HILLSTOWN BOLSOVER
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Hillstown Village Hall Community Garden Project
In June 2021 with the lifting of some restrictions of Covid-19, a group of enthusiastic u3a volunteer gardeners decided to provide a community garden on the grounds of Hillstown Village Hall.
1. Our aims
To make a sustainable garden and seating area for people to enjoy, throughout the year. Helping nature to flourish with all the insects it brings.
2. A no chemical ethos.
We are determined to be organic in all aspects of the garden
3 Recycling the natural rainwater.
We have installed water butts to catch the rainwater from the nearby buildings.
4. Waste composting
Composting our plant waste whenever posssible.
5. Get everyone on board.
We hope to encourage others to join us in making a little plot of nature for all to learn from and enjoy.
...it’s not just about now, it’s about our future.
In line with our Environment Aware policy,
2024 saw the installation of a 3000-litre water harvesting system,
for our outdoor bowls green.
This will help keep the green in tip-top condition
during the hotter drier summers,
without using our valuable water resources.
August 2024
We received approval of our submission from Derbyshire County Council for our contribution towards their goal of planting 1 million trees in Derbyshire by 2030.
You can now see your tree online on the Million Trees website www.milliontrees.co.uk
2024 was Hillstown Village Hall's Centenary year.
1924 obtaining the land to form
Hillstown Miners Welfare and Recreation site.
2024 the trustees ratified a policy to make it an Environment Aware Site.
Managing and reducing all aspects of our impact on the environment.
2022
We are participating in the Queen's Green Canopy to celebrate 70 years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on the throne.
Bolsover District u3a
Committee members planting two trees
on the perimeter of the sports/recreation field
at Hillstown to commemorate
The Queens Planinum Jubilee
