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Meadowhall staff volunteer at Tinsley Community Allotment for Community Week

Community Week at Meadowhall launched Monday 24th of June 2024 to give the centre’s staff a week to support local community organisations each day of the week, and the chance for employees to get together and connect with each other, as well as surrounding communities.

Taken over by a new team in 2016, the Tinsley Community Allotment project, partly funded by Meadowhall and partially ran by Jacquie Dace and Jess Banham, allows local children to grow their own fruit and vegetables. The Meadowhall team regularly offers their services to the Allotment, and this month, 11 members of Meadowhall staff helped with a number of gardening tasks, including weeding, strimming, painting a strawberry planter, setting seeds, cutting hedges, laying new ground bark and building new compost beds.

The team were also able to harvest a range of vegetables and fruits this year, including cucumbers, lettuce, mangetout, garlic, and raspberries.

“The Tinsley Allotment is a favourite project amongst the Meadowhall team. It’s a chance to get out of the office, take part in some team-building tasks, be outdoors and get your hands dirty! Jacqui Dace and Jess Banham are always community-focused and help us to give back to our local community,” said Darren Pearce, Centre Director at Meadowhall.

Last updated Wednesday 19 February, 2025