.

All welcome!! Come and learn something new!

If you know someone who is retired and has expertise or knowledge in engineering or repairs, please let them know too!

Donations of old tools also gratefully received.

Palm House Crew volunteers needed – TODAY Nov 6th – join us!

Come volunteer, lend a hand to renew and redevelop the PALM HOUSE!

Every Tuesday at 11 am ~ 4pm

Wolves Lane Development Group needs your help. The Palm House suffered significant damage this past winter.

If you would like to help restore the Palm House to its original beauty for all to enjoy, please come to Wolves Lane Centre on Tuesday at 11 a.m or contact Linda or Roger at wolveslaneworkshop@gmail.com or on 07771 995696.

All welcome!! Come and learn something new!

Do you have any canna, banana, small palms, lantana or strelizia? Donations of cuttings, seedlings and plants are also gratefully received.

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