Renfrewshire Environmental Trust's Blog

The proposed agenda

1) Introductions and Welcome

2) Quorum

3) Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM

4) Approval of the independently examined accounts to 31st March 2023

5) Appointment of Auditor

6) Election of the Board of Directors

If you wish to attend, please email retpaisley@yahoo.com before 19th April 2024.

Thankyou.

There have been seed potatoes, peat free compost and new wooden boxes provided to primary schools, nurseries and community groups in Paisley during February and March 2024.

Some early seed potatoes chitting on a window sill at Finding Your Feet Project, Paisley.

Compost and wooden boxes supplied to local nurseries and St. Mary’s Primary in mid-March 2024.

Seed potatoes planted at St. James / Mossvale Primary Schools in mid-March 2024.

Seed potatoes planted by St. Mary’s Primary 4/5 pupils in mid-March 2024.

This project activity is supported by various funders including Renfrewshire Council, LUSH, Scottish Community Foundation and the Foyle Foundation.

There is an open space within the grounds of the school campus for Mossvale Primary/St.
James Primary within Shortroods, Paisley. it provides outdoor spaces for local children and their
parents.

It can offer children access to nature, to support their learning, physical development as well as the health and wellbeing from being outdoors. We received a grant from Volunteering Matters Action Earth to support the planting the wildlife friendly shrubs in the school garden.

With the involvement of children and support of their parents, we are looking to create a wildlife friendly greenspace that can be accessed all year round.

We have been working with pupils and staff at St. Mary’s Primary alongside the Paisley Florist Society to enhance the gardening space within the school grounds.

Thanks to funds from The Foyle Foundation, Scottish Community Foundation and LUSH, we have purchased new raised beds, and compost to support food growing.

The groups involved in the Spuds for Buddies Project have been watering their raised beds to ensure we get a good crop of potatoes across Paisley.

Potato plants at Rainbow Nursery and St. James/Mossvale Primaries

Thanks to everyone involved in supporting the potato growing activities within local nurseries, primary schools, after school care and community groups.

Thanks to funding from Renfrewshire Council’s Local Partnership Grant, 20 new raised beds have been purchased for use by primary school pupils and nursery children in the Shortroods area of Paisley.

The seed potatoes have been growing with thanks to watering from local children and the staff at local primaries and nurseries. It is anticipated that the potatoes will be harvested in mid-June.

There have been workshops held with adult volunteers at Finding Your Feet Community Garden. Three large planters were filled with peat-free compost and seed potatoes.

Also, we provide support with a potato planting workshop held in the grounds at Mossvale Nursery.

In addition, we supported potato planting by pupils from St. James Primary and Mossvale Primary in their school garden.

Many thanks to the staff and volunteers involved in the support of the potato growing at the local primary schools and nurseries.

During March, we have been supporting local nurseries, primary schools and community groups with potato planting.

Seed potatoes have been provided to various groups in the Paisley North area. The early potatoes are Home Guard and Javelin. They can be planted after chitting in late March and harvested in late June.

This project is possible with grant funds from the National Lottery, IKEA and Renfrewshire Council

The proposed agenda

1) Introductions and Welcome

2) Quorum

3) Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM on 13th December 2021

4) Approval of the independently examined accounts to 31st March 2022

5) Appointment of Auditor – Milne Craig Accountants

6) Election of the Board of Directors

If you wish to attend, please email retpaisley@yahoo.com before 17th February 2023.

Thankyou.

INTERESTED IN THE HERITAGE, GARDENING, CLIMATE ACTION AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENT?

WILLING TO VOLUNTEER FOR A LOCAL CHARITY IN THE RENFREWSHIRE AREA?

Renfrewshire Environmental Trust is recruiting Voluntary Directors/Trustees living in the Renfrewshire area to support development of the organization and to strengthen the charity for the future.

The role of Director is voluntary and makes a vital contribution to the development of the Trust. There are no specific qualifications for directorship and we draw our Board from a wide range of backgrounds. Those with local knowledge and expertise in areas such as recycling, horticulture, architecture, training, business, accountancy, management and IT would be particularly welcomed.

Contact Renfrewshire Environmental Trust

by email on retpaisley@yahoo.com or text message.

Mobile: 0753 127 4865

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