The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
The Big Climate Fightback is coming to Deeping St Nicholas as part of a community group’s revamped open space to mark The Queen’s Jubilee.
Deeping St Nicholas Gardening Club is in the process of improving the area of land off St Nicholas Way known as The Triangle.
A sensory garden, designed in association with the charity Sense, and a wildflower area are being worked on and they’ve now also enhanced the wooded area thanks to a successful bid to the Woodlands Trust to provide trees through the Big Climate Fightback.
The Deeping St Nicholas Gardening Club was only formed just over a year ago in a bid to improve the look of the village.
It started off with just five volunteers but keeps expanding.
The group’s organiser Deborah Croyle said: “We need the village to look loved and jolly.
“We’ve had a great response from the volunteers to get planters in and keep them watered.
“We also have some lovely green areas in the village and we wanted to see what we can do with those in ways that could benefit the whole community.
“With The Triangle, a lot of people use it, so we didn’t want to take away that space where people kick a ball around but we wanted to enhance it.
“We’ve been working with the charity Sense on the sensory garden to ensure it has all the sights, sounds and smells.
“The trees from the Woodland Trust for the wooded area have been particularly good as they’re all native species and we’re really chuffed to have been lucky enough to be selected for them.
“We’re now working so hopefully all three sections of The Triangle will be ready for the Jubilee itself.”
A village fete is being held there to mark the Jubilee on Friday, June 3, 11am to 4pm.
Among other improvements to be installed are new benches with a jubilee design that have been created by Spalding’s Chain Bridge Forge after funding was secured thanks to the Deeping Fen Wind Farm.
The Deeping St Nicholas Gardening Club has also been working with Vine House Farm on installing bird boxes in the area.
“All of the village has been so supportive so far and we intend to look at other areas in the village after,” Deborah said. “The group has something for everybody. Even if volunteers can only give an hour or so a month I’m sure there’s something they’ll be able to do.
“It’s been particularly great getting other groups involved such as the Scouts and people taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award.”
Woodland Trust senior project lead Vicki Baddeley said: “We strongly believe everyone should have the opportunity to plant a tree, and our spring planters are really showing us how it’s done.
“We’re seeing such a wide range of motivations for communities to take the simple, positive action to plant trees. They’re getting their hands dirty to combat climate change, support local wildlife, green up their local spaces, boost their wellbeing, and celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee to name but a few!”
