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WestRaven Community Garden

Work Experience Blog: Ethan

November 29, 2021 by Admin

My name is Ethan and I have been volunteering with Froglife for just over a year. Last academic year I was looking for work experience I could do to go with my college course. When looking at local places I contacted Froglife and was excited when they wanted me to help.

I started by helping at Westraven Community Garden where I helped at the groups ran for the local primary school. Helping at the sessions was positive as the children there were always grateful and cheerful no matter what the weather was like. Whilst at the sessions I was able to improve my teamwork as well as the skills required to work with children. With the children, we did a range of different tasks including bird feeder making, den building and marshmallow toasting which helped improve the children’s communication and teamwork skills.

Over the summer holiday, I was able to go to several events which both looked at using practical skills which were different to what I had done with Froglife previously. In one of the sessions, I was able to help children create a hibernaculum which was great fun as it also allowed me to pass on information that I knew to both the other volunteers and the children taking part in the session. The other session I was able to go to was very different and it was mainly older people and doing the work myself rather than leading. This allowed me to improve my practical skills and also my communication skills as I worked with people to get the task completed.

This academic year I have started as well as going to the school biased sessions I have started to do some work in the office which has enabled me to learn how the office works and has allowed me to get more involved in the sessions as I can help prepare for future sessions that will occur. Working in the office has also let me develop an understanding of how Froglife and other charities work when not and sessions or at events.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bird feeder, den building, Green Pathways, Guest blog, marshmallows, skills for life, teamwork, WestRaven Community Garden, Work experience, work placement

Local Funding Helps Pond Take Shape

September 27, 2017 by Admin

Wildlife conservation charity, Froglife has now completed a programme of work to create a wildlife area around an existing pond, with a £500 grant awarded by the WestRaven Big Local Community Grant at the WestRaven community garden in Ravensthorpe.

The creation of the wildlife area and pond area (additional larger pond is part of future work due to take place later this year) is a valuable asset to the community garden by providing an educational tool for local residents and other users of the garden including young people taking part in Froglife’s BBC Children in Need funded Green Pathways project. Froglife aims to teach as many people as possible about the extensive biodiversity and benefits of a simple garden pond and providing habitats for local wildlife.

Green Pathways is a youth project providing practical outdoor activities with young people aged 5-18 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire and the Fenland district. The project supports those with extra difficulties in their lives to improve green spaces for wildlife and people; and learn about and enjoy the environment.

By raising awareness of ponds and demonstrating what a great feature they are in a garden Froglife aims to inspire local people to create their own ponds at home. Froglife also hope to encourage people to get outside and become more active, as this has proven to reduce stress, improve mental health and enhance fitness. This project will benefit local residents as well as teaching good habits to the next generation for a healthier future.

The funds awarded have been used to buy materials to make wildlife homes, provide additional fencing, and enhance the existing fencing around the pond site. It has also been used to purchase two benches so people can sit and relax and enjoy this much improved area. The construction and painting of the wildlife homes, bench and the fencing has all been carried out by young people on the Green Pathways project.  

“The children have really enjoyed assembling the benches, and changing them from plain brown to the multi-coloured eye-catching design they are now” said their teacher Adam Billitt

“We got to use a saw and a drill to make a bird box which was great and then we painted pictures on that we thought would attract the birds” said one of the young people

“It’s great to teach the young people new skills and make a huge difference to wildlife and a community at the same time” said Froglife’s Learning Officer

To find out more about the Green Pathways Project visit: http://www.froglife.org/what-we-do/green-pathways/peterborough/

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Green Pathways, Peterborough, WestRaven Big Local, WestRaven Community Garden

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