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
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3 Recycling the natural rainwater.
We have installed water butts to catch the rainwater from the nearby buildings.
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4. Waste composting
Composting our plant waste whenever posssible.
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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.
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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.​​​​
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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
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2024 was Hillstown Village Hall's Centenary year.
1924 obtaining the land to form
Hillstown Miners Welfare and Recreation site.
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2024 the trustees ratified a policy to make it an Environment Aware Site.
Managing and reducing all aspects of our impact on the environment.
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2022
We are participating in the Queen's Green Canopy to celebrate 70 years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on the throne.
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​Bolsover District u3a
Committee members planting two trees
on the perimeter of the sports/recreation field
at Hillstown to commemorate
The Queens Planinum Jubilee
