Fruit buds, non-fruit bearing shoots, spurs, water shoots - what do these have in common? Thanks to John Negus a group of our volunteers are now well versed in why, how, when and what should be pruned on an apple tree!

Wednesday saw the return of different smells wafting out of the cabin as the cookery courses were underway. Six families from Potters Gate Primary School made chicken and mushroom pie and the smells and delight from the cabin were lovely on a dull November day.

This week we welcomed the local Primary school children and their families to our well ventilated space2cook kitchen!

Coronavirus Update
In light of the recent Government announcements on further restrictions introduced on Thursday 5th November, we want to let our volunteers and all those involved in the acre know that we are still open and are able to offer support.

We were pleased to welcome students from the University of Creative Arts (UCA) who are making a series of short films about space2grow as part of their coursework. This week they were filming our fantastic Cookery Club in action with Coral as they prepared scones for a tea time treat!

The first parenting course came to a close on Monday evening and although restrictions were in place and the course content was adapted to keep everyone safe, the feedback from those who attended showed it had been incredibly worthwhile

Natalie's Friday session had a challenging task of tackling the large leylandii that runs next to the path. It had become very overgrown and it needed a good prune to bring it within ‘arms length’ and hopefully more manageable for future trimmings.

Monday saw the first 'Walks & Talks' take place led by Thursday Gardening Group's Dave Merrick. On completion the group had walked 6.7miles, up an undulating elevation of 232 metres.

The garden looks significantly different as we have strimmed down the majority of the wildflower meadow this week. It's always with a tinge of sadness when we do this but it's an essential part of the cycle to ensure that next year it springs up and looks glorious again.