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Moulsecoomb Forest Garden
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* The Primary Geography magazine wrote about the outdoor learning environment created at Moulsecoomb Primary School , where we run a weekly gardening club and help to maintain the school grounds. The schools Breakfast Club have also won a Healthy Choice Gold Certificate - the first school breakfast club in Brighton and Hove to achieve this. View some pics here.
* Peter Whitcomb has been making notes of what he has seen at nearby Moulsecoomb Wild Park, read his findings here (Word Document 2.5Mb).
* Read all the Harvest Festival Feast at Moulsecoomb Primary in the latest Brighton and Hove Organic Gardening Group newsletter.
 * Congratulations to long term volunteer and management committee member Michael Townsend who won City Colleges 'Foundation Learning' award. The award was not just for his work at the College and his determination to achieve despite his disabilities, but also for his voluntary work at the forest garden and the British Heart Foundation.
* Read praise for our work at Falmer High School from the outgoing head here.
* Sorry, we are currently closed on a Sunday, but if you would like to visit the project when we are not open, or if your group would like to use the gardens to put on an event please get in touch to arrange this.
* 400 people came to our open day in June – watch some short films here - Open day tour - Interview with Harvey from A.C.E - Interview with Aiden from Falmer High - Pat and Russell talk about their work.
* We are mentioned in Dave Bangs excellent new book 'A
Freedom to Roam Guide to the Brighton Downs' Watch these short films of part of his woodland walk tour during our open day! - Film 1 - Film 2 - Film 3 - Film 4
* Voted Best Green Project 2008 at the first ever Argus
Eco-Award (4Mb PDF). In
September we were runners up in the City in Bloom ‘best
wildlife garden.’
* Meridan TV recently popped up to the garden and made a
short film, you can watch it here.
* Click here to view our news archive
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