The Back Garden project, situated at the old skate park in Back Lane, next to the village hall is a community garden for all to enjoy. This week the team planted out new plant and flower additions, plus, work on the trellis commenced. Drop in, take a seat and marvel at the hard work put in by the volunteers. There’s much more to come including a seating area under the pergola. Meanwhile, in the wild strips around the field, orange tip butterflies have been egg-laying on garlic mustard.
We are delighted to let you know that following the Tesco Community Grant vote in our local Tesco stores, The Hethersett Back Garden project came Second and has been chosen by Tesco Customers to receive a grant award of £1,000.00!
Thank you to everyone who supported this campaign. We look forward to updating you on our progress with the project. If you would like to find out more or lend a pair of hands whilst getting involved with the community, please email: hethersettpccommunityprojects@gmail.com or call 07902322729
The Hethersett Back Garden project has received a generous donation of substandard bricks from Taylor Wimpey. Once the bricks have been broken up by our amazing volunteers, they will be placed at the base of our huge raised beds for drainage. Thank you to Taylor Wimpey and all those who are helping to make this a brilliant community project! (Picture – Cllr Jenny Walpole)
*UPDATE* HETHERSETT PAVILION BUILDING PROJECT
Please see the latest update from the Site Manager:
– Works to footpath alongside the bund have now been postponed until late Jan/Feb (to coincide with car park extension works) due to boggy ground conditions and risk of abortive work with stoning of new path becoming contaminated with mud before the tarmac capping is laid.
– The external brickwork and blockwork is now up to roof plate level at changing room end.
– The external blockwork to hall end in progress up to roof plate height. Completion of all brickwork and blockwork still expected end of this week, subject to weather
– The Internal scaffolding to hall end being erected
– Internal blockwork being taken up to ceiling height this week with completion of changing room end so roof truss works can commence
– Roof trusses being moved around the site with roof truss installation now to commence Monday next week
– Lifting of roof trusses into position expected before Christmas but now unlikely that felt and battens will all be on before Christmas
– More days lost due to frequent rain showers
– Ovamill to return this week to extend water pipe to back of kerb – This will involve digging through the hedge
Ovamill to dig trial hole approx halfway along the pipe installed to demonstrate this is at the correct depth
*The Anglian Water Road closure is booked for 12th to 15th December (tbc subject to the above works)*
Thanks to our amazing team of Back Garden volunteers, we had a successful work session at the former Woodside School site last Saturday 29th October. So far we’ve been able to repurpose green compost bins, the pergola and planters. The next stage is to finish the work and get the component parts of the pergola ready for transporting over to the community garden site, thanks to Norfolk County Council.
