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Welcome to our July Newsletter!

So much exciting news to update you on!

It has been a very busy few months at Tregovenek.

Harnessing the light and energy of midsummer, we have been full steam ahead on developing plans and implementation on the ground so that Tregovenek can be a useable space for the community by the end of the summer. Workshops, courses, garden volunteering, enterprise and treatments…all on the cards for August through to November this year. So much abundance building here! Below is a breakdown of what there is to look forward to.

As always, thank you to you all for your ongoing support in making Tregovenek into the beautiful community space we know is possible.

The Tregovenek Team xx

Support our Community Garden Crowdfunder!

We will be launching our Community Garden Crowdfunder shortly!

There has been a slight delay on launching, as we’re waiting to hear about some possible exciting match funding which will need to be in place before we go live.

Keep your eyes peeled for updates, but don’t worry – will email again to confirm when we are going live. We want our newsletter readers to have advance notice so that you have first choice on booking into the array of amazing activities we have in store before they all sell out!  

A sneak peak of some of the amazing rewards we have in store..

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Head and back massages

Reiki healing

Photography workshops

Natural Happiness Workshops

Scything lessons

Bent Hazel Chair Making Course

1:1 Herbal Remedy Consultation and 4 week treatment

Sustainable Floristry Workshop

Imprinted Earthenware Bowl Workshop/ Mug Making or Wall hanging

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There is something for everyone! We can’t wait to be hosting such a great suite of events on site this summer!

It’s not too late to offer a reward!

We are really excited and so blessed to be offering some amazing rewards as part of the crowdfunder, with support from our wide network of friends and supporters.

If you have something you would like to offer to help us reach our crowdfunder target, please email hayley@tregovenek.org.uk

Please share far and wide

You can really help us build success by sharing our crowdfunder link far and wide!

Tell all your friends and family about our amazing project. Thank you for your support in making our community garden a reality this summer!

Progress in our Community Garden

We are itching to get going with the garden. While we wait for the crowdfunder to get going to pay for the main build, we have been busy preparing the space…

Current progress includes:

We have marked out where our circle and future potential community building will be, and started clearing the remaining rubbish and nettles and brambles so we have a blank canvas to work with. The continues fight with the bindweed goes on! A generous offer of compost means we can create some of the surrounding beds over the coming weeks and start to finalise the design and location of the compost loo and prep the space for a temporary yurt.  

We have now started weekly work parties on Fridays, 9am to 12pm to keep the momentum over the summer during the implementation phase of the garden. If you are interested in attending, please email Hayley@tregovenek.org.uk to be added to a WhatsApp group.

Priorities over the coming weeks will be:

1. Clearing vegetation and marking out the pathways and area for the compost loo.

2. Planting seeds for veg and herbs to plant out later in the season.

3. Laying cardboard down to suppress weeds and covering with fresh compost to create the beds

4. Stone walling to build the wall around the central circle gathering space

5. Building the most luxurious compost toilet you’ve ever seen.

   
   

Garden ‘Wants’ List

This will be a regular feature in our newsletter, in the interest of recycling and because life is always easier when we share and help each other out. There will always be resources we need that you might be able to help us with, and vice versa. In future, once we are set up a bit more, we will also post a ‘Haves’ list for items people might want to take away in reciprocity.

Currently we are looking for a few resources to help us implement the garden. If you can help with any of these please get in touch. Thank you!

• Plastic free cardboard for lining under growing beds

• Empty animal feeds sacks or similar.

• 6-7m Yurt – We are on the look out – if you see any adverts for  

  second hand – please let us know.

• Pallets

• Are there any artists out there that would like to mock up an

  impression of our garden vision?

Please send any links through to hayley@tregovenek.org.uk

A big thank you for attending our Bioblitz Event – We had a ball!

We had a wonderful day on 22 June for our Bioblitz event, followed by a garden work party afternoon and celebrating the Summer Solstice.

50+ wonderful people came to our Bioblitz in the morning to help us identify all the resident birds, insects, plants, and mammals at Tregovenek. Visitors of all ages enjoyed the meadow and learned about our native flora and fauna before having a wonderful picnic together in the sunshine. Thank you all for coming and making it such a special day!

It’s always great to receive such wonderful feedback from our visitors too..

We also made over £100 from our plant and produce sale – thank you!

Our work party in the afternoon was extremely productive for a spruce up of the garden, after some initial landscaping work had been completed. More tip runs, planting of more glorious vegetables and a tidy up of the polytunnel and weeding. So wonderful to garden together in a group and see the space transform in a short time with awesome team effort!

Our smaller Summer Solstice Ceremony in the evening was a magical event hosted by our new members Penny and Annabel with an incredible meal provided by Vicki and Fiona. A gratitude and vision building ceremony and intention setting for the wonders of a future Tregovenek community space, shared food and song and much love shared in community around the fire. Many exciting visions set for the future…

Meet our Community Builders!

We are delighted to confirm that following receipt of our National Lottery award from The National Lottery Community Fund, the CBS Board have now found our Community Builder!

In fact we have contracted two, as the scope of the role is so broad ranging! Hayley and Jemma will each be working with Tregovenek 1.5 days per week in addition to their extensive volunteer contribution, between now and the end of the year.  Together they bring the perfect mix of skills and experience needed for this role.

They will be working with circles with their new “Community Builder” hat on in the coming weeks and getting involved in new areas of work to support Tregovenek’s working circles and progress us towards our vision.

Our ‘Next Steps’ plan has received consent from our members, and will be implemented by Jemma and Hayley and the CBS Board in collaboration with the circles over the next six months.

Private Facebook Page.

Did you know that we have a private Facebook page? If you are an active member of Tregovenek circles or attend the work parties, you can join this page to be kept updated with news and events. Click on the link below to request access.

Finally, we would like to extend huge love and gratitude to each and every one of you for helping to make Tregovenek the beautiful, co-created community space that we all envision. We look forward to seeing you on the land again very soon.

With heart x