Monday 9 May 2011

Damson Day Event 30.04.11

Volunteers from Shropshire and Telford Master Composters have been out and about promoting home composting in Ironbridge Gorge. 

As part of our Compost Awareness Week promotions, volunteers attended the Damson Day event.  The event was organised by volunteers from the Coalbrookdale Arboretum who are working with lottery funding and this open day will help raise funds towards restoring the site.


The arboretum is on Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust land, in Abraham Darby's old garden.   In the 18th Century, it contained a collection of specimen trees and a National Damson Collection.
The volunteers are now applying for more money to do larger works such as repair paths and improve lighting.

Hundreds of visitors turned out to the Damson Day and were offered guided walks around the arboretum as well as Tai Chi lessons, Beekeeping advice, childrens activities, cookery demonstrations, a farmers market and live music and cream teas as well as the opportunity to get home composting advice from an experienced Master Composter.

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