Cornfield Project shortlisted to finalist in the ‘Grow Wild Flagship Programme’
Tue, October 13, 2015
WE NEED YOUR VOTE!!Two communities within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough have been successfully shortlisted for their joint project, ‘The Cornfield Project’, as one of the three Northern Ireland Flagship finalists of the Grow Wild Flagship Programme. Pictured are local children Alexis Burton and Summer Patterson at the Cornfield Site. For further information on the Cornfield Project visit www.facebook.com/thecornfieldproject or telephone Brendan Patterson, Project Manager at Focus on Family on 028 7032 9550. Voting lines are now open until 1st November. To vote telephone 0808 228 7703 or visit the website www.voteni.growwilduk.com/thecornfieldproject.
WE NEED YOUR VOTE!! Local little ladies, Alexis Burton and Summer Patterson are helping to spread the message that they need your vote to win a prestigious award for Coleraine. ‘The Cornfield Project’, is one of the Northern Ireland Flagship finalists of the Grow Wild. Programme which has brought two communities together within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area. The communities of Millburn and Ballysally submitted a joint project, which aims to transform and develop the use of a piece of land located between the two communities, known locally as the Cornfield site. The finalist will be selected as Grow Wild’s flagship project in Northern Ireland and will be decided by a public vote. The winner will be awarded with £135,000 to implement their site plan, to transform the location into a nature area to benefit local residents. The Cornfield Team are asking everyone for their vote to help them win the prestigious award, as voting is now open until 1st November. Voting is free via telephone number 0808 228 7703, you can vote three times from any telephone or by the website and or social media www.voteni.growwilduk.com/thecornfieldproject. Supported by the Big Lottery Fund and led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ‘Grow Wild’ is a national wild flower campaign in its third year of wild flower campaigning. It aims to bring people together to transform a communal space by sowing and growing native plants. For further information on the Cornfield Project visit www.facebook.com/thecornfieldproject or telephone Brendan Patterson, Project Manager at Focus on Family on 028 7032 9550. Voting lines are now open until 1st November. To vote telephone 0808 228 7703 or visit the website www.voteni.growwilduk.com/thecornfieldproject. ENDS NOTES TO EDITOR The Cornfield Project, developed by Aspire Community Partnership, is a collaborative consortium of local grass-roots community groups including: Focus on Family as the lead partner; Millburn Community Association; Building Ballysally Together; Oasis Causeway and Coleraine Education Community Project; with other groups from the wider Causeway Coast and Glens area who’s members aim to improve the lives of residents within local communities. The project is supported by a range of key partners including: The Woodland Trust, who own the site; The Conservation Volunteers; Northern Health and Social Services Trust; and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Grow Wild campaign, please visit www.growwilduk.com Details on how, when and where to vote for the Cornfield Project will be available at www.facebook.com/thecornfieldproject or for further information telephone Brendan Patterson, Project Manager at Focus on Family on 028 7032 9550. About Grow Wild: Supported by the Big Lottery Fund and led by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Grow Wild inspires communities, friends, neighbours and individuals across the UK to come together to transform local spaces, by sowing, growing and enjoying native wild flowers.
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The Big Lottery Fund supports the aspirations of people who want to make life better for their communities across the UK. They are responsible for giving out 40% of the money raised by the National Lottery and invest over £650 million a year in projects big and small in health, education, environment and charitable purposes. Since June 2004 they have awarded over £6.5billion to projects that make a difference to people and communities in need, from early years intervention to commemorative travel funding for World War Two veterans. Since the National Lottery began in 1994, £33 billion has been raised and more than 450,000 grants awarded. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is internationally respected for its outstanding living collection of plants and world-class Herbarium as well as its scientific expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development. Kew Gardens is also a major international visitor attraction. Its landscaped 132 hectares and RBG Kew’s country estate, Wakehurst Place, attract nearly two million visitors every year. Wakehurst Place is home to Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, the largest wild plant seed bank in the world. RBG Kew and its partners have collected and conserved seed from 10% of the world's wild flowering plant species (c.30, 000 species). NORTHERN IRELAND PROJECT SUMMARIES: The Cornfield Project Led by: Focus on Family, Nurturing & Development Centre Location: Coleraine An ambitious plan to transform the Cornfield that lies between the Millburn and Ballysally estates with native wild flowers and, in doing so, bridge two divergent communities. With features including colourful wild flower planting, sensory spaces, allotments, outdoor classrooms and walkways, it’ll become a multi-functional space for Coleraine.