Activities On And For The Land

Planting some of the 800 trees to make the Woodland in 1998

Fund-raising for the Land goes along hand-in-hand with work on the Land. The Trust applied for and were fortunate to gain a grant of £1100 from the National Lotteries Charities Board, which facilitated the purchase of tools and a shed. The concrete base was done by the women themselves, which was great fun and a learning experience!

Jumble sales and car-boot sales are a regular occurence, and help is always welcome at these events. A sponsored Tinners Way walk attracted a large number of women and raised nearly £240 in itself. And many women have come to the Open Days and Work Days on the land, which engender a great sense of community and fun. Some women from out of county have offered to come and do some work on the Land as part of their holiday or visit to Cornwall, and such offers are always welcome.

There are Open Meetings to publicise the work of the Trust, and women can always come and help at any level and in all sorts of ways - it can be great fun!

Land Art Day March 8th 1999

Events 2004/5

Pruning and coppicing the small woodland

There has been quite a lot of new activity on and for the Land in 2004 and 2005. There were a number of successful Grant applications in 2004, and we received financial help from Penwith Small Grants Fund, Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chest, Southwest Foundation Small Grants and People's Places (New Opportunities Fund). This latter Grant enabled us to do many of the things we have long wanted to do on the Land, such as begin to create a Pond and Bog Garden, build disabled car parking access and pathways across the Land, and to begin work on creating a Sensory Garden based on the five senses. BTCV have been given us great help and advice with all of this. We have also obtained a tepee that can be used in the future for events of various kinds. We have also been looking after our small woodland with the help of Jan Phillips, and even been planting some new trees.

Planting some of the new trees

Events 2006/2007

2006/07 saw us finishing off many of the Projects started in 2005 - creating the pond and bog garden, putting the tepee back up again, and working on the Sensory Garden. We always welcome help at these Events, which can be great fun and very companionable. Events are often organised at the last minute, due to weather conditions and Trustees' other commitments, so if you would like to come along to any events please telephone Cheryl on 01736-787186 and leave a message, or e-mail info@womenslandtrust.org.uk and we will get back to you with the latest information."

Planting the yew in the sacred centre of the Land

If you would like to involved in any kind of way and visit the Land we would love to see you.