Allianz UK Volunteers Swap the Office for the Garden
Volunteers from Allianz UK’s Milton Keynes office swapped their desks for some fresh air as they helped us improve on the Planting Up garden for a day…
A Perfect Permablitz
We enjoyed a perfect permablitz with our volunteer group on Saturday 24 August – good company, good weather, good work and good food!
Our “Groundforce” Garden Work Party
Our “Groundforce” volunteer team worked some magic on the Daisychain Family Centre garden to transform it into a light and spacious food growing area. Just look at what we achieved in only 3 hours…
MK Mayor Impressed by Championing Local People, Art & Nature
Milton Keynes Mayor, Cllr Sam Crooks, attended the Westbury Arts Centre Open Art exhibition and was really impressed with what he saw – not least when he had a tour of the gardens to witness how the Planting Up community is championing local people, art and nature.
It’s All Growing On…
Look what’s growing on at our community garden at Westbury Arts Centre. We’re sharing skills, helping wildlife, improving our environment and growing free food! Join our volunteer group and come and pick some free food to take home this summer.
School-Children from GIV MK have Transformed Our Plot
School-children on the GIV MK programme have made new friends and developed new skills as they’ve made a big difference volunteering their time to improving the Westbury Arts Centre gardens. The pictures show how they’ve managed to transform areas with paint, clearing weeds and creating useful things from pallets…
Planting Up our Community Garden
We got to work “Planting Up” the social area of our community garden at Wesbury Arts Centre for our May permablitz. You have to see it to believe what we got growing out of one of the pots…
30 Jan Permablitz Cancelled Due to Bad Weather
Unfortunately we’ve had to cancel our 30 January 2019 permablitz due to the bad weather. Keep an eye on our Events Calendar for the rescheduled date…
3hrs That Changed How I Think About Food!
The recent Planting Up “Incredible Edibles!” event uncovered some truths about food that have changed how I think about food forever!
Permablitzes, Corporate Volunteers & Shared Lunches
Our October permablitzes were a huge Planting Up success thanks to volunteers who gave up their Sat morning and a whole day out of work from Network Rail. Look what we managed to achieve…