Darley Dale Community Garden Project

Darley Dale town Councillor, Dave Oakley, has proposed that a vacant and redundant piece of land at the Church Road allotment site should be used as a new multigenerational Community Garden Project.

The project involves children from the nearby Churchtown C of E Primary School and has been greatly welcomed by the school's headteacher.

The proposal also intends to involve any interested local community groups and individuals.

Darley Dale Town Council have allocated the funding for the clearance of the site to prepare it for use,  Many local councils and organisations have given grants to the project.

Cecilia Harris is the Project Manager for the garden with specialist tutor, Lesley Allen who is working with the School to support learning about environmental issues, growing of food, nutrition and healthy eating.

It is hoped that Darley Dale Town Council will host the funding required for what is anticipated will be the pilot stage of the Project, running until July 2021. 

Plans include a Celebratory Event on 9 July to show-case what has been achieved & demonstrate future plans with the Duke of Devonshire accepting an invitation as the Official Guest for the afternoon.

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