Eden Allotment Gardens Events
Tree Planting Day at Diamond Jubilee Wood: A Tree Planting Day will take place on 25th February 2012 starting at 10.30am to 3.30pm and everybody is welcome to attend and help plant one of the 60,000 trees that will make up the woodland. Free Event. more...
Bird Watching with Dot: Join well-known bird expert Dot Blakely (seen on TV's BBC Wildweek Live), to find out more about birds in and around Whitehead Diamond Jubilee Wood. Date: Sunday 6th May 2012. Time: Starts at 2pm (ends at approximately 3.30pm). Meeting at Bentra Golf Course pavilion off Slaughterford Road, Whitehead. Booking is essential as places are limited to 25 places. more...
2012 Love Parks Week Events: Love Parks Week is an annual campaign to celebrate parks and other green space. In Carrickfergus we are asking as many people as possible to join our campaign for continued investment and support for these valuable assets. Each year we have a number of events that encourage local people and visitors alike to enjoy our parks and green space areas. In 2012 Love Parks Week takes place from 21st - 29th July 2012. More at www.carrickfergus.org/loveparks.
National Allotment Week 2012: is taking place on 6th to 12th August. National Allotments Week is promoted by the National Allotment Gardens Trust in partnership with the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners. It is a week to: a) Promote the awareness and availability of allotments both locally and nationally; b) To show both the public and local authorities the strength of support for and interest in the heritage of allotment culture; c) Highlight the social benefits of allotment gardening, which include benefits to health, education and community well-being to all. National Allotments Week is a celebration of the allotment movement throughout the United Kingdom. It’s an opportunity for those with plots to show off their hours of hard work while those without allotments to see what all the fuss is about.
Carrickfergus Garden Society Annual Flower Show: is held in August every year. With a special allotment class it is sure to attract a lot of interest from Eden Allotment holders. Venue - 1st Carrick Presbyterian Church Hall, Lancasterian Street, Carrickfergus (beside the Fire Station). The Schedule is available to download at the Carrickfergus Garden Society website.
