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Alison Findlay

Alison Findlay RHS Campaign for School Gardening Advisor Walsham Le Willows Suffolk

  • Date Joined: 15 May 2008

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  • Build your own Sensory Garden

    Alison Findlay on 26 Jun 2008 at 03:25 PM

     

    Not so long ago I helped students of Shuttleworth College and children at Brampton Primary school to complete the new Sensory Garden, which looks fantastic!

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  • Eastfeast

    Alison Findlay on 25 Jun 2008 at 10:40 AM

     

    I attended the East Feast Open Forum.  16 schools have formed a creative partnership with Eastfeast a charity that provides participating schools with artistic practitioners to stimulate creative learning.  I have been working with some of these schools.  Spring Meadow Primary School for example is one of my "hub" schools, when I hold Twilight Training.  It was a great day, with each school giving a presentation of their school garden.  It was a great way to share ideas and inspiration

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  • Southfield Junior School, Peterborough

    Alison Findlay on 23 Jun 2008 at 08:48 AM

    Hi all,

    I recently visited Southfield Junior School, Peterborough.  The school was having a fun run and plant sale to raise funds for its school gardening project and celebrate their new Victorian garden. The children had a non-uniform day (mufti), instead of paying £1 to wear non-uniform; children had to bring in a plant.  This generated a lot of plants and then gardening club parents grew more plants for sale

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  • Campaign for School Gardening RHS Regional Advisor for the East of England

    Alison Findlay on 06 Jun 2008 at 01:09 PM

    I'm Alison Findlay, Campaign for School Gardening RHS Regional Advisor for the East of England. I visit schools advising them on setting up school garden projects and offer training to school staff, from teachers, teaching assistants to parent helpers, through Twilight sessions which are very successful.

    Recently, over 25 teachers from 12 neighbouring schools came to Fairhaven Primary School, Essex, on 19 May to learn about

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