wild place your space presentation 18.06.10
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Wild Place Your Space presentation to the Newham and Tower Hamlets Mind Women's Group 18.06.10.TRANSCRIPT
Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham Women’s GroupFriday 18 t h June 2010Colin Bowen and Chris Cavalier
about the project
3-year project running until December 2012
funded by the heritage lottery fund and the Peter Cruddas Foundation
engaging with communities
working with primary and secondary schools
tailored activities for families and groups
learning new skills and volunteering experience
‘a joint
project
between
the Lee
Valley
Park and
the
RSPB’
who is it for?
17,000 Children and young people
disabled people and their carers
people on low incomes
Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities
families with young children
people without easy access to green space
new and existing park users
‘working
together
to bring
28,000
people
closer to
nature’
where will it happen?
Myddleton House Gardens
Tottenham Marshes
Waterworks Nature Reserve
Middlesex Filter Beds
Bow Creek Ecology Park
East India Dock Basin
new skills and experiences
amazing wildlife garden at the WaterWorks
City and Guilds horticulture courses for 18-25 year olds
family courses to learn about wildlife
camping trips for young people in the Lea Valley
work experience for 16 to 18 year olds
wildlife events and activities
volunteering opportunities for all
‘There are
lots of
things to
do, learn
about and
enjoy’
what green spaces do you use?
Place a sticker on the map to show any green spaces you currently use
What you particularly like about these green spaces?‘Why are
they
important
to you?
visit the WaterWorks nature reserve
find out about your local natural heritage
learn about the history of the WaterWorks site
Practical activities such as planting seeds, making nest boxes, hanging baskets, window boxes
see what facilities are available
help the wildlife in your area
It’s your place! What would you like to do?
‘Discover
the
wildlife
on your
doorstep’
enjoy your space...
Help us to shape the project
Place a sticker on each activity you think you would like to do as a group
Got a great idea? Just write it on a blank card and put it on the board
‘What
would
you like
to do in
your wild
place?’
t: 020 8525 0547e: [email protected]: wildplaceyourspace.org.ukwaterworks centre: 020 8988 7566