Archives: Small Grant Scheme Awards

East Bierley Village Preservation Society

Contact Rodney Holroyd | NK Sponsor Kat Wooley

• Value of Grant: £350
• Planned Completion: Late Spring 2024

Project: Wildflowers for everyone

Green Space Location: Village Pond/Play area

Volunteers Involved: 10 | Expected Hours: 36

Detail: Plants & Wild flower Seed

Description

We have two projects we are looking for funding for. The first is an untended area by the village duckpond. We are hoping the plant up with established shrubs and wild grasses to give some protection to the wildlife.

The second is an area of grassland that we want to plant up into a broad wildflower area.

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Friends of Cowcliffe Recreation Area

Contact Chris Walsh | NK Sponsors Ed Day, Joan Vevers 

• Value of Grant: £750
• Planned Completion: September 2024

Project: Wildflower Woodland Walk

Green Space Location: Cowcliffe Hill Road, Cowcliffe, HD2 2NA

Volunteers Involved: 6 (and 15 from Community Payback) | Expected Hours: 105

Detail: Turf & Timber

Description

We want to create a wildflower area which people will be able to appreciate as part of our woodland experience at our local park.  A combination of community volunteers (including young people) will work alongside people on WY Community Payback (who we have worked with for past 18 months) to create the woodland walk.  The planting will be complimented by a hedgerow (hawthorn, dog rose, blackthorn etc.) to encourage wildlife / biodiversity.

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Mirfield in Bloom

Contact Christine Sykes | NK Sponsor Tim Duke

• Value of Grant: £750
• Planned Completion: September 2024

Project: Little Bloomers Community Veg Patch

Green Space Location: Entrance to Mirfield Heritage Site/Graveyard, Church Lane, Mirfield, WF14 9HX

Volunteers Involved: 32 Children & 6 Adults | Expected Hours: 180

Detail: Raised Bed, Seeds, Plugs & Stakes

Description

Mirfield in Bloom’s youngest members are the under-fives who attend Church House Pre-School. Many small children will not eat fruit and veg. The plan is to make a raised bed near to the school at the entrance to Mirfield Graveyard/ Heritage site at St Mary’s Church. The footfall past this is phenomenal. The Little Bloomers will plant, water and grow fruit and veg for the public to pick as they pass. It will encourage them to eat the produce themselves.

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