Welcome events
Frenchay Campus community garden and social
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 20 September 2023
12:00 - 15:00 - Location
- Frenchay Community Garden, Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- The Green Team thegreenteam@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
All students are welcome to join the Green Team and drop in for a social and some gardening activities in the Community Garden at Frenchay Campus.
The gardening activities will be run by two of the fab UWE Bristol Grounds Team staff. There will also be the chance to plant some seeds to grow on your windowsill with Alex Montgomery who is an Urban Farmer and ex-chef. Alex is the founder of 50 Ways To Cook, is a freelance food system educator and has an MSc from UWE in Sustainable Development. You can follow him on Instagram.
There will be some free tea, coffee and vegan food. You can get involved with some gardening activities or you can just relax and get to know other students. Being out in nature and learning to grow our own food can have a really positive impact on our wellbeing and this will be a great place to meet some like-minded students in a relaxed environment. The Community Garden is fully wheelchair accessible and we are very welcoming of all abilities.
Meeting point
Meet us outside The Students’ Union shop on Frenchay campus at 12:00.
Or you are welcome to make your own way to the garden and meet us there.
Travel information
Cycle: Frenchay Campus is easily accessible from several local cycle routes. There are showers, lockers, bike shelters and free bike tools available on campus. More information on cycling routes to all campuses.
Walk: You can use the address The Students’ Union, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY in Google maps to plan your walking route.
Bus: Get the M1 or M3, 48a, 70, 72, 74 and U3 to the Frenchay Campus. More information about bus routes to UWE Bristol.
Drive: Parking is available on campus for permit holders only. Please ensure you have either an annual permit or a pay daily permit along with a daily parking token displayed in your windscreen, and only park within marked spaces.
Location
Frenchay Community Garden
Frenchay Campus
UK
Accessibility
The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities, disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and gender into our spaces. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then please let us know so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible.
For more information about this event, please contact The Green Team at thegreenteam@uwe.ac.uk.
Venue information
- Disabled parking: Yes – on campus
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Induction loop: No
- Guide or assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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