Ford Lane Garden (@fordlanegarden) 's Twitter Profile
Ford Lane Garden

@fordlanegarden

Canalside community allotment in the heart of Ford, L21 0HS. Bees, birds, boats & friendly folk!

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Andrea (@b4biodiversity) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Unmown and pleasures Ford Lane Garden this month - carefully planned pathway access for community gardening and canoe club making way for the dozens of bee, butterfly, hoverfly and bird species that rely on habitat and foraging ๐Ÿ

Unmown and pleasures <a href="/fordlanegarden/">Ford Lane Garden</a> this month - carefully planned pathway access for community gardening and canoe club making way for the dozens of bee, butterfly, hoverfly and bird species that rely on habitat and foraging ๐Ÿ
Mark (@mhowie81) 's Twitter Profile Photo

First time we've litter picked a computer monitor! I highly recommend these free sessions btw, they're open to all and you'll have a great time litter picking as you paddle along the canal!

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YEEESSSSS! We are SO looking forward to seeing the guys working in the new kitchen ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š

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Looking forward to forging new friendships and collaborations with the brilliant Save Rimrose Valley ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ’š Keep an eye out for a lil publicity stunt we and Gateway Collective will be performing in September ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“

Looking forward to forging new friendships and collaborations with the brilliant <a href="/saverimrose/">Save Rimrose Valley ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿƒ</a> ๐Ÿ’š

Keep an eye out for a lil publicity stunt we and <a href="/gateway_coll/">Gateway Collective</a> will be performing in September ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“
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Weโ€™re back! Our account was hacked but now we are back on X ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ›ถ๐ŸŒผ Thanks to funding from Liverpool One, we are continuing our canoe sessions - give us a follow if youโ€™d like to know more and when they are ๐Ÿ›ถ Next sessions: Monday 26th August 12pm - 3pm All kit provided ๐Ÿ›ถ

Weโ€™re back! Our account was hacked but now we are back on X ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ›ถ๐ŸŒผ

Thanks to funding from Liverpool One, we are continuing our canoe sessions - give us a follow if youโ€™d like to know more and when they are ๐Ÿ›ถ

Next sessions:
Monday 26th August 12pm - 3pm 
All kit provided ๐Ÿ›ถ
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Litherland, Ford & Netherton residents - listen up, weโ€™re running free canoe sessions with Canal & River Trust North West on Tuesday 27th August, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm. All welcome, ages 5+ (U18s must be with parent/guardian), all kit provided Learn to paddle & look out for nature on our journey๐Ÿ›ถ

Litherland, Ford &amp; Netherton residents - listen up, weโ€™re running free canoe sessions with <a href="/CRTNorthWest/">Canal & River Trust North West</a> on Tuesday 27th August, 12pm, 1pm &amp; 2pm. 

All welcome, ages 5+ (U18s must be with parent/guardian), all kit provided

Learn to paddle &amp;  look out for nature on our journey๐Ÿ›ถ
Litter Clear-Volunteer (@litterclear) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Litterland to Litterpool' The good the bad and the plain ugly! Hundreds of discarded plastic bottles & other litter in our waterways. We must do better than this, every one of us can make a difference by making better choices! Thanks to Ford Lane Garden Mark Andrea

'Litterland to Litterpool'
The good the bad and the plain ugly! Hundreds of discarded plastic bottles &amp; other litter in our waterways. We must do better than this, every one of us can make a difference by making better choices! Thanks to <a href="/fordlanegarden/">Ford Lane Garden</a> <a href="/MHowie81/">Mark</a> <a href="/B4Biodiversity/">Andrea</a>
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Yesterday, we litterpicked from Litherland to Liverpool ๐Ÿ›ถ A memorable experience of live, laugh, love & litterpicking along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal๐Ÿ––๐Ÿ˜†โค๏ธ๐Ÿšฎ Today we ache but our minds are happy that we cleaned up a 7 (x2!) mile stretch of the canal๐Ÿ˜Œ #Litterland2Litterpool

Yesterday, we litterpicked from Litherland to Liverpool ๐Ÿ›ถ

A memorable experience of live, laugh, love &amp; litterpicking along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal๐Ÿ––๐Ÿ˜†โค๏ธ๐Ÿšฎ

Today we ache but our minds are happy that we cleaned up a 7 (x2!) mile stretch of the canal๐Ÿ˜Œ

#Litterland2Litterpool
Ford Lane Garden (@fordlanegarden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our epic Litterland-Litterpool Litterpick yesterday ๐Ÿ›ถ We litterpicked almost 15 miles of canal from Litherland-Liverpool & back. Very sad to see litter being woven into birds nests & as โ€˜rubbish islandsโ€™ that birds rest upon. Watch this space for future paddle picks ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšฎ๐Ÿฆข

Our epic Litterland-Litterpool Litterpick yesterday ๐Ÿ›ถ

We litterpicked almost 15 miles of canal from Litherland-Liverpool &amp; back. 

