450 volunteering opportunities (days) created
Wheelchair friendly Main Pathway added a new impact!
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By Nikki Gough
Shepway Chariots Community Gardens main pathway has become worn, with weeds all growing threw and is wearing away. Water does not drain through this creates puddles and craters in the aggregate.
Sorry this project was unsuccessful, we did not reach our fundraising goal.
Shepway Chariots Main footpath is approximately 3 meters wide and 50 meters long. The current pathway is made from aggregate which is now collapsing beneath your feet, craters and weeds are causing the pathway to become unstable, dangerous and impracticable for both pushchairs and wheelchairs. The main path is the focal point to the half an acre Community garden in which the class room sits at one end and various aspects of the project such as, greenhouse, raised beds, chickens, compost toilet wildlife corner etc all run from. We would like to replace this pathway with a much more reinforced path to allow equality and accessibility to all of those who attend our garden. Shepway Chariots are a registered Charity number 1173747
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
Shepway Chariots have been running for over 12 months now. We have begun the transformation of what was once a fly tipped, overgrown half an acre of land into a fully functioning community garden. Providing the local residents the opportunities to learn how to grow, tend and harvest their own fresh fruit and vegetable. We provide a local food bank with fresh produce and hold weekly Children's gardening club called Shepway Shallots. Our project has seen great success in our first year and we continue to go from strength to strength. We have received various amounts of funding which has allowed us to install a class room, a new water supply to the area and a 22 foot greenhouse all of which helps and allows us to continue our work withing the community. Encouraging Healthy eating, healthy living and building inter generational relationships as well as bringing the community together.
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450 volunteering opportunities (days) created
780 metres squared of food growing space created
75 metres squared habitat conserved
100 kilograms material recycled
500 plants planted
1652 metres squared green space improved
1652 metres squared new green space created
780 metres squared of food growing space created
75 metres squared habitat conserved
100 kilograms material recycled
500 plants planted
1652 metres squared green space improved
1652 metres squared new green space created
1652 metres squared new green space created
How will the money be spent?Total £3,659
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Total £3,659
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VolunteerMy name is Nikki, and I am the founder of Shepway Chariots in Maidstone. We have acquired half an acre of land which was once used as allotments. The current site was over grown and unloved. We have begun to change this by creating an on going project of a Community garden and wild life corner. We aim to encourage healthy eating and an active life style. To offer a starting point for many new friend ships, we hope to reduce social isolation and to encourage inter-generational relationships. We hold weekly gardening club for children called Shepway Shallots, coffee and friendship mornings for elderly residents as well as feeding the homeless and vulnerable down in Maidstone Town Centre
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Project Owner: Nikki Gough The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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