Today local gardener Alek Nikolic donated 3 trays of plants, all herbs suitable for companion planting, to the Dulwich community garden
Big thanks to Alec, you are wonderful. So far the garden is being built by the heart and soul of the community. Today clearing of the site began, And yet still no funding. Lets see how far we can get with no funding. However we are still working on fund raising, and hopefully will receive confirmation of funding soon.
Watch this space for more updates.
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Edited to spell Alek's name correctly.



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Monica, would you like The Goose Is Out! to hold a fundraising gig for the community garden?

We'd be very happy to do that, just let me know and we'll sort something out.

We'd need several weeks to get the musicians together, sort a venue and promote the gig, and it's coming up to the Christmas season, so let's speak soon.

Always happy to do something to promote community spirit.

Well done 'The Goose Is Out' for coming up a great idea!

Monica - do you have any plans of the garden yet and where is the site exactly?


Cheers.

Sue, thank you so much, that is a lovely gesture. We would love you too. Let me know what we can do to help.
We are so touched. I love this community.
I*rate the site is at Dulwich hospital by the main entrance, on the right. The site was just cleared by the Police community payback team, and the members of the vale residents association, will be helping to clear the site. The garden itself will be a community garden, the theme is physic garden. Dulwich will have its very own physic garden, we are going to encourage the community to help maintain the garden, however the project itself will be run by the Grove vale residents association. SNUB my bit of passion on the side are facilitating the project.
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I will keep this thread updated as and when I can.
Sue you know where I am, please lets speak soon
Thank you again.

Monica, Nyge and I will try to call in tomorrow sometime, probably the afternoon - we have a gig at DHFC tonight and will be very late to bed after clearing up

If not it will probably be Monday. When would be the best time for you?

We're keen to discuss ideas with you, we were talking about various possibilities last night.

Did you know Southwark Council have a free one off fundraising special on Wednesday 1st December? It's in John Harvard Library from 9.30pm to 4.45pm.

The contact is Catherine, Tel: 020 7525 3645 Fax: 020 8196 2336 Mob: 07960 311 499

catherine.morgan@southwark.gov.

Might be worth giving her a ring just to see if it would be useful for you. Places are limited so you'd need to be quick.

Thanks to the lovely people who left plants on Heather's doorstep the other evening, very sweet of you. We still need plants and Heather is happy with plants being left on her doorstep.
Sue and Nigel, great seeing you yesterday, lots of great ideas, thanks for the tip on the fundraising event. Il be working, so I cant attend.
There will be a raffle at the fundraiser, if there are any businesses who would like to donate a prize for the raffle, please let me know, via PM or on this thread. Funds raised will be donated to the Dulwich community garden.
Thanks again ED. Community action rocks

We anticipate that the fundraiser will be on a Sunday from 2pm to 9pm so hopefully everybody will be able to come, including those with children (under 12s will be free entry) and those who work during the day.

We're just sorting out the venue and the date, and once we've done that we will post more information, either on this thread or on a separate thread.

Thanks Sue, saw your email, look forward to the outcome. Hopefully the fundraiser will attract lots of attention.
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Hi Forumites
Update on the community garden, we are now planning a weeding day for the end of this month, date to be confirmed. We need to get the site cleared for the membrane sheet, so the raised beds can be installed. Raised beds will made to measured and installed by our lovely sponsors Barry and his team, thanks guys. We are also looking for a mobile coffee van who can either donate hot drinks on the weeding day, or sell them at cost price. If that sounds like you, please let us know. And finally we are now asking those lovely volunteers to come forward and help us clear the site for the next stage. So please lovely forumites, if you have a few hours spare on the to be confirmed date, please let us know.All we ask is, you bring your sunny disposition, a pair of gardening gloves and the Brown bags as supplied by the council.
Weeding date to be confirmed, so as always watch this space.
Edited to try and add sponsors, however cannot mention local business in this section.



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The fundraiser day will be Sunday 22 January at DHFC (next to Sainsbury's).

Probably from 2 - 9pm (come and go as you like once you've paid, children welcome).

