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Gardening to Feel Great
Author: Joshua
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Meet the team – Richard – November 2022
Richard King
An interview with Richard King, one of our hard-working volunteers and a true Communigrow’s ambassador.
“I also wanted to be part of something that was part of growing organically and healthily and doing that for the community but also something I could learn about as well at the same time”
November 2022
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Meet the team – Heather – July 2022
Heather Cornally
An interview with Heather Cornally, community gardener at Communigrow.
“This role blends together everything that I’ve been doing in my career, even in terms of having lovely groups of people to work with, so it’s as if I’m meant to be here.”
July 2022
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Meet the team – Clair – April 2022
Clair Evans
An interview with Clair Evans, a grower at Communigrow
“At home you only grow what you eat really. There’s no point growing things you don’t eat. Whereas here, we grow everything we can. It’s like a community allotment.”
March 2022
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Meet the team – David J – March 2022
David J
Meet the team – An interview with David Jeffrey, Horticultural Leader at Communigrow
‘It doesn’t matter what experience you have, you may not have any experience in gardening, but you can still learn and you can still teach others, because you may have a skill that comes in that they haven’t thought of.”
April 2022
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Communigrow Stories – Improving Wellbeing
Improving Wellbeing: Anne
Communigrow Stories – Improving Wellbeing
“Enjoyment of meeting new people, learning new things. Making new friends gets harder as you get older & this group whilst all being quite different from each other are friendly and welcoming”
February 2022
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Meet the team – Amy – December 2021
Amy Simon
Meet The Team – An interview with Amy Simon, one of the most kind and generous volunteers we have at Communigrow.
“Volunteering with Communigrow has absolutely reinforced my interest in gardening and growing.”
December 2021
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Meet the team – Claudia – September 2021
Claudia Hebblewhite
Meet The Team – An interview with Claudia Hebblewhite, one of our most versatile volunteers.
“Whether you are thinking about volunteering in the field or volunteering remotely, Communigrow has been an amazing experience allowing me to learn from like-minded people and has taught me so many valuable skills.”
September 2021
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Meet the team – Lauren – July 2021
Lauren Parker
Meet The Team – An interview with Lauren Parker, one of our committed volunteers.
“One of the favourite things I have learnt through volunteering with Communigrow is the idea of a community being able to come together to create amazing things.”
July 2021
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Meet the team – Charley – May 2021
Charley Pope
Meet The Team – An interview with Charley Pope, one of our talented volunteers.
“Having the opportunity to help at the field as well as create Communigrow’s recipes, I have such a wonderful insight into the seasonal food and then taking it and making something delicious with it. I think more and more people are starting to realise how wonderful that journey is. ”
May 2021