Excellent news! We now have the keys to the Medway Block so the handover is now complete !! Now we need to make it look loved, so we are looking for some volunteers on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August to help start decorating the outside of the building. We need Read more…
Now that the builders have been into the Medway block and redone the ceiling and doors, we have a lot of stuff to get rid of,including all of the classroom stuff that just got left in there and we’ve hired a skip so we’d love it if we could get Read more…
We’re delighted that the Allen Valleys Knit and Crochet Group have chosen us as one of their charities of 2018. The group will be holding an Exhibition and Sale of Work on Saturday 9th June at Catton Village Hall and will be running a raffle, tombola and cake stall to Read more…
Higher Ground are delighted that artist Ruth Thompson from Sylvan Skills is hosting this fantastic workshop on Sunday 10th June from 10:00am -1:00pm at Catton Village hall for our project next month. Learn to weave your own willow obelisk and create a beautiful piece to take away for your Read more…
Now that the site is a bit dryer, there’s an awful lot of work to do so we’re holding a volunteer day on Saturday May 5th and hope as many as possible of you can join us. There’s a range of jobs from cutting back willow, moving compost, planting, mulching, digging, staking… Read more…
We couldn’t decide whether to run the wet felting workshop on Sunday or not, some roads were still blocked with snow meaning a few people who had booked couldn’t get here. However, the few ladies who managed to make it made some really lovely creations and were chuffed to bits Read more…
Want to find out more about our plans? Pop along to the old Allendale First School field 3pm-4.30pm Thursday 15th Feb to and find out about the Growing Together projects including; • Higher Ground • Plugging the Gaps (an AONB project) • Learn about the community spaces • Volunteering opportunities Read more…
Come and join us this January for an introduction to this colourful, versatile and addictive craft. This workshop will introduce you to the materials and techniques needed to get you on your way to making your own beautiful creations. The session costs £20 and includes tea, coffee, cake and craft Read more…
Come and make a beautiful winter wreath, and decorate it with your own needle felted creatures. You will learn how to weave a wreath ring that can be used year after year; weave in foliage; and learn how to needle felt animals and shapes to decorate it with. Includes spiced Read more…
We’re so chuffed our first fund raiser was a real success on Saturday! Thanks so much to Homebase for donating a massive number and variety of plants which we nursed back to health, lots of cakes donated by friends and family, photos from a friend and some handmade chocolates. The Read more…
