Arches Local & Magpie Growers @ Luton Millennium Green
We were at Luton Millennium green today with the Magpie Growers doing some work and tidying up the park.
Keeping it Local - Outdoors - Learning - Healthy - Fun - Children
This week we have been keeping it Local.
On Tuesday, March 14th 2017 Copperhouse Activity Training a local outdoor activity provider we support to run activities took children from a local primary school, All Saints CofE to a local park, Luton Millennium Green that as a community in partnership with other stakeholders are helping shape to our needs. The day was magically captured by a local photographer Steve Tomlin.
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Christmas Event Santa Elves Workshops Health Bus @ Town Hall Gardens
On Sunday the 18th of December, we held our Christmas Event at Town Hall Gardens with Santa, his Head Elf, Reindeer and armed with a big sack of D&A toys, we had a health bus provided kindly by Orbit homes and workshops making baubles and Santa Logs by Creatabot and Creative Tree Arts and Crafts C.I.C. There were 2 marvellous kinds of soup made and served by Copperhouse Activity Training and refreshments served by Anchorians FC. We also had again some fabulous face painting from Dans Funky Faces.
The event and all activities were free on the day for the price of answering some simple questions and our marvellous community researchers were on hand to ask and record your answers on the day we thank you for all your great comments.Read more
Luton Millennium Green + Copperhouse Adventure Training = Budding Bear Grylls
Arches Local Funding Panel held its first funding panel meeting on the 7th of March to discuss applications one was from Copperhouse CIO. Their Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) was created to provide expeditions and training to schools and youth groups (centers), as well as developing an ongoing strategy for outdoor activity/adventure for residents in Medway.
Their funding request was successful for via engagement events, activities, and away days’ help influence how local young people and their families, who may not traditionally access outdoor activities might be actively encouraged to be involved. With the main focus of introducing outdoor activities to a large number of young people, with particular focus on the Duke of Edinburgh award in Medway. Offering opportunities demonstrating to both the child and parents that cost should not preclude any individual from participation.Read more
#Day5 LMG #Pocketpark Bench
With a big thanks from us all to Dan the Carver and Jen for the wonderful creation they have made from all our ideas. The paint has been added to the carvings done. Now just to add a coat of oil and secure in place.
Also we had a visit from Tesco Bags of Help earlier to see the bench we are very grateful for the funding they provided to make it all possible.
The biggest thanks of course goes to the Arches Local community who provided the inspiration and came out to help with its creation, its been great fun.
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#Day4 LMG #Pocketpark Bench
The community came out today to make there marks by carving images onto the bench additionally Carver Dan reflected many of the pictures drawn by others at our most recent events!
Tomorrow the final day with some painting and final finishing touches.
#Day3 LMG #Pocketpark Bench
I think the cat might be out of the bag on what it is but can any recognise there drawing that Dan took his inspiration from for the bench??
