Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom

Thanks to GlobalGiving and your continued gifts, along with support from local businesses and the amazing efforts of our volunteers, we have raised sufficient funds to make a start on the 2^nd stage of the landscaping – the area behind The Cabin, where people meet for refreshment breaks and where many of our children’s activities are run.

Over the weekend of the 4^th and 5^th October, Brian, Paul, Carl, Sam, Simone and Doreen manned mini-digger, dump-truck, ‘whacker’ plate and wheelbarrows and transformed the uneven grassy area at the rear of The Cabin – turf was stripped, soil moved, tons of stone wheelbarrowed into place and compressed to make firm, level and smooth ready for paving.

After a weekend of hard landscaping, the area needed finishing touches with more stone to raise the level in places—and the amazing Monday crew made it look effortless.

On Tuesday 7th October, we were joined by a ‘Workday in the Community’ team from Vail Williams who, as well as wildflower planting, helped to move the last of the stone for Brian to complete the path through the storage area at the side of The Cabin.

Thanks to the efforts of this local and global community, we are well on the way to completing the hardstanding around The Cabin before the end of the year. With a ‘lay the slabs’ day planned for November 15^th, if you live locally and can lend a hand, your help would be invaluable. To all our friends, nearby and further-away, if you can continue to support our fundraising efforts, we can stay on track to install new security fencing over the winter and in time for spring.

Thank you.Together we can do this. 

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• Blog post - Monday team lends a hand to help move the stone