SEPTEMBER 2021
MONTHLY NEWS, INFORMATION & ENTERTAINMENT FOR GLENFIELD
The Glenfield Gardeners’ Millennium Green vent!’ summed up The Glenfield Gardeners’ Annual Show by one new visitor. The A Association: een grey and a little bit wet but the mood inside St Peter’s Church hall was nothing Without help, the Trust will close
Gardeners’ Association: A Celebration Show The future of Glenfield THE MILLENNIUM GREEN was set up 23 years ago to keep the land on the north western edge of Glenfield as public open space.
Celebration Show
a definite buzz, chatter and lots of smiles from both those winning prizes and At the time moneyexcited was available from the Countryside Commission for local groups to achieve this. This money could not afternoon out. Lots of old friends were meeting up for the first time in months and be used by public bodies. So the Glenfield Millennium Green Trust ‘WHAT A wonderful event!’ summed up The Glenfield was set up andexhibits most of the area was leased tofantastic the Trust by the ile admiring and it was to meet lots ofAnnual people the show Gardeners’ Showdiscovering by one new visitor. Parish Council. After public consultation, and many community events to raise extra money needed to match the grant, the Green as you know it was created. The aim was always to provide local residents, of all ages and abilities, with a space to use in a variety of ways. There is an area of open grassland for informal use, an infants play area, a garden with raised beds and a glade of native trees where daffodils are planted as a Marie Curie ‘Field of Hope’. Picnic tables and benches have been added in various areas and a perimeter path connects everything.
we were expecting the exhibits to be a little prise, it was quite the opposite. There were The Glenfield Gardeners’ Associatio lays of locally grown flowers and vegetables ‘What a wonderful event!’ summed up The Glenfi number of preserves and wines which were weather may have been grey and a little bit wet b y the judge. like that. There was a definite buzz, excited chatter The Trust has relied on volunteers to manage much of the visitors enjoying an afternoon out. Lots of old frie y delighted the amount of newcomers to maintenance by on the Green and a gardening group meets regularly were catching up while admiring exhibits and it wa during the summer months. Some residents look after sections ntering exhibits for the first time. Winners of for the first time. of the garden in their own time. We have raised money by having coffee mornings, table top sales, garden fetes plant sales and our After a year break, we were expecting the exhibi mer’100trophy were Julie and Michael Steere Club to pay for mowing the grass monthly and major repairs to down but to our surprise, it was quite the opposi As theand trees,had and hedges, also have to pay er ofpaths. items winshave ingrown the we wine classes. some wonderful displays of locally grown flowers for expert help. and an outstanding number of preserves and win wasAs new to us and won ‘best exhibit in the years have passed the Green has become an essential thoroughly enjoyed by the judge. of the recreation - especially during the last 18 months of the ries area for poetry section were outstanding We were particularly delighted by the amount of pandemic. Unfortunately it has also meant that we could hold no The weather may have been grey and a little bit wet but the mood the show who were entering exhibits for the first ti community celebrations onOlder’. the Green. Lindzi It has also led to on the themeevents of or‘Growing Mayann theChurch most insidewas St Peter’s halldeserving was nothing likewinner. that. There was a our ‘Worthy Newcomer’ trophy were Julie and M an increase in anti-social behaviour and some damage which has definite buzz, excited chatter and lots of smiles from both those There was a delicious looking selection of cakes and who entered a number of items and had wins in th yet to be put right. winning prizes and visitors enjoying an afternoon out. Lots of old Also, Karin Abbot new to us and won ‘ friends were meeting up for the first time inwas months and were bakes. Many men hadcatching braved thehandicrafts’. menexhibits only chocolate cake Help is needed urgently! up while admiring and it was for fantastic to meetsection lots The entries the poetry we of people discovering show for the first time. recipe. The judge commented how delicious the andthe very thoughtful on thepreserves theme of ‘Growing Old THE CHARITABLE TRUST running the Green has appealed, After a year The over the years, for new memberswere, with only success. Pat Dredge won best exhibit for her inlimited particular, break, we were bak It is with some regret that the current trustees find expecting thethe trophy for ‘Most points in raspberry jam. She also won reci themselves in a position that they are unable to continue exhibits to be a to manage the Green without more help. wer little down but handicrafts’. rasp Without new trustees or volunteers we will have no choice but to to our surprise, close the Trust and the land will revert back tostandard the Parish Council han The of vegetables was very high. Richard it was quite who own the freehold. The the opposite. Bowers, David Allen and There werePhil Burgess swept up a lot of Bow IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BECOME A TRUSTEE some wonderful the to keep this area safe from the any adverse prizeschanges with enormous onions and perfect skinned displays of locally cuc please contact us by phone 0116 2991868 or flowers exhibited some outstanding cucumbers. George grown Patecki e-mail: springtor@btinternet.com. rhu and vegetables Vis This is your opportunity to help protect the environment and make rhubarb. and an sure good opportunities for healthy activity are retained. enjoy tea and cake outside, all beautifully baked b outstanding number of preserves and wines which were thoroughly Visitors were welcomed in a safe environment and could plants from our members too and many visitors enjoyed by the judge. Thank you for reading this article. show able to runof without the CONTINUED PAGE 3wonderful ...> not have been utside, beautifully bakedMillennium by our many members. WeON had a would donation Theall Trustees of Glenfield Green But also, not without the support of our many helpe mbers too and many visitors went away laden with goodies for like theirthank gardens. We would those whoThe helped set up a ARTICLE & ADVERT DEADLINE FOR NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE IS 20THtoSEPTEMBER away,and bakedthe and Parish served cakes in the kitchen, grew been able to run without the support of Glenfield Television Council.