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10 Years 10 stories

A community defined by what it dreams of. Our beautiful ‘bird’ gate at the Backlands Garden on Garden Lane really is a beauty. Designed and built by Robin Wood of Wild Child Designs, it has attracted much attention over the years; everyone wants to reach out and touch it. The bird in the gate is…

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Gardens News The Ridge SCIO Training Volunteering

2019-2020 Social Impact Report

Pop the kettle on and settle down for a good read. Click here. Our first ever Social Impact Report illustrates our work over 2019-2020. It was great fun to put together, to look at our various projects and to recognise what can be achieved. We are already looking forward to doing next years.

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Archaeology Black Bull Close Volunteering

Reasons to be cheerful

Reasons to be cheerful indeed….woop woop and huge thanks to Heritage Lottery Fund who have confirmed their further support of The Ridge and the Black Bull Close project with the announcment of funding for the second phase of development. Hip Hip Hooray! Last year (2018), we completed the the Clearance of the Close buildings making…

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Archaeology Black Bull Close Funding Volunteering

Announcing continued support from the Architectural Heritage Fund

We are super delighted to announce continued funding from the Architectural Heritage Fund. This support allows us to push on with Phase 2 of the development stage of the Black Bull Close project. The funding will be used to cover the costs of professional fees such as planning, archaeology and excavation as well as contributing…

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If you go down to Garden Lane today …

… you are in for a big surprise. Thanks to the generosity of both the Civic Pride Fund and Community Windpower we have said goodbye to the heras fencing and hello to a lovely trellis and stunning new gate. We are quite sure, here at The Ridge that no-one was sad to see the back…

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Volunteering for Health and Well-Being

You feel rubbish – right? You simply cannot see how volunteering can help you – I mean is there any point really? Well the simple fact of the matter is Volunteering is Good for YOU!  Let’s name a couple of reasons why? We focus less on our own troubles. We feel appreciated. We regain a…