So… the Big Spring Fair! What? you weren’t there!?  Well basically… we smashed it!

Here are the stats.

People through the gate: Official count on the gate 647 (but add to that volunteers and folks who came in other gates then we def had over 700 people!)

Money taken. £1970.50. Pardon?  yes  £1970.50

Number of homemade cakes left over: 0 – we sold out!

Number of vegan cake options: 8 (you guys are ace)

Plants sold: £654 worth!

Badges made: 64

Bespoke made songs written in honour of the bale house: 1

 (Thanks Dave ‘Lennon’ Taylor and Pete ‘McCartney’ Clee)

Number of minutes Pete sat chatting to folks about Bale House: 95

Number of people falling in the pond: 0!  An all time low

Number of musical acts: 6!  It was like Glastonbury!!

Number of vols (including musicans and cake bakers): Well over 100 – angels one and all!

The sun shone and the garden was full of happy people. Joy! But that’s not all we’ve been up to.  The last month was a epic month for the garden and we had another 300+ people using the garden including two groups from Ashley Down Primary, Magic Dragon Nursery and King’s Weston Special School, visits from our golden groups Bishop Rd Primary Environment Club, Beanstalks Nursery, the Bishopston Beavers AND I worked with some fab NEET young people on the CYN Creative Careers course who spent 4 weeks learning woodwork, gardening and upcycled pallets into planters! AND our two toddler groups AND up to 40 folks coming on a Wednesdays (and Saturdays) including new work experience students with LD from Ashley Down College.

 

A brilliant busy bustling buzzing month of people in the garden.  Thanks to everyone who helps to make this possible.  We currently have one spare raised bed for a community group to use so get in touch if you know a group to could benefit.  And now’s a good time to join our ‘Friend of Golden Hill’ because we’ve just starting thinking about a date for our fabulous friends of the garden exclusive pizza evening!

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​ Also we’ve got a FREE TASTER session of our Golden Buds next week Tuesday 26th 1:30-3, let anyone you knnow you might be interested.  We’ll be running Golden Adventure Days for 5-12 year old Tuesdays 28th July- 25th August.  The theme hasn’t been set yet but I had heard murmurings about dragons spotted in the Bishopston area….

And finally get in touch if you’re interested in hiring the Bale House for a well behaved shindig, knitting circle, book group, choir practice etc and to find out about availibilty and themes for kids’ parties.

 

See you in the garden!

Lucy

 

P.S AND in all the excitement I nearly forgot our very own Mr Fruggles the pizza frog featuring in this month’s BBC Good Food Magazine, p. 42. He’s a celebrity! …  but the fame won’t change him.