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Hi All

Thanks for all promised donations so far. We are going to arrange a day, where you can drop all the donations off at the site or at a site for us to pick up. Will keep you all updated. We are working alongside different groups, including the hospital site managers, who need to approve everything we do. Bless them

Cheers all

  • 2 weeks later...

Hi All

I am off on my hols next week, but would love you guys to keep this thread going. There will be someone updating the thread every so often, however can the EDF community contribute by letting us know what you would like to see in the garden. All the funding forms have now been submitted, so with love, energy and good intention, we will receive a yes, and we can get on with the South Southwark Urban physic garden.(working title:)

Thanks guys.:)-D

Hi Sue

My colleague at the vale residents association is trying to organise a day with the hospital, however I would be very surprised if it happens within the next 3 days, before I go. Do you mind holding on to them, until there is an update on this thread?

Thanks

  • 3 weeks later...

Hi all im back from my wee little retreat. So lets get this show on the road, hopefully in the next few days, we will have the plant donation date sorted out. If its not at the hospital, then it may be a local address. However please hold on to those plants, we will have them for our new garden I promise. :)-D

Thanks for now.

Hi All

Thanks for your response, apologies about the SNUB link. Stewart Vanns Bike project coordinator can receive post via his website

http://www.revolutionscycling.co.uk/

If you would like to email me directly, please do

[email protected]

I will look into the SNUB link

Seeds are welcome as long as they are plant/flower seeds, its a physic Garden.

Thanks again

Hi ED Forum

Just to let you know we have our funding from Groundwork London Yay. We will let you know in the next day or so, when the plant donation day will take place. Hopefully in the next week or so, and then we can get on with getting the project started. Hopefully all this lovely weather will last:)-D

Hi All further update, We now have the Support of Southwark PCT, who are very interested in the project, and you may see work start as soon as November. Watch this space and that space at the hospital. Hopefully we will see plenty of plants at the donation day. Its all so very exciting. :)-D

Hi Guys dont forget plant donation day is this Saturday

at 59 Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich, London SE22 8RG 11am-4pm

Thanks again in advance for all your donations, hopefully we will have lots of different plants. We have funding, however not as much as we originally thought, so we really need that community spirit and action to kick in. :)-D

Cheers Chaps

http://snubdulwich.org.uk/

Hi All, have just been told about the traffic gridlock on Melbourne grove, due to roadworks. We may have to change the date, however Heather will be there, so if you wish to walk round with your donations, please do. Watch this space for

for a second plant donation date.

Thanks


Hi All hopefully your green fingers have been busy with the plants you are donating tomorrow. Heather and colleagues are looking forward to meeting you lovely community spirited people

Thanks again:)-D

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