A blooming good time was had by all
Date published: 20 August 2018
Mayor Mohammed Zaman at The Growth Project Open Day
The Growth Project welcomed over 150 visitors, including the Mayor and local councillors to its National Garden Scheme Open day.
Karen Hayday, Hourglass Director said: “The Growth Project is run by Hourglass and has around 20 volunteers a day who are referred by Rochdale and District Mind who come together to pool their skills and experience to design and build beautiful gardens.
“All the vegetables grown on the site are organic and are taken home by the beneficiaries which means that they are kept in fruit and veg for a large part of the year.”
The day raised over £800 for the National Garden Scheme charities and the project itself.”
The project was chosen as part of the national competition for Britain in Bloom. The judges were wowed by the quality of organic vegetables and a quarter of an acre of wild flower meadow.
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