Transition Sherwood is holding its Annual General Meeting this Wednesday 26th April, at 7.30 pm at Sherwood Community Centre, all welcome! There will be reports on the year's activities and finances, a seedling, plant and seed swap table, cakes, and a short permaculture film.

Before the AGM, there is an option to meet up at 'A Taste of Punjab', 3 course Indian Meal at Christine's Community Cafe in Sherwood Community Centre. Booking is essential for the meal - ask to come at 6.15 and say you're with  the Transition Group. More info on Christine's COmmunity Cafe FaceBook page 

At it's 2016 AGM, the group agreed to buy and install a bikestand / planter at Sherwood Community Centre, using the remaining funds from the Transition Sherwood bike group.  The planter was delivered in a cardboard box from the Front Yard Company, and installed in early 2017.  Picture of the planted-up planter to come!

Transition Sherwood's garden at Sherwood Community Centre was awarded its second 'Outstanding' certificate in the 2016  'It's Your Neighbourhood' awards at Nottingham City Hall in November, and the newer Edingley Square garden a 'Thriving' award. Group members Vesse Ashley and Joan Cook are seen here recieving the award, and it was inspiring to see the variety, number and skills of so many other community garden projects and meet some of their gardeners at the event.

Very pleased to be part of the Nottingham Growing Network in 2016 and 2017.

Funding from the People's Postcode Lottery is helping links, exchanges, skill-sharing and mutual support between growing groups around Nottingham and Nottinghamshire - thank you!

Transition Sherwood's Annual General Meeting will be at Sherwood Community Centre on Wednesday 27th April at 7pm, with updates from the group, herb garden cakes, networking, and a talk on sustainable gardening by Karen Fry.

Transition Sherwood's Food Garden at Sherwood Community Centre and the new garden at Edingley Square were amongst the many Nottingham community gardens recognised at Nottingham in Bloom's ' It's Your Neighbourhood' awards in September - the photo shows Jessica from the garden group receiving the award.

Catching up after a long absence...
At Transition Sherwood's AGM in late 2014, Sharing Sherwood became a seperate group, and continues to thrive running monthly meals from food that would otherwise go to waste. While the community food garden was going well and a new garden recently established at Edingley Square, the central coordinating group and other projects had lost energy with members moving on for personal reasons or moving on to other projects and campaigns. It was agreed to amend the constitution to reflect this, and concentrate on the garden projects and keeping up a prescence mainly via Facebook.

Swishing Event at Sherwood Library, October 4th

Saturday October 4   10.30am for 11am start-1pm
Swish, swish...    the sound of browsing through clothes racks  - bring your clothes and toys for our autumn "swapping not shopping" event at Sherwood Library.  No money required.

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We have a new garden project which coincides with setting up a tenants and residents group for the area. It is an unused patch of land tucked behind the houses, close to the prison. We want to give initial priority to local residents so if you know anyone that might be interested please put them in touch. We have plans for individual plots and shared spaces for vegetables, fruit and flowers. If anyone would like to help please let us know. We also would welcome donations of plants, cuttings, equipment, cardboard, old baths, wheelbarrow etc. etc.