Community Gardening
Nature Based Workshops

Summer Workshops with Wigan Libraries

We’re excited this summer holidays to be teaming up with Wigan Libraries and hosting creative nature-inspired workshops all across the borough. We’re bringing the outdoors in! Together with families, we’re creating bug hotels, fairy gardens, and working with pressed flowers, as well as crafting creatures and fairy doors – and we’re looking forward to welcoming you.

You can book on the Wigan Libraries Eventbrite, it’s just £5 pp, and our sessions start from 31st July and run throughout August. Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/wigan-libraries-34198031163

Here’s the full workshop schedule

31st July 3.30-4.30pmAtherton libraryCreate a creature 
31st July 1-2pmGolborne libraryBug hotels
1st Aug 1-2pmTyldesley library Create a creature
5th Aug 10.30-11.30amLeigh libraryCreate a creature 
11th Aug 10.30-11.30amWigan libraryBug hotels
12th Aug 10.30-11.30amPlatt Bridge libraryBug hotels
13th Aug 10.30-11.30amStandish libraryBark owls & creatures
15th Aug 12.30-1.30pmTyldesley libraryNature portraits and crowns
18th Aug 12.30-1.30pmAtherton libraryNature portraits and crowns
18th Aug 10.30-11.30amHindley libraryPressed flower art
27th Aug 10.30-11.30amLeigh libraryFairy gardens 
27th Aug 10.30-11.30amShevington libraryFairy doors

We have lots more pop-up events all through summer, and we’ll be continuing on at the community garden, so keep your eyes peeled if you can’t make any of these. These workshops are through our new non-profit, set up to evolve and enhance our ongoing community work – The Community Patch CIC.

Wigan Libraries Workshop

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