There's No Place Like Gnome

Thanks!

theresnoplacelikegnome — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:22:32 +0000

Our volunteer day wouldn’t have been possible without the help and support of the following:

Alice Durand @ BitC
Boutcher C.E. Primary School
Jane Boswell @ IPC Media
Matthew Bell (Blue Fin Gardener)
The Amateur Gardening Magazine team
The Clock House Nursery
The Homes Network team
The InStyle team
The Marie Claire team

Thank you!

After…

theresnoplacelikegnome — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:08:34 +0000

The vegetable garden now looks like:

After

Before…

theresnoplacelikegnome — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:04:37 +0000

The soon-to-be vegetable garden currently looks like:

Before

Equipment Purchased

theresnoplacelikegnome — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:56:32 +0000

Using the funds raised, we currently have the following items to use/donate to Boutcher’s school:

Protective Vegetable Fleece (x2)
20 Vegetable Fleece Pegs
Pack of Flowersticks (x2)
8m x 4m Garden Netting
10 Garden Netting Pegs
Slug & Snail Pellets
20 Garden Bags
Pruner
Hand Trowel (x2)
Hand Fork (x2)
Digging Fork (x2)
Digging Spade (x2)
50l Organic Compost (x4)
Organic Food (x2)
Vegetables (onions, garlic, salad mix, broad bean, peas, peppers)
Seeds (sunflower, poppy)
‘Grow It Eat It’ book
‘Gardening With Children’ book
£150 Homebase voucher

Additionally to the above, IPC Facilities have also organised £300′s worth of produce to be delivered to the school for use on the day!

Protective Vegetable Fleece (x2)

20 Vegetable Fleece Pegs

Pack of Flowersticks (x2)

8m x 4m Garden Netting

10 Garden Netting Pegs

Slug & Snail Pellets

20 Garden Bags

Pruner

Hand Trowel (x2)

Hand Fork (x2)

Digging Fork (x2)

Digging Spade (x2)

50l Organic Compost (x4)

Organic Food (x2)

Vegetables (onions, garlic, salad mix, broad bean, peas, peppers)

Seeds (sunflower, poppy)

‘Grow It Eat It’ book

‘Gardening With Children’ book

Fundraising Total

theresnoplacelikegnome — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:38:21 +0000

We are delighted to announce that through our desk boot sale and silent auction we have managed to raise over £300!

Thanks to everyone that donated gifts and/or made a purchase – we are very grateful. We have already made good use of the funds…

Shh… Silent Auction

theresnoplacelikegnome — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:52:39 +0000

Silent Auction Flyer

As well as our Desk Boot Sale! we are also silent auctioning a Mimosa Dolls House (worth £200+) to raise funds for our team volunteer day.

To view the Dolls House and place your bid visit us on the 3rd Floor of the BFB (follow the signs for IPC Digital).

Please note:

Item has a reserve price which must be met
Winner must collect item
Payment in cash only
Item is suitable for ages 14+
Auction closes 3.30pm Tuesday, 19 October 2009

Good luck!

Desk Boot Sale!

theresnoplacelikegnome — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:58:46 +0000

Yum!

To raise funds for our team volunteer day we are holding a desk boot sale today (15/10/09) on the 3rd Floor of the BFB. Items for sale include bottles of wine, CDs, cosmetics, books and some amazing cakes baked by Southbank’s finest bakers!

All funds raised will go towards buying equipment that’ll help us create the vegetable garden. After the event we intend to donate the equipment to the school to assist in the ongoing development of the garden.

So, come and check out the items and do your bit for charity!

Team Volunteer Day

theresnoplacelikegnome — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:29:37 +0000

What? The Southbank Digital team have volunteered to spend a day creating a vegetable garden for a local school.

When? Wednesday, 21st October 2009.

Where? Boutcher C.E. Primary School, Bermondsey, SE1 3BW (map).

More info… This project, which will assist a Let’s Get Cooking! club, aims to get children involved and enthused about growing and cooking their own produce.

From our point-of-view we are taking advantage of IPC’s “volunteer release time” and, as well as supporting the local community, hope to further enhance our team spirit and camaraderie.