Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine Winter 2023

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Rattray Community Garden is based in what used to be a walled garden for Mount Ericht House and has been home to award-winning environmental group Blairgowrie and Rattray in Bloom for a number of years. The purchase and redevelopment of the community garden was highlighted as something local people wanted as part of the community action plan consultation exercise carried out in 2020. When the opportunity arose to buy the land, the site was secured as a community asset for the town and purchased by Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust (BRDT) thanks to support from the Scottish Land Fund. The aim is to create a welcoming, relaxing area for people of all ages where local groups can meet, supporting health and wellbeing, reducing social isolation, developing gardening skills, and observing wildlife. The garden will also help facilitate intergenerational activity and educational sessions, reduce food poverty by developing and maintaining an area - including raised beds - to grow fruit and vegetables for those in need, and increase biodiversity with careful management and planting. Since purchasing the site, a small committee has been working on the redevelopment of the community garden, installing utilities and other facilities such as paths to ensure it is accessible for all, greenhouses and raised beds. Work on developing a planting plan for the garden is ongoing and we are delighted to be working with Paul Hodge from Nature’s Delights Walled Garden between Alyth and Meigle and Blair in Bloom volunteers on that. Paul, who is a passionate advocate of the ‘no dig’ approach to growing has visited the garden a few times now to share his experience and PAGE advice with us, which has been interesting, informative and inspirational. While a significant amount of work has already been carried out to get us to this point, more needs to be done in order to allow the community to benefit fully from the garden’s potential. The two main projects are: • Demolition of a derelict building on the site which cannot be saved or made safe; • Conversion of a single-story building to create a general purpose room, toilets and a small kitchen for volunteers and visitors to the garden, and a new storage shed. The combined estimated costs for both these projects is expected to be around £40,000. We also need to generate regular income to cover the overheads of running the garden. Regular fundraising will therefore be a continuous process for the foreseeable future. Upcoming events and activities at the community garden include a Christmas bulb planting workshop in November, a tool swap in January and a fundraising quiz on February 2nd. Keep an eye on our Facebook page and the Blairgowrie Advertiser for further details and updates. To find out more about Rattray Community Garden, including how you can get involved in supporting the work it is doing or how you can benefit from the new facilities, follow our Facebook page by searching for ‘Rattray Community Garden’. You can also check out our new website at www.rattraycommunitygarden.org.uk or email us at info@rattraycommunitygarden.org.uk 16 BRDT MAGAZINE - WINTER 2023
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Page 3 and 4: In this Issue... Welcome Community
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Page 27 and 28: News & Articles In spite of all thi
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