Get Growing Project Events Listing 2010
APRIL
Make your own Mash!
Tuesday 6th April
£2 + admission charges to the National
Wildflower Centre.
1 & 3pm
How To...Create
a Square Yard Garden
Wednesday 7th April
£3 + admission charges to Centre.
Ages 7+
10am - 12 noon
How To...Grow Vegetables in a Container
Saturday 10th April
£7.50. Includes admission charge to Centre.
10am - 12 noon
Where do you get
your eggs from?
Monday 12th April
£2 + Admission charge to Centre.
1pm and 3pm
How To... Grow
Herbs
Saturday 24th April
£7.50. Includes admission charge to Centre.
10am - 12 noon
Wild Food Lunch Specials
Sunday 25th April
Available in the National Wildflower Centre Cornflower
Cafe using nettles and dandelions etc - recipe sheets to take away.
MAY
How to...make
a Hanging Globe Basket
Friday 14th May
Course on creating a hanging basket.
£15 includes entry to National Wildflower
Centre
10 am - 12 noon
A Get Growing and Great
Outdoors event.
Wildflowers and
Folklore
Saturday 29th May
10am - 12 noon
FREE
Admission charges to Centre apply.
JUNE
A Taste of Honey
Wednesday 2nd June
FREE
Admission charges to Centre apply.
2 pm start.
How To… use your Strawberries
Sunday 13th June
£2 + admission
charges to Centre.
2pm - 4pm
How To…propagate
plants
Sunday 21st June
FREE
Admission charges to
Centre apply.
10am-12 noon
A Get Growing and Great
Outdoors event.
Teddy Bear Picnic & Story Telling
Thursday 25th June
FREE
Pre-booking essential.
2pm-4pm
A Get Growing and Great
Outdoors event.
JULY
How To…
Make a Wormery
Wednesday 7th July
£5, includes entry to the National
Wildflower Centre.
10-12 noon
Scarecrow Festival Weekend
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July
Free entry to the Centre - Make a donation and come and see the Scarecrows.
BIG LUNCH
Sunday 18th July
Come and have a BIG LUNCH with your friends &
neighbours at the NWC and in the community.
Bring your picnic.
Supported by Get Growing, Great
Outdoors and the Slow Food Project.
AUGUST
Friends & Foes
Wednesday 4th August
Mini-beast drawing & ID
£2 + admission charges to Centre.
1pm & 3pm
12th Annual Knowsley Flower Show
Sunday 8th August
FREE. Family event in Court Hey Park & Centre
11am-5pm
Supported by KMBC, Great Outdoors Project, Get Growing Project and the Friends of court hey park.
Bee Beautiful!
Friday 20th August
Decorate a pot & plant a bee friendly plant.
FREE + admission charges to Centre apply.
1pm & 3pm
Make & Decorate
Badges
Monday 23rd August
£1 + admission charges to National
Wildflower Centre.
1pm & 3pm
Friends & Foes
Friday 27th August
Mini-beast drawing & ID
£2 + admission charges to Centre.
1pm & 3pm
SEPTEMBER
British Food Fortnight
18th Sept - 3th October
Specials in the Cornflower Café
OCTOBER
Apple Fun!
Monday 25th October
£2.
1pm & 3pm
Go Nuts!
Tuesday 26th October
Make bird feeders
£2.
1pm & 3pm
Squash carving & decorating
Friday 29th October
(age 5+) £2.50.
1pm & 3pm
NOVEMBER
Cheese Tasting
Thursday 11th November
Fundraiser with the Liverpool Cheese Company £8 p/p Talk, taste &
quiz! (and a glass or two…).
7.30-9pm.
Booking essential.
BYO wine
DECEMBER
Winter Celebration
Sunday 5th December
This annual event will be the usual lovely seasonal mix of craft stalls, entertainment, environmental workshops and visits from Father Christmas.
Bring the family for a free afternoon out and do a little Christmas shopping while they enjoy the workshops.
FREE.
12.pm - 4.pm
Supported by The Great Outdoors Project, Get Growing and Plantlife.
For more
information please contact us by email
or by phone on 0151 738 1913.
