When: 25 April 2014, 10am – 4pm

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The Federation of City Farms and Community Garden and our hosts Ards Borough Council would love to welcome you to the 10th Northern Ireland Allotment and Community Garden Forum.

Twice a year, the Forum brings together a range of stakeholders from all over Northern Ireland and from the South too – councils and local authorities, government agencies, NGOs and allotment and community garden representatives. It’s a chance for people to meet, share ideas, get to know each other, and find out what’s going on around the country.

Please come along and enjoy the day. We will be discussing everything you need to know to keep your project growing!

Speakers:

• Mayor of Ards, Councillor Stephen McIlveen
• Maurice Patton, Ards Allotments
• Alberto Oscoz, Comber Regeneration Community Partnership

Discussions:

• Long-term management and project sustainability
• Evidencing need in funding applications

Stalls:

• Bumblebee Conservation Trust
• Conservation Volunteers
• Killinchy Keepers and the Ulster Beekeepers’ Association
• Comber Horticultural Society

Site Visits:

• Ards Allotments
• Andrew Memorial School Gardens
• Incredible Edible Ballygowan (TBC)

Lunch: Delicious local seasonal food from Root and Branch Organics!
Scroll down and click ‘Register Now’ to book your place. (NB: In order to keep our numbers managable we’re limiting bookings to a maximum of 4 people per project.)