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    « Introducing Slow Food | Main | Help Us Plant A Berry Hedge In Pilrig Park »
    Sunday
    16Mar2008

    Jam Tomorrow.

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    Greener Leith would like to extend another big thank you to all the volunteers who turned out on Friday and Saturday to help us plant the berry hedge in Pilrig Park. We were a bit nervous about whether anyone would turn up so soon after the Persevere Garden launch, but the sun shone for both Friday and Saturday and, again, we were really pleased to see so many people turn up and grab a spade. Pupils and teachers from Pilrig Park school, local residents of all ages and regular Greener Leith volunteers got stuck in and successfully planted more than 65 metres of hawthorn, guelder rose, elderflower, ivy, hazel, gooseberries, rasperries, crab apples, and blackberries.  In a few years time, we hope that passers by will be able to pick fresh fruit from the hedge as they take a stroll in the park.

    Particular thanks should be given to our local park ranger who managed to liberate some stakes and tree ties from somewhere at short notice when it turned out the apple trees that were delivered were several feet larger than we'd planned for. Once again, Charlotte and Alex from Greener Leith also put in lots of work flyering and organising things before hand, as well as planting lots of hedge on the Friday. You can see more photos taken on both the Friday and Saturday here.

    We have kept some funds back so that we can restock the hedge in the Autumn. So, if you'd like to get involved in looking after the hedge in the longer term, please do sign up for our free email newsletter if you've not already done so.  

    Reader Comments (1)

    Well done to all. As chairman of the local sports/football club we have used Pilrig as our home ground since 1995 and as big stakeholders in the park with Junior (U10/U11/U12s) Youth (U16) and Seniors (Amateurs) our club would be keen to assist in any future projects undertaken at Pilrig. The club has been based in the local area since 1958 and we celebrate our Jubilee this season. It may be that we can commemorate our 50th anniversary by collaborating on some small project to further enhance the park.

    Regards

    Bryan Maughan
    Chairman
    www.redpathalbion.co.uk
    www.pilmeny.co.uk
    March 18, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterBryan Maughan

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