Sandy is 90 today. That would be 90 going on 19 I guess. Around here he will always be Pick of the Crop and Best in Show. Here’s wishing Sandy many, many happy returns.
Author: Norman Page 27 of 66
I spotted this little beauty on one of my wanders around our site yesterday.
What a tonic!
Two important updates have recently been added to our Advice Pages. The new pages deal with:
Plotters are asked to take note.
Sharp-eyed plotters will have noticed the Octagon is sporting a fresh coat of paint. Thanks go to the painters.
There were hopes early on that a colour scheme of alternating stripes of Meconopsis Blue and Primrose Yellow might be entertained, but apparently, some plotting convention requires all painting to be done in drab green or battleship grey.
From left to right: Mike, Norman, Gordon, Monet, George and Stuart
To be honest, the end-result still looks pretty stunning!
Ms Fraser along with Mrs Grant brought their P3/4 class for their first visit to Garthdee field today and they made quite an impact. Their enthusiasm was very catching.
In groups, they enjoyed tattie planting, bean sowing and flower propagation and everyone was impressed with their knowledge gained in their classroom topic, Growing.
Thanks go to all and especially, Stuart, Gill, Jacqui, Phil, Graeme, Anja, Charlotte and Marion for their help on the day. I think we can safely say, a good time was had by all!
This week past, Phil (Plot 35) and Norman (Plot 81) had the pleasure of representing GFAA at a Reception in the Garden Room of The Scottish Parliament.
The event was hosted by Kenneth Gibson MSP to celebrate the success of the Tesco Bags of Help programme and the company’s long-standing commitment to community investment. Jane Lawrie (Group Communications Director at Tesco) and Julie Procter (Chief Executive at Greenspace Scotland) formed part of the welcome party.
After the welcoming speeches, there were many opportunities to mix with representatives from other community groups, charities and organisations from across Scotland that have benefited from Bags of Help. Ideas flowed thick and fast and the air was full of friendly, positive energy.
It was a particular pleasure to meet up again with Rita Callander, the Bags of Help Enabler for our winning Octagon Project.
The two youngsters you see in the picture are Joss and Kaylyn from Ullapool who were there representing their school’s anti-littering community project. They gave a brilliant account of themselves and the success of their initiative.
In many ways these two youngsters summed up the whole evening, helping as they did to fill the room with energy and enthusiasm and a very positive feeling of communities coming together to make their local areas just that little bit better. As someone says, Every Little Helps.