Incredible Edible Aireborough

We had a lovely day for our session pruning fruit trees in Springfield Park. Hope we get a good crop of fruit in the autumn

During the Covid crisis, nature became a sanctuary for many, with that opportunity to pause, reflect and breathe in open air becoming a daily ritual. People took to the streets of Guiseley and the surrounding hills to walk, run and learn, perhaps taking more notice of the nature around them. More people spent time in the garden, growing, weeding and planting like never before. We have been given the opportunity to celebrate our community response to nature during Lockdown with a bench as part of the Civic Trust's 'Take A Seat' project, to be sited at one of our favourite community spots - The Wells. Can you help inspire our artwork for the bench by telling us what nature has meant to you this past year? Please do take a few minutes to fill in the survey to tell us or just post below how nature helped you cope: https://forms.gle/aJjeRpi7T7gJj9ex9 Or share us your photos of your favourite outdoor places in Guiseley which helped you get through.Photos from Incredible Edible Aireborough's post

Day two question for our 'Take A Seat' bench project! Comment with your answers and photographs below to inspire the design of our community bench as part of a city-wide project of colourful interventions by Leeds Civic Trust !Day two question for our 'Take A Seat' bench project! Comment with your answers and photographs below to inspire the design of our community bench as part of a city-wide project of colourful interventions by Leeds Civic Trust ! To fill out the full survey now, head to https://forms.gle/aJjeRpi7T7gJj9ex9 or find downloadable and printable versions at https://aireboroughnf.wordpress.com/2021/02/15/help-design-an-historic-bench-for-guiseley-wells/?fbclid=IwAR1MLKCWIFzzPuiRUgxnXwU9z39QRsv4sCTzAuBPE-2bs0FwoxUq8dJhX3g To help us on our mission to take care of the Springfield Park & Guiseley Wells area you can join our dedicated facebook group @Friends of Springfield Park & Guiseley Wells!

Hooray! We are getting a new bench near our planters on the little Pocket Park opposite Guiseley Wells. The Bench will be painted to mark how nature has helped us through Covid 19. We want to hear from you to inspire the painting so will be asking you a question a day. Today we'd love to know: 1.What outdoor activities did you enjoy over lockdown? We'd love to know if you took up anything new or just what's helped you get through

Incredible Edible Volunteer Viv out planting herbs in the new planter at Parkinson's Park, Guiseley today with a student from Craven Community College The planter was part of a donation made to the park in memory of Anne Grant. Room for more herbs too so there should be plenty for people to pick later this summerPhotos from Incredible Edible Aireborough's post

It's been #SeedWeek this week, so we've been sorting through our supplies and making plans for what we will be growing in and around Guiseley in 2021. Will you grow anything new this year?

Happy Christmas all. Hope you've had a lovely veg filled day. We've festivated our beds at Guiseley Wells with a few stars and Jennifer from Friends of Springfield Park & Guiseley Wells made this lovely festive wreath. We've been loving all the decorations around GuiseleyPhotos from Incredible Edible Aireborough's post