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The Challenge

The Challenge. How to keep moving forward, building on our successes?. Cloughmills Community Orchard. 26 th March 2011, work begins on the village orchard. Community Orchard. Working on the main growing site, Patton’s Bar. Why an orchard?. Reconnecting people with fruit trees

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The Challenge

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  1. The Challenge How to keep moving forward, building on our successes?

  2. Cloughmills Community Orchard 26th March 2011, work begins on the village orchard

  3. Community Orchard Working on the main growing site, Patton’s Bar

  4. Why an orchard? • Reconnecting people with fruit trees • Get young people ‘used’ to fruit, not stealing it! • Working with and sharing surplus fruit to make jams, tarts etc • Plans for food festivals etc

  5. Village Orchard Apples and plums at Patton’s The fruiting hedge

  6. 440 New Trees in Cloughmills Reluctant digger Edible Hedge

  7. The Happiness Project

  8. A Community ready to act…

  9. The Happiness Project • A serious attempt to address issues which contribute to happiness: • Connecting with people • Being active • Taking notice of the world around you • Learning new skills/rediscovering old ones • Giving time to yourself or others

  10. Old Mill Site

  11. Another journey begins

  12. Permaculture in action • Earth Care • People Care • Fair Shares

  13. Getting people involvedeveryone has a role to play in ‘reskilling’ our communities

  14. ReskillingCloughmills

  15. ReskillingCloughmills

  16. ReskillingCloughmills

  17. Every convenience provided!

  18. What is a resilient community Takes control, making things happen not waiting for things to happen Meets needs locally People feel safe, valued and have a voice People are connected to each other, their community and the natural environment

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