Tuesday 16 March 2010

A rabble of butterflies in Mill Dam Playground

We are a small group that believe that parks have an important role in enabling people in an area to get to know each other and enjoying facilities not available in our own gardens .

In the latest phase, about 50 ceramic butterflies have just been made, decorated and are now perching on the fence.

At the end of January work started on a series of Sunday mornings with the planting of 300 bulbs, mainly tulips, originally donated by B&Q and passed on via the Ulverston Community Police.

A greenhouse has been purchased and erected in a private garden to supply this and other public places with flowers and possibly vegetables raised from seeds donated by Chiltern Seeds.

We recently had a site meeting with Tony Naylor of SLDC Parks Department who supported further activity in the park and urged the formation of a small group to promote a face lift of this small park together with the now derelict Old Ulverston Pound that is adjacent. First essential repairs would be carried out then money could be found for new equipment in the next financial year.

There are many possibilities : new equipment; picnic tables; flower beds even a small children's garden for growing vegetables; the introduction of pottery on the fences and even in the trees. More could be done to encourage people of all ages to meet each other in a variety of activities.

You are invited to a Ceramic Butterfly Making Party to add to the ones that are already in the park! More importantly come and share your ideas for the park and discuss future possibilities.

We would like to meet others interested in Mill Dam Park at 10:30 am this Saturday morning, March 20th so as to share ideas of what could be done here. (contact – Geoff Dellow 480347 and gd at tygh.co.uk)

3 comments:

Geoff Dellow said...

Had a good get together in the park this afternoon. Already some great ideas.

Looks like there will be an article in the Evening Mail tomorrow.

Geoff Dellow said...

The greenhouse was completed Tuesday evening and already there is the potential of 1,000 flower plants if the seeds planted, come up!

- Thanks to the seeds provided by Chiltern seeds.

These plants will be used in the open areas of the town starting with Mill Dam, Gill Banks and maybe Lightburn park if anyone is interested.

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A.H said...

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.