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Harleston Greenspace
Greenspace News
As part of South Norfolk Council's commitment to support nature recovery, and connect residents to accessible greenspaces, they are running a 'Nature Conservation Fund'. This scheme allows local communities to receive up to £10,000 for biodiversity projects.
The focus is on: projects that actively contribute to tackling carbon emissions; enhance local ecosystems by supporting a diverse range of plant and animal life; and create and improve green spaces that are accessible and enjoyable by the community.
Fundraising Evening
There was a fun social evening in The Swan Hotel on Thursday to allocate the w3w squares to our Miyawaki forest sponsors. A big reveal was that the conservation area will now be called 'Magpies Meadow' in recognition of it being a previous home to the Harleston Magpies Hockey Club. We were honoured to welcome Pat, who remembers playing hockey on the meadow. The Magpies Hockey Club at the Meadow, that one deserves a special photo when the weather is better. County Councillor
South Norfolk Council Press Release
We are in the headlines. South Norfolk Council have issued a press release on the great community work in Harleston. The big reveal in this one is that the nature conservation field off Rushall Road has been named Magpies Meadow. https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/news/magpies-meadow-project-takes-off-in-harleston?fbclid=IwY2xjawQORvZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKK2s8PKVgTQ10r0uORkuwqNKnDsRib5g5lL5rbA4JuQVVJR38QOpbjkuiUQ_aem_3nUQ2W7_9lEcOU
Quiz Evening
We are holding a quiz on Thursday 19 February at 6pm in The Swan Hotel. This is a fundraising event and all proceeds will go towards the project. Everything will have a nature and environmental theme. Tickets are £5 per person with maximum team size of 6 people. There will be a lottery style draw to allocate the Miyawaki squares to our sponsors and the big reveal will be the name of the Harleston nature conservation field.
The Work Continues
Enthusiastic volunteers continue with groundwork. The Waveney Volunteers for Nature (WVfN) tackled a formidable area of well-established bramble and Russian vine as well as removing a considerable amount of dumped rubbish. Thanks to The Conservation Volunteers, most of the trees have been planted in the Miyawaki forest, and all that remains are the trees which will be planted by the sponsors. The next WVfN volunteer day is 23 February starting from 10am to 2pm when we will be
Grapevine Article - January
Last month the real work started. The Waveney Volunteers for Nature (WVfN) held a day to clear some of the grass for the hay meadows. While it was quite chilly, it was a great way to exercise in the open air. Later in the month, The Conservation Volunteers carried out the heavy work. A digger was used to dig the area for the Miyawaki forest to a depth of 1.4m and turn it over. Mycorrhizal fungi will be added when planting and the area will be covered with woodchip as a mu
Fundraising Evening
There was a fun social evening in The Swan Hotel on Thursday to allocate the w3w squares to our Miyawaki forest sponsors. A big reveal was that the conservation area will now be called 'Magpies Meadow' in recognition of it being a previous home to the Harleston Magpies Hockey Club. We were honoured to welcome Pat, who remembers playing hockey on the meadow. The Magpies Hockey Club at the Meadow, that one deserves a special photo when the weather is better. County Councillor
South Norfolk Council Press Release
We are in the headlines. South Norfolk Council have issued a press release on the great community work in Harleston. The big reveal in this one is that the nature conservation field off Rushall Road has been named Magpies Meadow. https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/news/magpies-meadow-project-takes-off-in-harleston?fbclid=IwY2xjawQORvZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKK2s8PKVgTQ10r0uORkuwqNKnDsRib5g5lL5rbA4JuQVVJR38QOpbjkuiUQ_aem_3nUQ2W7_9lEcOU
Quiz Evening
We are holding a quiz on Thursday 19 February at 6pm in The Swan Hotel. This is a fundraising event and all proceeds will go towards the project. Everything will have a nature and environmental theme. Tickets are £5 per person with maximum team size of 6 people. There will be a lottery style draw to allocate the Miyawaki squares to our sponsors and the big reveal will be the name of the Harleston nature conservation field.
