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Let’s Talk Loneliness
#LetsTalkLoneliness is a government campaign designed to tackle loneliness throughout our society. Incredible Edible Prestwich is playing it’s part and here’s what John (name changed), a new volunteer, said about it: “Going to Incredible Edible and meeting people in a…
Philips Park Update – May 2021
Despite the variable weather we have been experiencing the growing season is well under way both inside and outside at Philips Park. In the orchard we have a nice show of bluebells and the trees are covered with blossom so…
An update from Mark on Philips Park
Hello, and I hope that you and your families are all well. It is hard to believe that it is now over a year since the lockdown first started. As some of you might be regular volunteers, apologies in advance…
Our £100 forest garden – Celebrating 10 years
We’re Mike and Debbie and together we manage the Incredible Edible forest garden in Prestwich. It’s a hidden gem near Prestwich Clough and this year it’s 10 years old. To mark this milestone, we’d like to reflect on what it…
Pride Of Prestwich Award
We’re honoured to receive a Pride Of Prestwich Award for supporting the community in the past year. Our Chair, Joan Mulvenna, said, “We’re delighted to receive this award, and are grateful for the appreciation shown by the community. We hope…
A new green social prescribing project
Today, we learnt of our success at a new green social prescribing project to improve community mental health and wellbeing in the Bury area. Green social prescribing aims to include people most at risk of developing poor mental health and…
Outdoor community space comes just at the right time
Incredible Edible Prestwich and District are thrilled to have been granted £800 in funding from the Local Connections Fund supported by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund. We have several flourishing…
Hindsight in 2020 – a review of the year at the St Mary’s Park Project
We started at the beds in March, tidied them up, got potatoes in and compost on, all going nicely. Then lockdown started although we tended the beds, but within the new rules. We still sourced plants, strimmed the edges and…
About the new Tier 4 Covid-19 restrictions
Happy New Year, and I hope you’re safe and well. Given the lockdown, new variant of the virus and the time of year the IEPAD board had a virtual meeting this week and decided that for January 2021, at least,…