Christmas Closure Times Inspire Community Garden will close after Wednesday 23rd December session (1pm to 3pm) and reopen Sunday 3rd January 2021 (10am to 3pm). We wish all our volunteers and supporters a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. Stay safe.

The Trustees have decided that the Inspire Community Garden will be CLOSED for normal activities from today until at least Mid-February. A further decision will be made in February which will be in line with Government guidelines.

Chesterfields Potato Day 2021 went very well considering we were unable to have a shop this time. the surplus has been moved to Inspire Community Garden where it will be sold off. Please see transitionchesterfield.org.uk/potatodaystock…

Tree planting, carbon capture and flood prevention Sat 31 July, 11am – 12.30pm Speakers will talk about nature based solutions like tree planting, river management & peatland restoration can capture carbon & minimise the risk of flooding, & how we can help transitionchesterfield.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

Electric car charging points are to be installed at every new home and office across England trib.al/PstYBto

Rewilding Sat 25 September, 11am – 12.30pm With Andrew Ramsey (University of Derby), Matt Buckler (Derbyshire Wildlife Trust), Dawn Ward (rewilding pioneer) Register here us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

We would like your help sharing the Right to Repair petition far and wide. It would really help drive home the point that people want to be able to fix their things. therestartproject.org/petition-right…

Chesterfield's famous Potato Day is back and taking orders. potatoday.org.uk

We may not have open shop event as that's not yet been decided. So get your orders in early.

Lets give draughts the cold shoulder. Volunteers from Transition Chesterfield’s Repair Café project will be demonstrating how to make a simple door draught excluder by re-using bits of fabric. THURS 20th OCTOBER 1 – 4pm at Unit 23 of Pavements Shopping Centre in Chesterfield.

Don't forget!

Chesterfield's famous Potato Day is back and taking orders. potatoday.org.uk

Transition will be at the Repair Cafe, Sat 19th Nov 10am - 1pm to show how to make simple door draught excluder using surplus materials that might go to waste in landfill. This simple way to banish cold draughts, save money bills which all helps towards combating climate change.

RHS Big Seed Sow with Seed Swap at Inspire Community Gardens. Come along and make your own biodegradable pot and sow some seeds in it to take home. Bring your spare seeds to swap with our collection and browse our plant sale. 10.30-2.30 Sun Apr 2nd Free entry, donations welcome.

LitterSorters Thursday 9th March 10 - 11.30am Help to make Chesterfield a cleaner and a greener place where people can enjoy using our local walking, cycling and wheeling routes. Meeting in Queen's Park near the cricket pavilion New volunteers are very welcome.

ICG are supporting this.

RHS Big Seed Sow with Seed Swap at Inspire Community Gardens. Come along and make your own biodegradable pot and sow some seeds in it to take home. Bring your spare seeds to swap with our collection and browse our plant sale. See transitionchesterfield.org.uk/inspire-seed-s…

The next LitterSorters session on Thurs 13th July 10am, meet at the green superbin near the cricket nets in Queen's Park. New volunteers welcome. See Transition Chesterfield website for more details.

GARDEN SCHEME OPEN WEEKEND 2023 Mastin Moor Gardens & Allotments announce their first National Garden Scheme Open Weekend. They welcoming visitors to the site on Saturday, 29th and Sunday 30th July 2023 between 10am and 4pm on both days. £4 entry for adults, with children free.