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Photo of volunteers in a wildflower garden learning about bees

National Volunteer Week 2021 by Lucy Kennedy

VolunteeringBy Holly JamesMay 30, 2021

I’ve been involved with STAA on St Ann’s Allotments for over a decade starting here as a volunteer myself, and in that time I must’ve met hundreds of volunteers. What has been remarkable…

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Photo of a garden with volunteers planting in the raised beds

“Being active in the open air was a big plus” by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)

VolunteeringBy Holly JamesMay 27, 2021

When I started volunteering, I’d been retired for two years and, having completed a few home projects, I was at a bit of a loss. I wanted to do something that had a…

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“Something I don’t get elsewhere in life” by Colin (Volunteer)

VolunteeringBy Holly JamesMay 27, 2021

I first began working at St Ann’s Allotments in 2004 as part of a project within a hostel in Sneinton for homeless people. Long-term unemployed and with nothing to do, the allotments…

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Gardening myths by Rob Wood (Trustee)

History & HeritageBy Holly JamesMay 26, 2021

On one of the first occasions I met Charlie Wesson, STAA’s oldest trustee, I was carrying a bundle of the last of the rhubarb on my plot and he told me quite firmly “They say…

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Garden with caution by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)

History & HeritageBy Holly JamesMay 12, 2021

After the frosts and dry cold winds of April let’s hope that we are into a normal May. That might enable us to seriously think about starting the barbecue season, which has been delayed by the chilly…

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Photo of the Heritage Display garden with fruit trees in the foreground

Fruit and frost by Paul Freeborough (Volunteer)

History & HeritageBy Holly JamesMay 6, 2021

The frosts we have experienced during this month have been a concern, particularly for those of us with fruit trees. Hopefully, the blossom will survive long enough for the bees…

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