Author Archives: Jenny Parsons

Learn how to prune fruit trees – Friday 14th February  2020, 10am – 2pm, Constable Community Allotment, Constable St, Hull HU3  3DF With local horticultural expert Mike Kinnes. This course is FREE but donations are welcome. Hot drinks provided, bring a packed lunch. Places are limited, so … Continue reading →

The February meeting of Transition & Permaculture Hull will take place on Mon 10 Feb, 7.30 pm, Friends Meeting House, Bean St, Hull HU3 2PR This will be an informal meeting where we will welcome Wayne from local seed company Sow Seeds ( https://www.sowseeds.co.uk/ ). Sow Seeds … Continue reading →

Tree Planting will be taking place on Sat 1 Feb  and Sun 2 Feb 2020 from 9.00 am to 3.30pm at Graceland Lodge, Holderness Country Park, Tunstall. We are looking for volunteers for our tree planting event at Holderness Country Park, near Tunstall. We have … Continue reading →

Living with Water Household Flooding Survey in Haltemprice, East Riding – closes 31 January The Energy and Environment Institute in the University of Hull is surveying residents in Haltemprice (Cottingham North & South, Hessle, Tranby including Anlaby, Willerby and Kirk Ella). They are … Continue reading →

Transition & Permaculture Hull New Year Social Mon 13 Jan 2020, 7.30pm, Friends Meeting House, Bean St, Hull HU3 2PR Our January meeting will be a Bring-and-Share Buffet to celebrate the start of the New Year. We’ve arranged a couple … Continue reading →

Wassailing is a ritual held around 12th night, an ancient custom of visiting orchards, reciting incantations and singing to the trees to promote a good harvest for the coming year.  You are invited to the free event at Pickering Orchard … Continue reading →

There is a local Credit Union serving Hull and the surrounding area. HEY Credit Union, a not-for-profit cooperative owned by its members, has just celebrated 20 successful years, has a 5 star Fairbanking rating and is now one of Britains … Continue reading →

Young people involved in the Youth in Nature initiative in Hull have designed and developed an allotment at Edensand Road in the Hawthorne Ave area. The allotment has been developed on no-dig and companion-planting principles. This year the allotment was nominated for an RHS School Gardening … Continue reading →

The Waterline Summit was held in Hull on 28 Nov 2019 at the Bonus Arena and brought  together businesses, campaigners, community groups, colleges and schools to showcase how the world’s greatest threat is also the Humber’s biggest opportunity. The Waterline … Continue reading →