North Cumbria 21 Sep

North Cumbria event on Wednesday 21 September, 9.30am-3.30pm with the Haltwhistle Partnership.

The day starts at Haltwhistle Community Library. Find out about the Co-op and its farms and local organisations able to help you 'tread lightly', take part in workshops and enjoy a tour of Haltwhistle Community Garden. A vegetarian lunch will be supplied, using local produce as appropriate.

Morning workshops

• Bee-Keeping (British Bee-Keepers' Association).
• Seed saving: How to harvest, process and store a range of seeds. Seeds to take home (Haltwhistle Community Garden).

Afternoon workshops

• Medicinal Plants: Find out about plants you already know or can readily identify in your gardens or in the wild and gain the confidence to make preparations for treating minor ailments and for first aid. Take away a sample. (Ross Menzies, The Herbal Clinic).
• Raggedy Recycling: Use traditional rag rug techniques and unwanted materials such as old clothes, T-shirts and old socks combined with non-traditional recycled materials such as plastics, to create unusual and unique brooches (Sustainable Carlisle).

Book your free place
To book online use the link below. Due to a limit on numbers for each event, booking is on a first come, first served basis. Therefore your booking is not guaranteed until you receive a confirmation email. Sturdy boots and appropriate outdoor clothing are recommended.

Apply for your place at a Get Your Hands Dirty event

Alternatively call 0161 275 9725 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

About Haltwhistle Community Partnership
www.haltwhistle.org

Haltwhistle is a small market town situated 35 miles West of Newcastle and 21 miles East of Carlisle, in the South-West corner of Northumberland. It has a population of 3,900 inhabitants. The surrounding wards of Hadrian and West Tynedale, which form the hinterland of Haltwhistle are sparsely populated, with approximately nine people per square kilometre as compared to the England average of 243 per square kilometre.

The Haltwhistle Partnership is a community-run regeneration charity that is concerned with the social, economic and cultural well-being of the town and the surrounding area. The Community Garden has been created from a small area of derelict land at the rear of the Partnership office, just off Main Street. Over seven years through the efforts of a committed group of volunteers it has become an established community garden and learning resource for the whole community.

Haltwhistle Partnership, Westbourne House, Main Street, Haltwhistle, North Cumbria, NE49 0ET. Tel 01434 321 242

Directions
You can get to Haltwhistle Library by the 685 Newcastle to Carlisle, AD122 Hadrians Wall Bus and 681 Nenthead to Haltwhistle bus service. The library is a two minute walk from Haltwhistle Railway station. Haltwhistle  Library, Mechanics Institute, Westgate, Haltwhistle NE49 0AX.