Wharfedale village creates a community vegetable garden

Villagers in Hawkswick used grant funding and permission from a local farmer to set up a community vegetable garden, and they planted 200 hedging whips and some specimen trees on February 21.

Residents of Hawkswick in Littondale have established a community vegetable garden on the edge of the village. The project received grant funding from The Craven Trust, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and the North Yorkshire Council locality budget from Councillor Richard Foster. With the farmer's permission, stock-proof fencing was installed in November in the corner of a field. The community then met on Saturday (February 21) to plant hedging and specimen trees. Key details: - Location: Hawkswick in Littondale, on the edge of the village. - Funding: Grants from The Craven Trust, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority and Councillor Richard Foster's locality budget. - Land access: The project has the kind permission of local farmer Neil Heseltine. - Preparations: Stock-proof fencing was erected in the corner of a field in November. - Planting: The community planted 200 hedging whips and several specimen trees on February 21. - Purpose: The garden is described as a way to create a common purpose and bring the village community together to meet throughout the year. Summary: The new vegetable garden aims to provide a recurring community space and has already seen planting and site preparation. The project was enabled by local grants and landowner permission. Undetermined at this time.