19/04/23 – Well someone’s been busy! Firstly, we are delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded funding from Denbighshire County Council Age Friendly Communities grant to take our nature and gardening sessions into Ysgol Trefnant School, working in collaboration with Connexions. There will be intergenerational ‘oos’and ‘ahhs’ as we study the natural world together. Secondly,Continue reading “News, events, projects and services”
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Nature Through the Window
1/02/23 – What a lovely session at Nature Through the Window. We didn’t need our spears after all!! Plenty of fascinating fossils though. If you live in Denbigh or environs, why not join us for our next one – a Prickly Affair – Feb 25th 2023.
Coming soon – for the good folks of Denbigh and environs.
Join King’s Garden at Eiranfa Community Centre, Denbigh, for ‘King’s Garden Presents’ – a close look at an aspect of the natural world – animals, plants and the seasons – through presentations, games, quizzes and other activities. Things to make you say, “well I never!” Sessions are open to everyone of any age and areContinue reading “Coming soon – for the good folks of Denbigh and environs.”
Not so new news!
Awyr Las | Gardd lles newydd diolch i Gynghrair y Cyfeillion And now the borders now look like this – And patients and staff are enjoying making their contributions –
Nature studies for grown up children….
Great news! We’ve received funding from Dementia Aware Denbighshire Community Led Grant, to work with the fabulous Dementia Friendly Denbigh. From October, we will be delivering ‘Nature Studies for Wellbeing’ to the good folks of Denbigh and environs. The project aims to bring ALL ages together and will be especially inclusive for those living withContinue reading “Nature studies for grown up children….”
Happy Gardening!
Thanks to the support of Colwyn Bay Hospital League of Friends and the Gwynt Y Mor Community Fund, we have been planting again! Just a quick reminder of what we started with:
We are delighted,
to have been awarded funding from Community Foundation Wales, to continue our Nature Clubs/Clwb Natur with Y Ty Gwrydd Community Hub | Y Ty Gwyrdd | Denbigh Wales. Cultivating connections to the natural world with children.
Well, that was fun!
A spot of table top gardening to aid recovery in Holywell hospital today. Sowing happy sunflowers ready to brighten up the balcony.
Not one but three pieces of news!
4/04/22 *Thanks to the support of the Llandudno Hospital League of Friends, the Colwyn Bay Community Hospital League of Friends AND Gwynt Y M’or; King’s Garden has received more funding to deliver our nature studies to patients. The Grow4it project will be extended onto two more wards in Llandudno, and we’ll deliver therapeutic table topContinue reading “Not one but three pieces of news!”
Ponderings from the Polytunnel
It’s Only Natural I couldn’t make out what it was at first. All I could see was a fan shaped tail, neatly finished with a black trim, bobbing up and down on top of the trellis. It turned out to be the back end of Mr Pigeon, tenaciously wooing his intended with a gentlemanly bow.Continue reading “Ponderings from the Polytunnel”