Windmill Gardens is literally a secret garden. We're hidden away behind Bobber's Mill in the heart of Nottingham, nestling behind the Speedo Factory, next to the railway line. The Gardens have been around for a while, but fell into disuse until last year when a very enthusiastic volunteer took them under his wing in 2010(thanks Ron!). This year, 2011, we have managed to get funding to help completely revamp the area as part of the "Climate Friendly Gardeners" project, and now all the main re-landscaping has been done, we can start using it. We're aiming to run the site in a really environmentally friendly way, and we want to use the site to help people succeed in growing fruit and vegetables in a changing climate.
We will be doing all kinds of activities on the site. As well as gardening, there will be plenty of woodwork, craft activities and of course, cooking what we grow - we'll be creating a clay oven to help us do that!
If you are interested in finding out more, we'd love to have you along. At the moment our main volunteer days are Wednesday and Thursday. Call 0115 9788212 and ask for Claire or Tracey to find out more.
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