Annual Report March March 2019 www.Food4Macc.org Annual Report March March 2019

Food4Macc Activities

Food4Macc Community Gardens

Community Gardens Supported Food4Macc Community Gardens Supported Prestbury Beaumont Care Home - now being run by local residents The Rowans Care Home – Raised Beds Belong Care Home - Raised beds built, good local involvement All Hallows Catholic College Bollin Brook School – raised beds and greenhouse Heritage Walk – Handed over to Abercrombie Christ the King School - Beds built Hurdsfield School - Existing Beds Cleared Ivy Bank Primary School - equipment, advice Macclesfield Railway Station Victoria Park Prestbury House Care Home – Raised Beds Tytherington School Greenhouse Upton Grange Care Home Sparrow Park Leisure Centre Care4ce raised beds. Hollinhey School equipment Puss Bank School equipment Park Royal School greenhouse Rainow School raised beds

Food4Macc The Rowans

The Railway Station Approach Food4Macc The Railway Station Approach

The Leisure Centre Care4ce Food4Macc The Leisure Centre Care4ce

The Leisure Centre Care4ce Food4Macc The Leisure Centre Care4ce

The Leisure Centre Care4ce Food4Macc The Leisure Centre Care4ce

The Leisure Centre Care4ce Food4Macc The Leisure Centre Care4ce

Food4Macc Garden Share

Food4Macc Garden Sharing 14 sites Press release to be submitted to the Macc Express for new season

Food4Macc Schools

Hollinhey Primary, Sutton Food4Macc Hollinhey Primary, Sutton £200 for equipment in April 2018

Food4Macc Bollinbrook School £300 towards a greenhouse

Food4Macc Park Royal School £280 towards a greenhouse

Food4Macc Puss Bank School £150 for tools seeds and plants

Food4Macc Rainow Primary School £250 towards new raised beds

Food4Macc RHS Schools Project

Food4Macc RHS Schools Project  Royal Horticultural Society's pages on School Gardening. Buried amongst a wealth of data they produce these month by month guides:- Spring term: https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Info-Sheet/Month-by-Month-Guide-To-An-Edible-School-Spring Summer term: https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Info-Sheet/v-Month-by-Month-Guide-To-An-Edible-School-Garden Autumn term: https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/resources/info-sheet/month-by-month-guide-to-an-edible-school-garden-au  

Food4Macc Allotments The Springfield Road and Birtles Road allotment sites were transferred from Cheshire East to Macc Town Council this week. Moss Lane, Byrons Lane/Laburnum Ave, and Park Grove transfers are ‘imminent’. Brookfield Road is held up by a boundary dispute. South Park allotments have been found to belong to Peaks & Plains. (to everyone’s surprise – including Peaks & Plains!) There will be greater use of delegated Allotment Societies to manage the sites.

Food4Macc Other Transition Activity

Food4Macc Random Apple Company, Rainow

Food4Macc Random Apple Company, Rainow

Next meeting 7.30 Monday 20th May Food4Macc Next meeting 7.30 Monday 20th May

Food4Macc Membership, Website & Social Media

Food4Macc Mar 2019 = 22 paid-up members 2019= 1168 Twitter Followers Website: 2018-19 = 5,300 sessions (15 hits per day) 2019 = 150 Facebook post reach

Food4Macc Financial Report Accounts Notes

Food4Macc Financial Update since the accounting period closed We have had 32 members renew @ approx £9 each. Subsequent Commitments Puss Bank School £150, Tools, Seeds and plants for use in an extension to existing raised beds. Bollinbrook school £300 greenhouse (also approved) Rainow Primary £250, towards two new raised beds Park Royal School £280, Greenhouse. Total £980 Funding Sought We have applied to the William Dean Trust for £1000 to further support our work with schools.

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