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Mystery Gardener at Islington Mill Salford

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This is an urban Garden in the Courtyard at Islington Mill, Salford Who grew the flowers? We want to solve this mystery! Watch this space for a follow up report. In the meantime there is a new Salford Community Growing Network. You can get involved if you have an alleyway, garden or allotment site.

Lower Kersal young persons group at the Allotments

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A video montage of the LKYPG and the work they are doing at the allotments.

St Sebastian's Community Centre

St Sebastian's Community Centre aims to serve and promote the local community, by providing for a variety of social and welfare needs in an atmosphere that is friendly, encouraging, empathetic and supportive of all users.

The centre also grows a lot of it's vegetables in planters which were built in the carpark of the centre. 

 

Gardening Group at Ordsall Community Cafe

Every Thursday from 3.30pm till 5pm

Pick up some tips on how to make your blooms bigger, how to plant your hanging baskets, what to feed your plants on and how often; even how to keep those slugs away.

Accompanied children welcome

Salford Growing in the community

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Salford Growing in the community is looking fresh and active at the moment as Kevin explains to Rob at a recent workshops at the Hulme Community Garden Centre. There is a new project headed by Screaming green which is looking to create a growers network.

British Chen style Tai Chi college.

British Chen style Tai Chi at the angel. This group is mostly made up of older folk and is ideal for beginners or improvers. The sessions often consist of gentle excercises and warm up. And as only standing up exercises. The group meets on a Wednesday at 2.00pm to 3.30pm at the angel healthy living centre.

Sew Sow

Sew Sow at the energise. The group of about 12 people meet to quilt and sew and share skills and ideas with each other. The gathering is informal and is open to both inexperienced and skilled sewers. The group meet twice each month at St Sebastians on douglass green, the centre is bus stop adjecent. For those who need it child care can be provided by big steps playgroup.

community showings by graham cooper

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Community Films screenings are a great way to keep the community together and spread information. Here's an interview with Graham Cooper about one in Salford in January 2009


1:42 minutes (1.56 MB)

chalkhistory

Does any body have memories of  the Whit Lane Salford, memories of School,Pubs, Work,

Craft Group at the broughton resource centre.

Craft group. based at the Broughton Resource Centre, a teacher supports the class and the group usually explored and makes an item based around paper craft. The group meets every friday at 10:00am till 12:00pm at the Broughton Resource Centre and is open to anyone aged over 50

Creative start 50 plus

Share skills and learn new ones in photography techniques. The group is led by a trained teacher and meets share skills and learn new photography techniques. Groyo meets every Friday at 10.00am till 12.00pm at the broughton resource centre. And is open to any one over 50 whatever their photography skill and experience.