Alan Todd our club treasurer is also the Finacial Director of Barrow & Districts Society for the Blind, as a keen gardner he is always seeking ways to improve the gardens at Ostley House, the Societies Home for the Blind in Barrow in Furness.
In times past we have constructed dwarf walls, installed paving and other landscaping projects. This time, Alan responding to wishes from the residents wants to install a raised bed with wheel chair access and erect a greenhouse adjacent to the raised bed.
The first task was to clear turf and level the site for installing the timber raised bed and laying the paving. What to do with all the turf ? Alan came up with a plan to build a turf wall in an exisitng border...
more this year we combined our collection with TESCO's initiative in aid of the Cumbria Flood Appeal
more Our annual tin collection - so far we have only one date from TESCO
more Collect from Michaelson House for distribution - then week commencing 10th Nov to collect back in again
more Supplies for Barrow Food Bank
more A tick sheet will be passed around nearer the time.
more K2B Walk - Marshalling Duties
more Update on the project
more Dalton Community Centre
more Trolley Push
more Breif update on Nacro
more K2B - start !
more K2B - start !
more Update and reminder to members of this vital service
more Tin collection at TESCO Barrow in Furness
more Organ donation scheme
more Publicise national scheme