The Norfolk Green Care Network organises project visits across the year for our member groups and organisations. These are opportunities to connect with others working in green care across the county, share knowledge and experience, and discover the incredible range of activity happening throughout Norfolk and beyond.
See below for upcoming visits, which all take place between 2-4pm. Light refreshments are provided.
Saturday 11 April – Grapes Hill Community Garden
Grapes Hill, Norwich NR2 4HH
Grapes Hill Community Garden is run by Grapes Hill Community Garden Group, a Registered Charity, set up in summer 2008 to convert a run-down disused area near Norwich city centre into a community garden. Today, it is a thriving hub, containing wildflowers, edible plants, seating, sculptures, and nine deep beds which are rented to members of the local community for growing vegetables. Find out more.
Sunday 26 April – Lingwood Care Farm
Station Road, Lingwood, NR13 4AZ
Lingwood Care Farm provides green therapeutic sessions in small groups and/or with 1:1 support to build and develop an individual’s personal and work skills, social skills, building confidence, self-esteem, independence, motivation, fitness, strength, increasing an individual’s knowledge & interests through:
- Animal husbandry
- Allotment, horticultural and growing skills
- Agricultural Skills
- Modern machinery maintenance and repairs skills
- Woodland and ground maintenance skills
- Seasonal Arts & Crafts and woodwork
- Online activities.
We are an approved day opportunities provider with Norfolk County Council and a Social Farms & Gardens accredited green care provider. Our service is registered with AQA Unit Award Scheme and individuals are able to have their achievements formally recognised. Individuals are rewarded with a certificate each time they successfully complete a unit of learning. Find out more.
Saturday 9 May – Fen Zen
Fen Zen, Bramble Corner, Sluice Rd, Denver, Downham Market, PE38 0EG
We are a Community Interest Company running community supporting events and Nature Education events such as Mother’s fire circles, Women’s nurture days, Men’s fire circles, Wilderness Therapy events, Community gardening, outdoor feasting events, Volunteer days, Cultural experience events, and venue hire on our 8 acre smallholding in Norfolk. We also run a regenerative Market garden business on site. Find out more.
Sunday 24 May – Norwich Community Land Trust, Angel Road
Angel Road Junior School, Angel Road, Norwich NR3 3HR
This green project focuses on a set of disused school buildings and their surroundings green spaces. The site is currently held on on a 125 yr old lease by the Great Hospital Charity of Norwich, after having being handed back to the county council by the Academy Trust which previously run the school. The site has been empty since 2022; 4 years!
During that time Norwich Community Land Trust was asked to get involved involved by local people who were concerned about what was happening or not. The initial reaction to our enquiries was not positive. “Amateurs, political rabble rousers, trouble makers.” were some comments made.
By December 2023 the site was granted the status of an “Assert of Community Value” by Norwich City Council.
This open afternoon is an opportunity to explore a project that could develop into an exciting and thriving green space. We have even inquired about possibilities for access to the green spaces to give people the chance to grow their own food.
Come and food join us for an afternoon introducing this space. Refreshments will be provided by Substrata Wines. Find out more.
Sunday 31 May – Beccles Forest School
The Wild Meadow, Marsh 49, Beccles Common, Beccles, NR34 9BX
We are a Community Interest Company formed of a group of professionals and volunteers, aiming to make Forest School accessible to the community of Beccles.
At Beccles Forest Schools, we fiercely protect the right to play freely. We are person-centred and wholly embedded in the natural world, which meets the learning, development and well-being needs of us all. We celebrate participants’ autonomy over the spaces they explore, and foster their innate curiosity and connection, in a community that cherishes them. Find out more.
Saturday 6 June – Haveringland Church
St. Peter’s Church, off Haveringland Rd, Norwich, NR10 4PW
St Peter’s Church is the oldest surviving building in Haveringland and has one of the oldest round towers in the county, dating to the 11th century. The rest of the church, including the top of the tower, is a rebuild of 1858.
The Church was originally set amongst the wooded parkland of the Haveringland Hall estate. Haveringland Hall was located about half a mile to the north east. During World War Two the hall and its estate were requisitioned and became part of RAF Swannington airfield. The trees surrounding the church were removed. One of airfield perimeter tracks ran alongside the church. Now standing isolated beside this track, St. Peter’s is known as ‘The Church in the Fields’.
Saturday 8 August – Beyond the Wall
The Walled Garden, Thornham Magna, IP23 8HA
A registered charity providing day opportunities for adults with additional needs, including through horticultural therapy. Find out more.
Saturday 3 October – New U
Castle Quarter, Norwich, NR1 3DD
At New-U, we offer affordable fashion that combines sustainable style with social purpose. Our shop in Norwich city centre features a curated selection of quality pre-loved clothing and accessories. New-U provides more than just great savings and sustainable style, we are also a registered charity (1186761), with two primary aims:
- To support unemployed individuals aged 18+ make positive steps towards work or training.
- To promote a sustainable approach to fashion and reduce textile waste through our shop and community activities.
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