X MAS SPROUTS 2013

 here is greg planting xmas sprouts seeds in aptil 2013 we have nurtured the plants all through the summer and autumn. Now we have harvested them  its time to make  billys famous brussel sprout  soup

                                               the long process of peeling begins

 Beautful large brussels not bad for a first attempt cant wait to eat the delicous soup

End of summer BBQ

The cooking team are doing the vegetable kebabs

Here we are enjoying the sun

It's been  a great growing season at our allotment and all our hard work earlier in the year has paid off! Some of our fruit and vegetable success stories beetroot, peppers tomatoes, courgette, chilli, garlic, beans, spinache and raspberries!

Here we are preparing vegetable kebabs for the BBQ

Here we are preparing vegetable kebabs for the BBQ

 

Here we are preparing vegetable kebabs for the BBQ

new artwork

                                                                            david humber

                                                                          teddy stevens

                                                                 Joe hallum

                                                                         Tracy cox

                                                                      James edwards

Wonderful day at Wiseley!

On Monday we visited Wiseley gardens in Surrey we had a wonderful day.There was much to see we did not manage to see everything.

There were so many colourful and interesting plants to look at and smell!

The rose garden was particularly smelly! In a good way of course…

Other highlights were the wild flower meadow and the tropical glass house which was very very hot but well worth it.

We took lots of photos I hope they give a good idea of what we saw.

New Scarecrows in 2013

                                                    



                        We made two scarecrows called Bernard and Bianca.
                       We think they will do a good job at our allotment keeping the birds away.
                      We  put Bianca at the top plot and Bernard the bottum plot, next to our new fruit bushes.
                      They are life sized and everybody at the allotment seems to like them.

                                              Stuart' and Tracy and Katie made the Scarecrow

Friday lino primt

These are our lino prints we took inspiration from still life drawings that we have done of shells and flowers.

Mr Francis William Mantell

I like coming to the art workshops. I have done art half of my life so far.
We all feel fantastic to do the art workshops, i really enjoy digital art like i do at home.
I have learnt new skills with the lino  cutting/printing and using the lino press.
We are lucky to have Gemma to come and work with us she  is a very talented artist.

Paul Williams

Monday group final lino prints

       David Humber

Katie Cole

Joe Hallum

Stuart Oliver

i like lino printing the lucky m charm, the Bear and the star is about a nice memory. 

i really enjoy the gallery visits,they give inspiration for new art projects. what

are you like? exhibition makes me feel creative. 

James Edwards

Tracy Cox

Scott Kelly