Author Archives: Friends of The Hollies

We had another good turnout for our November meeting – thanks to all our regulars and volunteers from the Leeds University Conservation Society. Our last meeting this year is Saturday 10th December meeting at 10am in the car park. As … Continue reading →

We had a fantastic turnout for our October meeting – as well as our regulars we had members of the Meanwood Scouts and the Leeds University Conservation Society. We managed to clear a large area which is now ready for … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who attended the September working session. Our next date is Saturday October 8th meeting at 10am in the car park. We’ll be concentrating on preparing the ground for bulb planting in November which will involve weeding, … Continue reading →

Hope everyone’s well and enjoyed the hot weather during the summer break. We start up again on Saturday September 10th meeting at 10am in the car park. There’s plenty to do so please come along and help if you can. … Continue reading →

A huge thank you to all our volunteers who helped with the plant sale in May. We made over £600 in 2 hours from the sale of plants, hot drinks and cakes. The lovely sunny weather and lots of customers … Continue reading →

Thank you to everyone who supported the plant sale – nearly £600 was raised!

We are saddened to hear of the death of Kay Mellor, who has been a very supportive president of the Friends for many years. Our thoughts are with her family.

There will be a selection of bedding plants, perennials and vegetables for sale – some of the perennials have been grown from cuttings from plants in The Hollies. There will also be a cake stall serving hot drinks and home … Continue reading →

Thanks to the volunteers who attended in April. We cleared and tidied up a lot of overgrown areas which will hopefully benefit from our work over the coming months. There is no working session in May because we are holding … Continue reading →

Thanks to all our volunteers who attended in March. We cleared up a lot of overgrown areas which will hopefully benefit from our work over the coming months. We meet up again on Saturday April 9th at 10am in the … Continue reading →