Longney and Epney Parish Village Garden Scheme have won the CALOR VILLAGE FUND National Award! This is another result from our Parish Plan initiative to which most of our residents contributed with their views.

• The purpose of our scheme is -
• - to encourage the increased production of vegetables and fruit by residents within the parish
• - to collect green waste within the parish and deliver it to a communal composting site, the compost to be used for gardeners within the parish;
• - to make available practical help and advice if requested to encourage more people to get started growing their own vegetables.

Later developments may include group purchase of seeds and other supplies, a stall for distribution of surplus vegetables and other local food products, and a community fruit and vegetable garden.

The Country Channel (www.countrychannel.tv) will be filming in the village during November, and the film shown at the CALOR Village of the Year awards at the Guildhall in London in early December.

The CALOR grant has already been received, and will enable us to immediately purchase a rotavator and shredder for use within the village. The next 3-4 months are the best possible time of year to clear and shred prunings and prepare new or existing ground for sowing next Spring, so we need to start work as soon as possible.

To find out more about the scheme, come to the Village Meeting upstairs at the Anchor on 9th December at 7.30 pm. If you are not able to come but would like further details, please contact,

Roger Godwin (01452 720938)

Paul Dempster (01452 720277)

Susannah Finzi (01452 741010)

The CALOR Award has enabled us to buy
a rotavator and shredder for the use of residents
and to launch our garden scheme.

VILLAGE MEETING

Took place at

The Anchor, 9th December 7.30 pm.