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Community Events in June 2022
There are lots of opportunities to help out at our local parks or greenspaces and volunteers are always welcome. Here are just a few coming up this month – just click on a link below for more information: Thu 02 Jun | 10am - 12 noon: Friends of Broomhill Old Orchard Workgroup Thu 09 Jun … Continue reading Community Events in June 2022
Medway Council Animal Warden Team Event at Broomhill Park
The Animal Warden Team at Medway Council are holding a small event within Broomhill Park on Friday 10th June 2022 between 10am and 12noon. They will have a stand promoting responsible dog ownership, chip checking, free dog microchipping along with some free goodies!
Volunteers Week 1-7 Jun 2022
National Volunteers Week takes place between the 1st and 7th of June every year. It's a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to local communities and residents in Medway and to say thank you. Volunteers’ Week 2022 is a time to say thanks and it goes without saying that the last few years … Continue reading Volunteers Week 1-7 Jun 2022
Rare orchid found in Chatham
It's amazing what can be found in urban gardens! Following on from our recent piece about #LawnFlowers, we were delighted to learn that a critically endangered Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophorum) has been found growing in a Chatham front garden by local resident Angelika Djacenko. Angelika, who studied for a masters degree in biology with a … Continue reading Rare orchid found in Chatham
Lawn Flowers
As spring moves into summer we all tend to focus on keeping our lawns looking pristine and attacking those pesky ‘weeds’. Yet those plants are incredibly important to our local wildlife, and can look absolutely stunning as well. First the determined dandelion. Not just useful for telling the time, the mighty dandelion can support a … Continue reading Lawn Flowers
Rochester’s revitalised Sensory Garden takes shape
The Suffrage Sensory Garden on Rochester's Esplanade opposite the Castle is really coming alive this spring thanks to the efforts of the Friends of Rochester Churchfields & Esplanade (FoRCE) and the generosity of donors and gardening volunteers. The replanting work on the first bed of three beds is complete and some of the herbs and … Continue reading Rochester’s revitalised Sensory Garden takes shape
Community Events in May 2022
There are lots of opportunities to help out at our local parks or greenspaces and volunteers are always welcome. Here are just a few coming up this month – just click on a link below for more information: Thu 5 May | 10am - 12 noon: Friends of Broomhill Old Orchard Workgroup Thu 12 May … Continue reading Community Events in May 2022
MUGs Forum AGM – Tue 24 May 2022 6:45pm
for a 7pm start at Gun Wharf, Room 1 All welcome and voting for the new committee for the year will take place. The current committee is; Chair – Simon Curry Vice Chair – John Jones Treasurer – Margaret Agate Committee Member – David Park Committee Member – Robert Heathfield Committee member (Membership support) - … Continue reading MUGs Forum AGM – Tue 24 May 2022 6:45pm
Hillyfields Community Litter Pick Sat 30 Apr 10am-1pm
An open invitation anyone who'd like to get involved and make a difference: Medway Council's Community Team invite you to join them for a Litter Pick in Hillyfields Park on Saturday 30th April from 10am for 3 hours or as long as you can spare! Meet at the Parr Avenue entrance. Litter pickers, protective gloves … Continue reading Hillyfields Community Litter Pick Sat 30 Apr 10am-1pm
Medway Urban Greenspaces Forum 