£5, children under 12 free, and there will be a raffle too

We are just sorting the bands, and we will try to arrange for food to be available.

For more info watch this space!

ETA: Confirmed so far are Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke, and the John McLean Band, all excellent local musicians who you may have seen either at the Goose Green Fair (part of the Dulwich Festival) or the Crystal Palace Road Street Party.

Two spots down, five to go!





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Wow Sue, thank you so much, your fundraiser is the talk of the Garden project, and we will be there.
Let us know if there is anything else you need help with. The Grove vale residents association are all very keen to help. We are just organising donations at the moment. Let you know as and when its happening
Thanks again
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Chener Books is (are?) very kindly donating some raffle prizes.

If any other local businesses are reading this thread and would like to donate prizes (we will publicise you all on the forum and at the fundraiser day) please let me (or Monica) know - otherwise we may come and beg in person

Does anybody fancy organising a (home made) cake stall?

Good idea Sue, we all love a nice bit of cake. I will ask my friends who are all amazing cake makers, and if someone from the ED WI, is reading this, can we charm you into donating your cake baking skills for a worthy cause.
Cheers chaps

Excellent news!

We have just heard that Wizz Jones has agreed to give his services free to headline at the fundraiser on 22 January!!!

OK he's not from East Dulwich, but he is from Sarf Lahndon

We have also got some of the Wayne Drury Project to come along (some of whom ARE local), who supported Wizz when he appeared at the Ivy House a couple of months back. Not the one who has gone back to the States, obviously, not sure his commitment to the music extends to paying his own return fare to the UK to play a fundraiser for free





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Great news, thank you Sue and Nyge for all your good work so far. Really looking forward to the fundraiser.Hopefully I will see you soon. Just in the middle of a MSc deadline, due in Dec 20, so I literally have my nose to the grindstone.
Will try and keep this thread updated as and when I can.
Cheers chaps
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More good news, we've just heard that The No Frills Band are up for it too.

Anybody who came to the Aquarius Festival in the Summer, they played the last spot on our indoor stage (before the jazz started) and are absolutely absolutely amazing.

I think we're almost there with the music side of it now

Brilliant news, thank you again so much Sue and Nyge for all your help.
Update on Weeding time and date.
To all of you lovely forumites who have offered to help, the weeding day is on Sunday 27th November from 11am to 2pm, bring your lovely selves, tools for weeding and maybe a flask of some warm thing and nourishing.. Community action rocks [snubdulwich.org.uk]



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Hi All, just a sweet little reminder, to all you lovely folks of East Dulwich, Dulwich, North and South. We are still looking for keen gardeners for this Sunday to help weed our lovely physic garden. I know its cold outside, but its only 2 hours of our precious lives. And think of all that lovely fresh air, chatting with your fellow members of the community and working towards a common goal. Our little physic garden. AAHHH lovely Jubbly.
Community action rocks,

Hi All My colleague Heather, the Dulwich community garden project manager hopes to see you there tomorrow. The site needs to be clear so our lovely Sponsors Mc Govern carpentry can install the beds, in the next few weeks.
Cheers chaps

Hi All
Big thanks to all those lovely people who came along to help with weeding the site. Heather highlighted your enthusiasm for the project Hopefully between today and the next payback visit organised by Robin Crookshank-Hilton, the site will be ready for the next phase.
Plus Fundraiser for East Dulwich Community Garden! Sunday 22 January at DHFC! WIZZ JONES HEADLINING!
Tickets will be available soon at
[www.thegooseisout.com]
Thanks again and as always watch this space for updates

Tickets are already available online at

www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout

But if you don't want to pay the online booking fee, you can buy tickets from any Goose gig or from local outlets (watch this space!)

ETA: I should not be posting at midnight, but hopefully the website address is now correct



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HI All Just a gentle reminder that tickets for the Dulwich community Garden fundraising day are now available to buy here.
[www.wegottickets.com]
And at Healthmatters Lordship Lane
Go on treat yourself its £5.00 a ticket, for children under 12 its free, see the [www.thegooseisout.com] website for more details.
All the money raised will go to building Dulwich Community garden at Dulwich Hospital. So far the only funding we have received is Groundwork London. Everything has been donated in kind by our sponsors highlighted below.

