Friends of the Byes: bulb planting dates in October: for the SVA's "valley of a million bulbs" project

The bulb-planting season is with us. Join in!

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2 October

October Volunteering to help Create the Valley of a Million Bulbs
Friends of the Byes and Sidmouth in Bloom are preparing to plant 15 000 more bulbs throughout The Byes this October. This will add to the 150 000 already planted by the commu... See More

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From the latest Friends of the Byes newsletter:

Thanks to all those that entered into FOTB photo competition, there has been so many great entries. The judging will be arranged in the next couple of weeks and we hope to have them all displayed publicly for a while. We will keep you updated.

If you are on our email list, please feel free to join in any of our volunteer events, or come to any meetings or socials. You can also join up with our facebook page. Please play as big or as small a part as you feel able or willing. www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheByes

  

Some members of Friends of The Byes are visiting Pickett Lane Nursery in Dorset on the 18^th October. We aim to be there at 2pm, it is about an hours drive from Sidmouth so we will be leaving about 1pm

The postcode is: DT8 5HU www.picket-lane-nursery.co.uk/visit-us

If you would like to join us please either meet us there or contact us.

October Volunteering to help Create the Valley of a Million Bulbs

Friends of the Byes and Sidmouth in Bloom are preparing to plant 15 000 more bulbs throughout The Byes this October. This will add to the 150 000 already planted by the community last year in the Sid Vale Association’s mission to create ‘a valley of a million bulbs’ supported by the Keith Owen Fund.

October Volunteer Dates

To make the bulb planting easier, we are doing it over a several days.

Wednesday 1^st            10-12

Saturday 4^th               10-12

Wednesday 8^th           10-12

Saturday 11^th              10-12

Wednesday 15^th         10-12

Saturday 18^th             10-12

Wednesday 22^nd         10-12

Saturday 25^th             10-12

Wednesday 29^th         10-12

Please meet at The Old Toll House entrance to The Byes on Salcombe Lane at 10am

People of ALL ages welcome, please join us and help show your support.

November is tree planting and maintenance month, dates to follow.

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More info on the SVA's project:
Sid Vale Association -

Plus a piece from the Herald last month:
Support needed to make dream a floral reality - News - Sidmouth Herald
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