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Children's Sunflower Competition
Thank you to all the children who entered our 2017 Sunflower Completion.
The winner of this years' competition is Ollie Teale, well done Ollie your prize is on it's way to you. We're giving out an additional special prize to our youngest entrant, 2 1/2 year old Layla Turton. Thank you for entering Layla and we're pleased you enjoyed watching your sunflower grow.
Incredible Edibles
Further to our June newsletter, an area of land has been identified that we feel would be ideal for our first Incredible Edible Project. We have written a proposal for this exciting new project which has been sent to Chinnor Parish Council and Oxfordshire County Council. At the time of this newsletter, we have received a very positive and supportive reply from the Parish Council and await a reply from County
As a reminder, our intention is to start small but to scale up the project by looking for small pockets of land where ‘community food’ can be grown, shared and where we will have a sizeable output of crops. We would include elements of learning, growing and sharing. The plan is to eventually have a community orchard and allotment or garden.
This project is open to everyone in the community and we would encourage the collaboration of local groups, churches, schools and businesses in this exciting venture.
As mentioned earlier, we are in the early stages of planning this project and more details will be announced as and when we have an update. If you would like to know more about the Incredible Network, check out The Incredible Edible Network website at http://incredibleediblenetwork.org.uk.
If you would like to get involved with this exciting project, please contact us at greeningchinnor@gmail.com.
Autumn Community Litter Pick
It's back - both Autumn and our marvellous Community Litter Pick. Mark Sunday 15th October in your diary and as usual we will meet up in White's Field car park at 10:00 for a prompt start. We aim to finish no later than 12:30 and many of our walks finish much sooner (depending on the area being picked).
As an addition, we thought we would include some of the public access areas at Old Kiln Lakes. This lovely area is now in good use and unfortunately, as with most popular areas, it is popular for litter louts as well. If you are interested in litter picking this area, join us at White's Field and we will put together a party to work there.
There are no refreshment available on these litter picks so bring some water or light refreshments and garden gloves if you have them All other equipment will be supplied on the morning.
Film Night
Greening Chinnor are pleased to announce their first ever community film night. We are delighted to be able to show an acclaimed feel-good documentary at the Chinnor Community Pavilion on the 19th October at 7:00 pm.
This extremely thought provoking film has already been watched by over 1.5 million people, the film ‘Demain’ (Tomorrow) tells the story of communities who have found positive ways to make their world a better place. Hailed as an international phenomenon, the film won France’s prestigious César Award for ‘Best Documentary’ in 2016.
It is a hugely positive, affirming and inspiration film, exploring creative solutions in the fields of food, energy, transport, economics and education. It visits permaculture farms, urban agriculture projects, community-owned renewable projects, local currencies, creative schools, ambitious recycling projects. It has been a huge boost to community-let projects, and is currently on release in 29 other countries, regularly receiving standing ovations, and leading to the formation of many new community projects. To find out more, visit our website .
Ticket price is £4 in advance from the Parish Office or by contacting Greening Chinnor at greeningchinnor@gmail.com or by calling 01844 352753. Tickets will be available for £5 on the door. Ticket price includes light refreshments.
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