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COLEY CHURCH WILDLIFE GROUP

Our new bench was delivered on 1st August. Three of team (Steve, Tuan and Graham) moved it to its position in the churchyard, where it is now held with secure ground-fixing pegs and anti-theft screws. We laid turf behind the bench, and planted low shrubs and flowering plants around the border.

It's in a lovely place for peaceful reflection, for a chat, to listen to the birds, for a snack during a walk in the countryside ......We have positioned it to take advantage of the view through the trees, over Norwood Green and beyond Scholes.

We are very grateful to Calderdale Council, for the Ward Forum grant which provided funds for the bench. We are also hugely grateful to Bishop Smitha for blessing the bench on Commitment Sunday.

It has already seen plenty of use, by church members and visitors, and we hope it will provide pleasure for many years to come.

Other activities:

Leave the flowering ivy to grow, it's good source of pollen and nectar through autumn

Allow ivy to grow back up the trees

Get some autumn flowering plants next year

Allow a few areas of grass to grow long and go to seed

Get in touch with local support and resource organisations

Overall it was a very worthwhile project for us, a place to rest and reflect.

Prayer for the Churchyard Garden

May your feet tread lightly

within this precious garden,

and imprints left behind

be simply where you paused

to sow a seed of love,

where now a flower blooms.

Amen

Thank you to everyone involved, both in the work, in fundraising and in all your other support.