Very sad to see litter being woven into birds nests &amp; as โ€˜rubbish islandsโ€™ that birds rest upon. 

Watch this space for future paddle picks 
๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšฎ๐Ÿฆข
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Thank you to Community Foundation for Merseyside Liverpool 1 for the support and to Canal & River Trust North West for the ongoing help throughout. A shout out to One Vision Housing for the community garden lease where we host our canoe club. Without funders & supporters, we would not be able to deliver these sessions๐Ÿ™

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Community paddle & Litterpick ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšฎ๐Ÿ’ช We were joined by local One Vision Housing residents to learn how to paddle along the beautiful Leeds-Liverpool Canal from our garden ๐ŸŒป Big ๐Ÿ™ to Community Foundation for Merseyside for support and to the amazing CRT Rob for the help & muscles ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ’ช

Community paddle &amp; Litterpick ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿšฎ๐Ÿ’ช

We were joined by local <a href="/ovhousing/">One Vision Housing</a> residents to learn how to paddle along the beautiful Leeds-Liverpool Canal from our garden ๐ŸŒป

Big ๐Ÿ™ to <a href="/CF_Merseyside/">Community Foundation for Merseyside</a> for support and to the amazing <a href="/CRTRobLangdon/">CRT Rob</a> for the help &amp; muscles ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ’ช
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Wreath and candle making making at Netherton Library Friday 22nd November 2pm Create a wreath from locally sourced plant material & your own hand rolled beeswax candle for your wreath centre๐Ÿ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ All materials provided. Book here ๐Ÿ‘‡ atthelibrary.co.uk/events/nethertโ€ฆ

Wreath and candle making making at Netherton Library 

Friday 22nd November 2pm 

Create a wreath from locally sourced plant material &amp; your own hand rolled beeswax candle for your wreath centre๐Ÿ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

All materials provided. Book here ๐Ÿ‘‡

atthelibrary.co.uk/events/nethertโ€ฆ
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Canoe the canal ๐Ÿ›ถ Join us & Canal & River Trust North West removing invasive floating Pennywort plant before it spreads on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Weโ€™ll also do a spot of litterpicking ๐Ÿšฎ Meet at Ford Lane Garden, L21 Tuesday 22nd April. Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-tackle-โ€ฆ

Canoe the canal ๐Ÿ›ถ

Join us &amp; <a href="/CRTNorthWest/">Canal & River Trust North West</a> removing invasive floating Pennywort plant before it spreads on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. Weโ€™ll also do a spot of litterpicking ๐Ÿšฎ

Meet at Ford Lane Garden, L21 Tuesday 22nd April.

Book here:

eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-tackle-โ€ฆ
Ford Lane Garden (@fordlanegarden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our canoe session to clean up the Leeds-Liverpool at Ford Lane Garden has sold out. Look out for a fleet of canoes picking out litter and ragging out the invasive Floating Pennywort in Ford and Netherton. Say hi if you see us! In the meantime, hereโ€™s some Easter bird song ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿฆ

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Celebrating #EarthDay clearing over 50kg of invasive floating Pennywort and 50kg of litter from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, today ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™ Big thank you to our volunteers for your efforts and to Canal & River Trust North West CRT Rob - watch this space for more canal events this summer ๐ŸŒž

Celebrating #EarthDay clearing over 50kg of invasive floating Pennywort and 50kg of litter from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, today ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™

Big thank you to our volunteers for your efforts and to <a href="/CRTNorthWest/">Canal & River Trust North West</a> <a href="/CRTRobLangdon/">CRT Rob</a> - watch this space for more canal events this summer ๐ŸŒž
Canal & River Trust North West (@crtnorthwest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Help us find 4 canoes stolen from Ford Lane community garden between 29/6 โ€“ 1/7. Please let police know or talk to us on 0303 040 4040.โ€ Volunteers do a fab job using canoes for litter picks & we want to get them back! @fordlandgarden @b4biodiversityโ€