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Just had an exciting meeting finding out about Time Credits and now have a stack of Time credit vouchers that we can hand out to everyone who comes to volunteer at the orchard. If you do one hour work in the orchard, you will receive one voucher which you can use at various places around the country. Two hours & you get 2 vouchers. Have a look where you can spend it - https://timecredits.com/spend?credits=25&keywords=cornwall. Local examples St Ives Leisure Centre (swim or gym), Penzance Leisure, Minack Theatre, Acorn Theatre, Tate, Tremenhere sculpture gardens, Newquay Waterworld, Barbara Hepworth. For just one hour's work, you can get one hour free swim or gym for example. How cool is that! Come along this Sunday or Tues to earn your first vouchers.
A reminder that our AGM is next week 7pm in Cafe Art, Drill Hall on Chapel Street. Please pop along to find out our plans or get involved.
We have a few set work party dates coming up - this Sunday & next 10.30am - 12 and next Tues 2 -4 pm. See latest flyer for more dates coming up or check on http://www.stivesorchard.co.uk/volunteer/ or on our facebook group
Duke of Edinburgh: We were very proud to see 6 of our previous volunteers getting Bronze & Silver Duke of Edinburgh awards at St Ives School this week. It's a wonderful experience for kids and gets them doing things that they wouldn't normally do. We currently have 5 new kids going for Bronze and 4 just about to start their Gold award volunteering with us - which is 12 months of volunteering!! We plan to get them started on clearing a path through the Nature reserve so that we can have a circular walk to enjoy.
Bosavern Weekly Farm Box We highly recommend ordering Bosavern Farm's weekly veg box which can also include their own free-range eggs, organic full-fat milk from Treen, organic bread from Vicky’s - they deliver to Cafe Art in St Ives every Friday. To order email vegbox.bcf@bcents.org or call 01736 788454 (based in St Just)
For example this is what the boxes contained this week (all grown on their community farm in St Just except the carrots which are from Cargease Organics farm at Cockwells):-
Small £6 box - 500g beetroot, 500g carrots, 200g chard, 200g kale, 400g leeks, and 1kg of our own hand-dug potatoes.
Standard £10 box - 500g beetroot, a cabbage, 700g carrots, 200g chard, 200g kale, 500g leeks, 100g mixed salad leaves, a swede, and 1kg of our own hand-dug potatoes.
If there is anything you don't want on this list you can let them know and they we will do their best to replace it with something of equal value. You can also order their bread, milk and eggs in your box as a regular order. The eggs are their own free-range eggs at £1.60 per half dozen, or £3.20 for a dozen. The milk is organic full-fat milk from Treen, at £1.40 per litre. The bread is organic from Vicky’s in Helston, and costs £2 for a small multigrain, £3.50 large multigrain, £2 small sourdough, £3.50 large sourdough, £1.60 small white, £2.70 large white, £1.60 baguette, £2 small spelt, and £3.50 large spelt.
This Saturday 17th - Sk8park Gig in the Balcony.
Another great night of music in aid of the St.Ives Skatepark Project. Everybody welcome. £5 donation at the door. 8pm to enjoy bands Octopus Crime and the Derek Harris Experience. View Poster
Pop up Art Gallery raising funds for the Skatepark Project - Do visit this wonderful Pop up Gallery that is in the old Yumi shop on Forestreet (next to Castle Inn) for just this month. There are various events happening there, all free entry with bar and music. Live music tonight 16th Nov, with Polly Jones from 8pm, next Wed 21st Nov, Gypsy Jazz and Thurs 22nd there will be an Art Auction, all welcome. Sarah Lincoln is selling her Dad's paintings that she inherited and is giving a third of all raised to the Skatepark project!! How amazing is that!! Fantastic artwork from a very talented artist. www.theanthonygreengallery.co.uk
Next Sat Nov 24th - Solitary Bee Talk and Wheal Buzzy Launch which will include a talk about Solitary Bees by Green and Blue.
10.30am in the Guildhall (upstairs). Contact Chris Coldwell for more information: Chris.Coldwell@cornwall.gov.uk
Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Project Development Officer
This Sat 18th November - Lantern Making Workshops
Come along to the Island Centre, Island Road, St Ives from 11am to 4pm . £2 per lantern. No booking required, just turn up. See poster Then you can all take part in the St Ives Lantern Parade (sponsored by Cornish Gems and The Coffee Lounge), which is on Super Saturday 1 December.
Hope you have a great weekend!
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