Frenchay community garden
Gardening and social session for new and experienced staff and students with UWE Bristol's Grounds team
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Wed 01 November 2023
12:00 - 15:00 - Location
- Community garden (past W Block on right), Frenchay Campus, United Kingdom, Further info
- Contact
- Laura Thomas laura9.thomas@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking not required
Description
All students and staff are welcome to join the Green Team for a social and some gardening activities in the Community Garden, run by two of the UWE Grounds Team, staff Will and Poppy.. Both experienced and new gardeners can get involved and grow their own fruit and vegetables for free and contribute to making campus a more diverse home for wildlife. Free tea, coffee and biscuits too!
If you can't make it but are interested to hear more, join our WhatsApp group for staff and students, and/or for staff only, join our MYUWE garden email list. Contact richie.fluester@uwe.ac.uk for details.
The Community Garden is fully wheelchair accessible and we are very welcoming of all abilities.
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.
Location
Community garden (past W Block on right)
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
Bristol
BS16 1QY
United Kingdom
Accessibility
The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities/disabilities, ages, ethnicities, and genders 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 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/ assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
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