Willow is open for the first time this year after going into lockdown in March 2020. This restart has been supported by a Asda Foundation Grant for Bringing Communities Back Together enabling us to put COVID safety measures in place; including hand sanitiser stations, paper towel dispensers and new signage to maintain social distancing and […]
Staying COVID-19 Secure From 19th July 2021 we hope to see the final easing of coronavirus restrictions, and we can then resume services for the local community to come together safely in our green growing space and restart gardening workshops. We look forward to welcoming our clients, volunteers and visitors safely back to Willow. Thanking […]
Temporary Closure of The Willow Garden Project Following Government guidance to reduce social interaction to help stop the transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) the Willow Garden premises and services closed from 18th March 2020 until further notice. We will update this information as the situation changes. Thank you all for your continued support, please stay […]
The ‘In Bloom’ cycle of events and our entry in the ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ category is an important part of our community gardening activities. In supporting Fleetwood’s theme “Fish and Flowers” we created a display in our pond area with upcycled fish ornaments made from plastic bottles, lighthouses from old plant pots and planted […]
Winner: The Community Project of the Year Award Willow only went on and won….an incredible achievement by our fantastic Team, a very proud day for us and Fleetwood Town!! For the Community project of the year award the judges said the winning project played a vital role in supporting disadvantaged people who really needed it […]
We are delighted to make the shortlist for The Community Project of the Year Award as part of the BBC Radio Lancashire Community Heroes Awards 2019. The special awards ceremony, which see heroes who have been nominated by members of the public honoured, will be held at Blackburn King George’s Hall on Saturday September 14th […]
On 3rd July 2019 we had a lovely visit from Judges for the largest horticultural competition in the UK, Britain in Bloom, hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). We had a fantastic day showing them around our beautiful garden, looking at our crafts, the many different vegetables growing and flowers planted; enjoying lunch made […]
Climbing Snowdon For Charity Challenge 29th June 2019 A massive thanks goes to these inspirational individuals for successfully climbing Snowdon to raise funds for Willow: Tracy Bailes (TSB Manager) , David Bailes, Matthew Bailes, Bethany Hankey, Gordon Denovan and Dominic Birch. The Sponsored Climbing Challenge raised £645.83. Just incredible we can’t thank you all enough. TSB […]
We were delighted to meet with members of Team Yabbitus, who on 22nd June 2019 had challenged themselves to cycle over 700 miles, through 7 Countries in 7 days for Trinity Palliative Care Services and Brian House Children’s Hospice. We had made them poppies for each bike and a wreath for them to lay at […]
Pamela and Karen attend Buckingham Palace Garden Party 29th May 2019 In recognition of our charity work, we were truly honoured to be invited to The Queen’s Garden Party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace on Wednesday May 29th. On arriving in London on the day itself, it was easy to spot the many others […]
