Transition Town Wellington have recently been awarded charity status along with enjoying a string of award successes.
Anyone in the community can become a member of the environmental group for as little as £1 per year.
Members receive regular emails and updates about activities both local and further afield as well as TTW’s monthly newsletter.
To support TTW you can sign up here: https://ttw.org.uk/support-us/
TTW have been awarded the highest scores for seven of their sites by RHS Britain In Bloom in this year’s ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ category.
In addition, TTW came second in the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) awards for Fox’s Field forest garden.
TTW would like to thank “all our amazing team of volunteers who have turned up, come rain or shine, over the past many years”, adding: “You’re the BEST! (It’s official!)”
The group’s community gardening sessions at various sites around the town continue throughout November.
All sessions are from 9am to 12noon – everyone is welcome to help and no prior experience is needed.
- Tomorrow (Thursday): Linden Meadow.
- Tuesday, 10th: Trinity Orchard.
- Friday, 13th: Fox’s Field.
- Tuesday, 17th: Linden Meadow.
- Friday, 20th: Fox’s Field.
- Tuesday, 24th: Longacre.
- Friday, 27th: Fox’s Field.
For more information and directions visit https://ttw.org.uk/calendar/
TTW’s newly established Hedge Group held their first meeting and welcomed ten members!
TTW say: “This is a great start and we hope to be doing some exciting projects in the future.
“Tom from Somerset Hedge Group: Somerset Hedge Group has invited us to come to see the Hedgelaying competition on Saturday, 28th November, where he can explain the different types of hedges and we can get a feel for what hedge maintenance is about.
“We will be using this event as our next chance to get together, so if you’d like to join in please do come along.
“Email community.ttw@gmail.com to join the WhatsApp group where we will be sharing lifts etc.
“We also have plans to Survey Britain’s hedgerows starting with the hedges in the Green Corridor using the PTES guidance.
There is a chance to perhaps help a local farmer plant a hedge this winter and we’d like to arrange another field trip to see Blackdown Hills Biochar again and possibly book a workshop.”
More information about the group, and TTW in general, can be found on https://ttw.org.uk.