Community Garden get-together – 29th November 2011

Community Garden get-together Tuesday 29th November 1.30pm to 3.30pm  Growing Newsome and Stirley Farm have adopted the Community Garden on Occupation Road in Newsome village. This overgrown space was converted into a garden in 2009 with funding that the Community Assistance Network secured via a Grassroots grant. Growing Newsome members planted some vegetables there a couple of [...]

A vision for the future of Stirley Farm

Listen to an audio introduction to Stirley Farm Listen to Rob Stoneman, chief executive of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, talking about Living Landscapes and our shared vision for the future of Stirley Farm. Recorded at the Stirley Community Farm Open Day on Sunday 4th September 2011. First prize in the drawing competition – Emily’s vision [...]

Allotment inspections – yea or nay?

I was contacted this week by someone who’s concerned about the new six-weekly allotment inspections by Kirklees Council. I was a bit surprised by this, as I know that lots of people think these inspections are a very good idea. Having seen many people be unable to get a local allotment plot in recent years, [...]

Stirley Farm – Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s newest venture

This spring the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust are starting work at Stirley Farm with funding from a National Lottery Local Food grant, to help get the farm up and running and encourage more people to grow and eat local food. Support and enthusiasm from Newsome residents played a large part in securing the funding for the [...]

Stirley Farm – work expected to start soon

The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s plans to develop Stirley Farm are very close to becoming a reality.

Allotments available at Hey Lane

New allotments are available at Hey Lane in Lowerhouses.

Stirley Farm consultation results

Results from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s consultation about Stirley Farm.

Growing ideas at Castle Grange

We had a thought-provoking visit to Castle Grange, which is a care home for people with dementia.

Breaking new ground on the community allotment

On Easter Saturday 2010 our community allotment got under way.

The lost gardens of Newsome

On Saturday 20th February 2010 we found a whole garden underneath some brambles, and we’ve taken the first step towards reclaiming this lost garden so that it can be used for food growing.