The Work Continues
Enthusiastic volunteers continue with groundwork. The Waveney Volunteers for Nature (WVfN) tackled a formidable area of well-established bramble and Russian vine as well as removing a considerable amount of dumped rubbish. Thanks to The Conservation Volunteers, most of the trees have been planted in the Miyawaki forest, and all that remains are the trees which will be planted by the sponsors. The next WVfN volunteer day is 23 February starting from 10am to 2pm when we will be
Grapevine Article - January
Last month the real work started. The Waveney Volunteers for Nature (WVfN) held a day to clear some of the grass for the hay meadows. While it was quite chilly, it was a great way to exercise in the open air. Later in the month, The Conservation Volunteers carried out the heavy work. A digger was used to dig the area for the Miyawaki forest to a depth of 1.4m and turn it over. Mycorrhizal fungi will be added when planting and the area will be covered with woodchip as a mu
Digging Deep
The Conservation Volunteers have been on site with the heavy equipment. The Miyawaki forest is taking shape. A digger was used to dig the area to a depth of 1.4m and turn it over. Most of the trees have been planted with mycorrhizal fungi added to enrich the soil and woodchip as a mulch. A fence has been installed to protect against deer and rabbits and we will mark out the w3w squares. The final trees will be planted by our kind sponsors in their w3w square, in the new y
Grapevine Article - December
Last month, we held a seminar at the Masonic Rooms to officially launch the project. An enthusiastic full house heard about our vision and more generally what is being done for the environment across our district and parliamentary constituency. A special thanks to all our guest speakers including: Adrian Ramsay, MP for the Waveney Valley; Cllr Daniel Elmer, Leader of South Norfolk Council; Mark Webster from The Conservation Volunteers (TCV); Christine Douglas from Waveney Vol
The Work has Started
It has taken a long time to get to this point, but we are very pleased to say that work has now started on the field to create a nature conservation site. Local people joined the Waveney Volunteers for Nature on a crisp Saturday morning for the first round of cutting the grasses for the hay meadows. It is hard work but very satisfying and a good way to exercise and enjoy the open air while helping nature to recover. We spotted our first vole. So that is another one for the b
The Launch
We held a seminar at the Masonic Rooms to officially launch the project. An enthusiastic full house heard about our vision and more generally what is being done for the environment across our district and parliamentary constituency. A special thanks to all our guest speakers including: Adrian Ramsay, MP for the Waveney Valley; Cllr Daniel Elmer, Leader of South Norfolk Council; Mark Webster from The Conservation Volunteers; Christine Douglas from Waveney Volunteers for Nature
Launch of the Greenspace Project
The team ay Harleston Greenspace CIC are holding a public presentation to launch the project to create a public amenity space in Harleston. This will be held in the Masonic Rooms on Thursday 6 November at 5:00pm. We would like to share our vision for this exciting conservation project and how you can be a part of it. There will be presentations from local groups who are helping with the project as well as South Norfolk Council, the main sponsor. These will be followed by a
Grapevine Article - November
Exciting news! After months of hard work, reems of paperwork, planning and funding applications, it is official; Harleston Greenspace CIC are the proud custodians of the meadow on Rushall Road; a new community greenspace secured for local people, by local people. Our planning application for conversion of the grassland from agricultural use to public amenity space was unanimously approved by South Norfolk Council on 24 September and we have a management use agreement. Over th
Grapevine Article - October
We have some very good news. Our application for funding from South Norfolk Council was successful. We have been awarded £10,000 pounds for our project at Rushall Road. We have also secured a free tree pack from the Woodland Trust. We have been out and about explaining our plans. Last month we gave a presentation to residents of Terrence Airey Court. It was a very enjoyable afternoon with many questions and offers for help. We held an exhibition charting the progress of
Planning Application Approved
South Norfolk today approved the planning application for ch ange of use from agricultural to land for community use. Cllr Trevor Graham: "This is a well thought through proposal, with much support. It was compiled with input and agreement from many environmental bodies: Norfolk Wildlife Trust; The Conservation Volunteers; Waveney Volunteers for Nature; Climate Change Research Centre at UEA; and the Waveney Bird Club. The local school is looking to include the site in their
Our Plans Receive Funding
SNC today sent a letter 'We are pleased to inform you that in principle, the Application has been successful in achieving grant funding. South Norfolk Council (SNC) has agreed to make an award of £10,000 to fund the planting of a mini forests and the creation of a circular path'. This is an extract from a revised EOI which was prepared and agreed by local people and representatives from environmental bodies. The next step is approval of the planning application on 24 Septembe
Grapevine Article - September
Harleston Greenspace CIC is up and running. We are discussing an agreement to manage the site at Rushall Road, and our planning application is registered on the South Norfolk Council planning portal. Please add your support: https://tinyurl.com/ourgreenplan . Every positive comment will help. We held a meeting with representatives from the environmental groups involved in the project to discuss ideas in more detail and have submitted our full application for funding to South
Please Support Our Plans
Harleston Greenspace CIC have applied for planning permission to create a public amenity greenspace at a field off Rushall Road. The...
Plans to create new green space in Rushall Road
Residents may soon be able to frolic through a colourful new public green space in Harleston. Jill Tan recently lodged plans with South...
Grapevine Article - August
Interest is growing for the community project to create a public greenspace on land off Rushall Road. Redenhall with Harleston Town Council voted unanimously to add their support, and the Norfolk Ponds Project confirmed their backing. There are many steps involved in the process and there have been some challenges along the way. One is a change of use planning application. Despite retaining a field as, a field, we are required to submit a full planning application at the co
Planning Application Registered
The planning application for ch ange of use from agricultural to land for community use has been registered by South Norfolk Council....
Grapevine Article - July
South Norfolk Council have established a ‘Nature Conservation Fund’ and are currently accepting applications for grants of up to £10,000 for projects to bring nature closer to home. The first step is to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) with an outline proposal. We have been working with representatives from many environmental groups who will bring their knowledge and expertise to a community project: Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, University of East An
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