Healing, Growing, and Connecting Through Nature
By Holly Dodd
Celebrate Community Gardening Week (March 31st to April 6th) by joining local gardening groups. It’s a chance to improve health, learn new skills, and connect with others. Whether you’re a beginner or expert, gardening fosters well-being, reduces loneliness, and creates beautiful shared spaces. Get involved and discover the joy of growing together!
Community Gardening Week is taking place from 31st March to 6th April.
Fancy doing a bit of community gardening? Would you like to be part of a group and get to know people? Welcome to Longford Park Gardening Group’s drop-in session on Friday morning, 4th April from 10.30 to 12.30.
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Calling all young adventurers! Are you ready to join the legendary Robin Hood on a quest filled with laughter, thrills, and a touch of mischief? Gather your friends and family and journey into the heart of Sherwood Forest for an unforgettable outdoor theatre experience!
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Join us for fun for all the family at our Spring Open Day Sunday 28 April, 1.30pm-4.30pm We’ll be joined by Andy Simpson from the RHS North West Outreach team who will be giving an interactive talk and demo on Gardening for Wellbeing (talk repeated at 2.30pm and 3.45pm). We’ll also have live music from the wonderful Stretford Uke, and …
Please note that this post has not been fact-checked! At Pets’ Corner in Longford Park where fundraisers are a vital part of this wholly volunteer-run animal sanctuary, one unexpected culprit has left locals scratching their heads and holding their sides in laughter. It all started innocently enough with an event to raise funds at Stretford Mall. But little did anyone …
Embark on an exhilarating journey where nature becomes your playground and the thrill of discovery awaits at every turn. Welcome to the captivating world of orienteering, a remarkable outdoor adventure that combines strategy, navigation, and exploration into an unforgettable experience.
In Old Stretford, Bosdin Leech recalls that on Edge Lane, there were very few houses east of Stretford railway station around 1860. However, this soon began to change and two early examples were the large houses known as Rye Bank and Meadow Bank, which at a later date came to be separated by Rye Bank Road. The rate books suggest …