The spring is in full swing, and the Tree Pit Gardens on Tunmarsh Lane are in bloom…and looking glorious. Continuous hard work by our local volunteers-Tree Pit Gardeners, regular watering and weeding have resulted in an abundant display of lupins, lavender, anemones and dahlias…with the imminent arrival of poppies and gladiolas in the coming weeks!…
Saturday 6th April 11-3pm and every first Saturday through to September 🙂 We are delighted that the Plaistow Youth Market, known as PYM, is returning to the Greenway on Saturday 6th April. It will run on the first Saturday of the month through to September. This is following on from a busy January market at NewVIc…
We are having fun at the Green Gym in Plaistow’s Orchard on the Greenway every Thursday. Things we have done over the past few months: pruned, weeded and mulched the apple trees, cut back hedgerows, prepared the location for a rain collection structure, planted blueberry bushes, Mulberry trees, harvested herbs, wild plants and veg, tasted…
PSBL has piloted a project that aims to work with young people on the streets, in schools, PRU’s, youth clubs etc to raise their awareness on how to keep safe on the streets and avoid, guns, gangs and knives. REIN youth workers have been working since November and have so far contacted 50 young people, with 20…
We are delighted that residents are taking over an unloved street corner and turning it into something beautiful and special! Following some inspiration from local resident Ian Noon and what we’ve seen happening in Hammersmith and Fulham, we have identified 5 tree pits. Four of the five have now been adopted. Take a walk down…
We are delighted to be running a foraging session for our fortnightly Gardening + Club. Be inspired by the health properties of the plants and ‘weeds’ on our doorstep. I am a keen forager and had the opportunity to attend a training course a few weeks ago inspire and encourage me to share with you…
Thank you to all those who have been part of our Gardening Club this year. We had a great finish with the wreaths workshop and that delicious Christmas cake, baked by the group the previous month and aged at home! Here is the draft programme for January to March. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from…
Delighted to share a 3 and a half minute recap of 2018 Do take a look! Gardening clubs…. Wassailing & camp fire… planting sunflowers… foraging… tree dressing… solstice picnic…. outdoor play… harvest festival… tree planting… wreath making… and more! We are always looking for ideas and volunteers. Do get in touch. If you are on…
Thursday 24th January 11-2pm. The weekly Green Gym to be led by Jack from the Orchard Project. PSBL is supporting the local weekly conservation volunteering on Thursdays. It’s called the Green Gym. You can always just drop in to see what we are doing. This week, on 24 January, we…
Come and enjoy a wintry workshop (in the warm!) working with beautiful, winter, evergreen, local foliage to make a seasonal wreath. Wednesday 19 December 10am We are keen to harvest Plaistow foliage and plants, so do bring along any greenery you have or can find (Holly, Firs, Buxus, Bay, Ivy) and any dried flowers that would…