Sponsored by [snubdulwich.org.uk] and Barry Mc Govern and his team at Mc Govern Carpentry

Thanks Monica but that ticket link doesn't go through to the correct ticket page!

The link to buy tickets for the fundraiser is

HERE!!

Oh, and good news, The Dulwich Ukulele Club and Joe Wilkes are now on board.

For the full lineup, now all confirmed,

See Here!!

Oooops, edited again to spell ukulele properly, sorry Dulwich Ukulele Club!



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Hi Forumites, just an update to let you know everything is still on course for the Dulwich Community Garden. Raised beds should be installed after Christmas by Barry Mc Govern and team.
Don't forget, the Fundraiser organised by the goose is out, you can buy tickets
from their website, or click on the link on the previous post. You can see technical is my strong point
I leave you with my favourite quote
Community Action Rocks

Hi Ed. SNUB Dulwich would like to wish East Dulwich A peaceful restful Christmas and a joyous new year. Thanks for your support in 2011, we look forward to 2012, with gusto and enthusiasm.
SNUB have new projects in the pipeline, alongside the Dulwich Community garden, and Bikes for the community project.
See you in 2012.
Community action rocks

Hi All
Happy new year, may 2012 bring you all that you wish for.
Tickets for the Goose is out Fundraiser are available on their website
[www.thegooseisout.com]
and at Healthmatters Healthstore
East Dulwich. £5.00 a ticket, all donations go to the garden fund. So far the garden has been built with love from the East Dulwich community. So lets spread the love
If you fancy a jig on a Sunday afternoon, the Dulwich garden fundraiser on the 22nd Jan is just the ticket. (pardon the pun ) Confirmed acts are on the Goose is out website.
Thanks as always

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You can click through directly to the ticket site from this link:

www.wegottickets.com/thegooseisout

There is also a link from our website if you want to check it all out before buying your ticket - see below!

Artists appearing are:

2pm - Rob Anderson And Friends

3pm - Fran McGillivray & Mike Burke

4pm - THE DULWICH UKELELE CLUB

5pm - Joe Wilkes

6pm - The John McLean Band

7pm - WIZZ JONES

8pm - The No Frills Band

For lots of info about the artists (and the day), see

www.thegooseisout.com

There is a 50p booking fee if you buy tickets online, so you may prefer to buy your ticket at a Goose gig or from Health Matters, and donate the booking fee to the garden!

All proceeds from this fundraising day will be going directly to the Community Garden. Everybody involved is giving their time for free, including Wizz Jones and all the other musicians, to whom we are extremely grateful.

£5 (Under 12s are FREE) is an absolute bargain for seven hours of top quality music, so we hope that if you can afford it you will wish to donate more

Once you have your ticket you are free to come and go as you wish all day!

Oh, and please note - this day is inside in the warmth of DHFC, not outside in the garden itself



Edited AGAIN to say: There will be hot food, hot drinks, a cake stall and a raffle - and the bar will be open all day with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available, including real ale. Hic.

Also - children are very welcome (and FREE if they're under 12!) although we have planned the day assuming that people with smaller children may particularly wish to come in the afternoon.





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i love all aspects of gardening and would love to help out. I think thats just what we need in a derelict site like that

Thank you Sue for the Link. Thanks Kate, we normally update the thread with requests for volunteers, watch this space.

I Have bronze fennel seeds saved for spring sowing (let me know when you are ready and I will come and sprinkle them in the allotted place)

ps I hear that fennel seed tea boosts sex drive... whay hey, roll on Autumn 2012 when there will be enough seeds for the whole of East Dulwich!!!!

(on a more serious note.... also good for PMT)

looks lovely as a backdrop to all sorts of other herbs and plantley lovelies...


Notes off internet says as such!
Propagation:
Directly fennel sow seeds into your garden as early in the season as the ground can be worked. Sow seeds early in the season and cover with 1/4" of soil.