Well, am dancing with joy here!! Just got back from School strokey beard meeting, and have finally persuaded the Head and Governors to give our Gardening CLub a lovely big piece of land to make a kitchen garden, and have got the go ahead to organise a Garden raising weekend!! Whehay! Where poor badgered parents come in for the day/weekend and clear it all ready for the little darlings to plant up! Even got them to set the date, will be fobbed off no more!! Am so chuffed, have been trying for months..... ;D ;D ;D
Lottie
Nicely! We start our school gardening club on Thursday by digging up a fair part of the footy pitch!
Well done. :)
I aim to get one going where I work. ???
Bet your popular ,TM!! And Redclanger why the long, strangely yellow, questioning face?
One of those things that I am finding very difficult to fit in, but one of the things I would like to fit in most.
Must be harder for you cos I imagine you have fairly daunting work schedule. Best way, in my book anyway, is to close eyes and jump in! Subtley ask Parents who likes gardening, then put them down as helpers, ;D just start club, make huge announcements, then hide for few weeks in shed and take it from there. We've been growing veg in 1ft dirt round the edge of school!! Rather badly, I have to say, but it still grew...ish....kinda ::) ;D ;)
I would but the school shed roof leaks ;D
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WOW didn't she do well ;D Glad after all your perseverance it has come good for you. Good luck. Lorna.
Lottie, I've been getting very angry letters from parents in Suffolk asking me to kill this thread ... they seem to think they have to participate in their childrens education, how should I respond ?  :P
Well done, does that mean more work for you ;D
Derekthefox :D
*grinz*
Cor blimey the girl done good!!!! ;D ;D
Thanks!! And yes, more work for me, though unpaid!!! Have had slow realization that I now have this event to plan for, and really not a clue as to plan "Events"! Can dig, yes, can point and say "shift that, please.." could be an interesting weekend....Must be mad! Aiken, you have no idea who I am, never heard of me .... she says whilst hurriedly booking ticket to Mongolia.... ;D
Lottie
Nice one Lotte. I hope the kids realise how lucky they are!
Ha ha , I think we are all familiar with unpaid work ... I am certainly ... Just keep reminding yourself, this is supposed to be for fun !!! Say it over and over, like a mantra ...
Derekthefox :D
Lottie. If you need any seeds (not flowers) you know where to come mate.With regard to your unpaid work. Lorna is a manager (paid) of a Sue Ryder charity shop and she has got such lovely volunteers,
Aww thanks Lorna! Will take you up on that nearer the time! Am looking forward to it really, just not used to doing anything like it! I'm thinking of trying to tie it into a nighttime barn dance or summat, am still at pencil twizzling and gnawing stage!!! So if around in Feb, Lorna, bring a spade!! ;D ;D ;)
Lottie. Well I know I am getting on but I hope I will still be around in Feb ;D ::) ::) Give a shout and I will point car in your direction.
LOL!! You so know what I meant..!! ;D ;D ;D ;) and you're on! Come and spend a mad day, will spoil you rottern and promise not to cook..... ;)
Great stuff Lots! Good on you gal ;D Kids will have a great time :) My lotty mate runs a gardening club at school where he's a governor and the kids and stuff love it :)
Lottie If we are working at the school maybe we will get school dinner???(Are they any good??) Have been hoovering, washing kitchen floor, dusting, polishing (UGH) but at least I keep glancing on here for a laugh.
Cheers Wards! Loved it last year, but was on a tiny scale, is the size of the thing that'll be giving me nightmares.
Erm...Lorna.....not bad, but doubt if they'll serve you on a Sat! But panic not! I will take very good care of you, promise....really..you'll be fine... ;D ;)
Lottie. We will fix a date in the New Year. Won't be able to "toast" the project with my usual tipple cos I will be driving!!!! Lorna frantically looking up map to see if she will find her way.(Maybe John will lend me his sat/nav, oh blimey no cos that is a complicated bit of kit, includes car computer etc etc etc ;D)
OK gotcha now!! Have date!! ;D ;D ;D Will PM!! LOL!!