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Gardening club

IN July, the natural dye garden won a Green Flag Community Award in recognition of the high standards achieved.

This national award assesses against strict criteria including horticultural standards, environmental management and community involvement.

The natural dye garden is located in the grounds of the National Wool Museum.

This community project involves a group of sevenvolunteers from the gardening club who work with the local primary school’s Eco Group and the National Wool Museum.

The project aims to grow a variety of plants which have been traditionally used for their natural dyes to colour fleece, yarn and fabrics, whilst providing an attractive eye catching display.

Flowers, roots and leaves are harvested over the summer.

An end-of-season workshop makes practical use of the plants grown and provides a great educational experience for those involved.

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