Autumn News from North Park Community Garden
It has been a busy summer and we are hugely relieved that the rain has finally started to fall! We are thankful that in the North we at least have some rain but the strange weather of summer 2022 has made us a little anxious for the future as we wonder how the climate emergency […]
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Hartley’s Newspaper now available Our heritage group have been working hard and have produced a newspaper all about William Hartley and his love of jam and people (2 of the things we love as well!) This newspaper is available in Gateway Kitchen Community Cafe, Bootle Library and Crosby Library if you want a physical […]
The Bootle Jam Factory.
Made possible with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund we have been exploring Bootle’s jam making heritage, focusing on Hartleys Jam. William Pickles Hartley founded Hartleys Jam in Bootle in 1874. We have explored the archives of local libraries and the universities and have found out A LOT about this remarkable man. Our findings […]
Spring wrap up newsletter, March – June 2023
Summer is here and our garden is flourishing! We are so proud of all the hard work and dedication that has gone into our community over the spring season. Here are a few updates on what’s been happening at North Park Community Garden recently! – Harvesting: Spring started off incredibly damp and ended with a […]
March 22 – From Christmas to Spring
December, as always, is a rather busy month for us. We host our wreath making workshops that so many of you love and attend various Christmas markets selling our jams and chutneys. We hosted 6 wreath workshops and had some great feedback from attendees which we’re hoping to implement with this year’s events. During the […]
Heritage Zine
This project and zine collection was made possible with funding from Sefton CVS Heritage fund. For more information about other projects they help grow, visit https://seftoncvs.org.uk/ Throughout 2022 we took part in the Heritage Growing project funded by Sefton CVS. This meant we focus on growing heritage seeds and their various varieties. Heritage seeds are […]
Summer Update
With the longest day behind us, we’re officially in British summer time! For the garden this means bigger harvests, more weeding, more pruning and a lot more watering. We’re lucky enough to have two 1000 litre on in our garden, These get filled naturally by rain water by a pipe system connected to the roofing […]