The Big Lottery funded Green Prosperity Project is celebrating the completion of 500 questionnaires asking residents give their views on recycling and environmental issues within the City.

The questionnaires have been completed by keen residents via the Green Prosperity hosted Road-Shows held in the Longhill and Southcoates East Wards as well as a number of events run by partner organisations over the summer including a whopping 85 at the East Hull Community Farm (EHCF) Family Fun Day in July.

The questionnaires ask residents if they use the blue and brown bins provided by the council or utilise the Household Waste Recycling Sites and bulky refuse service.

Other questions include: Do they currently or would they be interested in growing their own fruit and vegetables or attending workshops and family activities at the EHCF. There are also a number of questions asking for resident’s views on why they do or do not recycle.

Jan Boyd the Chief Executive of Environmental & Management Solutions (EMS) Ltd who are the lead organisation for Green Prosperity said “500 questionnaires completed is a milestone for the project. Each questionnaire has 23 questions so over 11,500 answers have been recorded. A huge thanks to everyone who has filled one in for us and here’s to 500 more.”

Green Prosperity are running a series of family activities and adult workshops at East Hull Community Farm over the summer. Please see below for the full programme. All these activities are completely FREE and all equipment will be provided.

Family Fun Sessions:

Tuesday 7th August 1.30pm –3.30pm: Super salads! Picking, tasting and planting activity.

Monday 12th August 10.30am—2.30pm: 5 Senses food and farm day.

Tuesday 13th August 1.30pm—4pm: Beneficial insects and building bug hotels.

Tuesday 20th August 1.30pm—4pm: Habitat and den building.

Wednesday 21st August 10.30am—12pm: Family walk and fruit foraging. 1.30pm—2.30pm: Preserving fruit, jam making demonstration.

Tuesday 27th August 1.30—4pm: Garden celebration and scarecrow making.

All children must be accompanied by an adult, and parents/carers are responsible for their child(ren) at all times.

Adult Workshops:

Monday 19th of August 12.30pm—4pm: Building planters from pallets—construct a small planter to take home and learn which fruit and vegetables are best for container growing.

Wednesday 28th August 1.30-3.30pm: Introduction to Seeds—Learn about how seeds work, the right methods and environments for planting different kinds of seeds, and how to save seeds in your own garden

Places available for anyone aged over 16. Space is limited, so book early to avoid
disappointment.

For further information on any of the above events and to book a place please contact Laura or Bryony on 782400 or Andy on 710177
or e-mail bmacfadyen@employmenthouse.org or andy.steele@freedomcentre.info