Sustainability at Growing Me 5th April 2024. Sustainability is at the heart of Growing Me, and we want to support organisations that are on the same page. These beautiful books from VENT will be included in our toolkit as a … Continued
Egg-cellent Springtime! Today’s post had to be an eggy one really! Containing a jelly of information and fuel to create a new life, all wrapped in a hard shell, and kept warm and safe from harm by a feathery parent, … Continued
Funding News! 29th March 2024: Some good Good Friday news for us at Growing Me… The Gerard Pearse awarded us funding to help us get up and running Thanks so much toFoundation Derbyshire for all your expertise and help with the … Continued
Frogspawn is in the Pond March 18th 2024. There’s always a rush of excitement at the arrival of these tiny black dots in their balls of jelly. They go through such incredible growth it’s no wonder that adults and children … Continued
The Long Tailed Tit with No Tail March 11th 2024. Some of my favourite visitors to our garden are the Long-tailed Tits. To me they are like little flying, fluffy chattering lollipops! Last month, one of them lost its tail, … Continued
Winter vs Spring Feb 29th 2024. Wintery days keep interrupting the emergence of spring, and there’s a similar feeling at Growing Me! The days are getting longer and the birds are singing but it’s certainly not springtime yet. Our designs … Continued
Animation Celebration Last week, @sheffhallamuni Void Cinema, showcased the work of 5 talented graduate animators, Caitlin MacBeath, Samuela Levinson, Liv Berry, Louis Veevers, and Will Anderson They were fresh from their BA’s in Animation when they took on the task … Continued
Wagtail Wonderings… Many birds fly away from our cold winters to find warmth and sunshine – but not the Grey Wagtail! It cheered me up this week to see the wagtails dipping their tails as they walked, even as the … Continued
Wouldn’t it be good to be an owl? January is the best time of year for owl spotting – With incredible vision, stealth mode flying, and super speedy reflexes – I often think some owl superpowers could be really helpful! … Continued