A bit more history

Well, here it is, the plot in question. Not much to look at yet, but that's the point really. The only reason for anyone to refer to it, is because it's that spot by the bins where that poor young man was stabbed to death. Those of us living here at the time used to avoid it, but hidden in the picture is another clue. Every year on the anniversary of the event, members of the family come and put flowers on the lamppost. I always felt ashamed that this was a spot where people threw their chip papers and drink cans. A family deserves more dignity than that. We talked about looking after it, but never got round to it. But the flowers kept appearing. So this year we finally got round to doing something about it.

Tulip Watchers

This time last year, the Church Hill Road Gardeners came together to join Monty Don is planting our Spring Green Tulips.This is a rather nice reminder of Carol and Ivan's winning effort. Unfortunately the tulips came out while they were away on holiday, so they didn't really get their full recognition. I have just printed out the application form from the Big Lottery site, all 32 pages ! It's a bit daunting, we're a very tiny project for a 32 page form and I will certainly need help to fill it in. In our favour we have the fact that we have not only identified our piece of land, but we already have permission to work on it. Volunteers are urgently needed to help dig over the garden so that we can plant the bulbs. Ivan has made an excellent start and Nathan has done a bit, but we need to get on with it a bit...