Fantastic news! We’ve been shortlisted for funding from the Aviva Community Fund, which means we’re appealing for as many votes as possible before November 21st. Please share the following link far and wide among your families, friends and other networks. This funding will make a massive difference to us. The 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 thought it would be ace to get Monty Don to be our patron/sponsor or just involved with us in some way. He is a gardener, has talked freely about his mental health and is an all round good guy, so we tried to get him via facebook and that Read more…
I never thought I’d get so excited about a fence. Unyet this beauty is quite something, the first works on site began yesterday with a boundary fence 2m wide to be filled with Rosa Rubigonosa. We still have some hurdles to jump before the garden work can get under way Read more…
Well, this is good. I just noticed today when I was buying stuff for my tea that we’ve been selected to get the proceeds of the carrier bags bought in the Allendale co-op this quarter ? not that I am endorsing filling our oceans with more plastic you understand, but if you 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…
We are having two open information days to show what we’re working on and the plans we have for our project. This is an opportunity for you to come and have a look at the site maps, ask us any questions about how we’re going to put it all together, Read more…
We’re holding a fundraiser on 8th of July, please come and join us, there will be cake!
We are looking for a volunteer Finance Director. The post holder will be responsible for: Budget setting: Allocating the budget to areas of the business and ensuring these remain realistic and adhered to. Monitoring and recording cash flow: Reporting back credit/debit status according to the business account to the board. Reconciliation Read more…
Higher Ground has been selected for the current round of the Tesco Bags of Help grants programme. The amount of money we get depends on the number of tokens in our box – so please get down to the Hexham store, get your token and pop it in our slot. Voting Read more…