On Saturday 12th April, 10 ladies from NCBC spent the afternoon dirtying their fingers to clean up and green up the church courtyards. Various members from the group and wider congregation donated gardening items, and we set up a 'planting' station in the hall. There were pots and compost a plenty, as well as a selection of seeds, cuttings, and some generously donated plants. Both the larger and smaller courtyards are now full of life and exciting things are growing, including flowers and a small selection of vegetables!

Our hope is that the courtyard will be a space used by all of our church community, those who come on a Sunday and all who use the building during the week. There are already plans to buy water-play equipment so that the Mums and Toddlers group who meet at the church two mornings a week can enjoy that space.

If you have any gardening items spare or ideas of how we can continue to develop the outdoor space then please do share them with a member of the Eco-Congregation team.