Finalist in 2010 RHS Britain in Bloom ‘Large Village’ category
FUNDRAISING
Each year we apply for a grant which is made available from the Floral Guernsey Council to communities who enhance the appearance of their community, through floral and/or environmental projects.
Whilst these funds represent a major contribution to our costs we do need to raise additional cash to meet our commitments, we do endeavour to raise money through our own fund raising initiatives.
2012 calendar
We have produced a calendar for 2012 called 'A Year in St Pierre du Bois'. Each month features a different photograph taken by members of our Group, all of which represent different aspects of our lovely parish. Available at £4 each.
2012 Calendar - Now on sale |
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New notelets
Two new sets of notelets have been produced. One set includes three different photographs of wild flowers taken in the parish, whilst the other is made up of three different water colour scenes. Thanks to Jenny Hamon for her artistic work in creating both sets of designs. Available at £2.50 each
One of the newr notelets on sale |
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Recipe Books
St Peter's Garden Kitchen is a recipe book published in 2009 to raise funds for our Britain in Bloom entry has sold almost 900 copies. A few copies are still available reduced from £5 of £2 each.
These items can be purchased at most retail outlets in the parish including St Peter's Food Hall, the Post Office, Lesbirels Vegetable Stall, Sew For You and The Venture Garage.
To order recipe books or notelets please click here
We seek the support of the business community, from those commercial concerns actually based in the parish. Also from individuals who live here and whose business is located elsewhere in the island. We also hold our own fundraising initiatives.
Donations are always extremely welcome both in cash and kind.
Sponsorship
Ways in which to support our initiatives can range from £10 to £500 and can provide items such as plants for summer displays, new wooden containers for floral displays, bat boxes or bench seats. The following 'shopping list' gives some suggestions.
More significant projects are always in need of funding and we would be delighted to discuss specific ventures.
Sponsorship shopping list
Here are a few ways in which you could support St Pierre du Bois, and in particular the parish’s entry to represent the Bailiwick of Guernsey in 2010 RHS ‘Britain in Bloom’
£10 - £50
- Plants for our summer displays at Les Buttes (at the Church gates and the war memorial) Les Brehauts filter, the tubs at the Post Office, the Fief Seat at Rue de Longfrie
- A tree for one of the cemeteries, La Croix (La Route de Longfrie), or de Beauvoir (next to the church)
- Provide a home for bats at Le Ch’min du Trésor, a box for these charming little night creatures in their natural environment
- Perennial or herbaceous plants for the rectory garden
£51 - £100
- An owl box for Le Ch’min du Trésor
- Wooden planter for floral displays
- The fern garden at the bottom of the rectory garden will become a special area - provide a tree fern
£101 - £500
- One or more interpretation sign for Le Ch’mn du Trésor – describing the birds, plants, trees or wildlife which can be seen in the Walk
- A bench seat for de Beauvoir Cemetry – a quiet area where visitors to the cemetery can sit and reflect
- Living willow -– a natural bird hide from which to watch the rich variety of bird life in the valley at Le Ch’min du Trésor
- Camellias bushes to create and edge a path from Les Buttes through the rectory garden and into Le Ch’min du Trésor
- A living willow outdoor school room at Le Ch’min du Trésor - where children can find out more about their natural environment
- Provide a board walk from the fern garden to the douit in Le Ch’min du Trésor
For more about what is happening in St Peter’s see www.stpierredubois-floral.com
If you would like to talk about any of these options please contact
Marguerite Talmage on 264396 or talmage@cwgsy.net, Russell Guy on 264670 or theguyfamily@cwgsy.net
We are extremely grateful to existing sponsors
Wave Telecom are sponsors of the Community Garden
Norman Piette provided the hard landscaping for the Garden
Herald Digital Printers printed our recipe books and notelets at greatly reduced prices
Collas Day sponsor two floral display containers at the Church Gates on Les Buttes
Hugh Lenfestey funded the display containers at his Longfrie Fief Seat
HSBC, NatWest and Rothschild all of whom have donated a bench seat for Le Ch'min du Trésor
Guernsey Clematis supplied clematis plants for De Beauvoir Cemetery wall
Green Legacy Project gave us trees for La Croix Cemetery and Le Ch'min du Trésor
Morris and Co who provide some of our printing
Queux Patio Plants have run workshops and provided plants at the school and youth club
St Peters Food Hall, NatWest and Arrowsmith Marlowe have funded the floral enhancement and planting at their premises
SURE Cable & Wireless provided sponsorship for a new container at the Old Telephone Exchange
Create Architects sponsored the outdoor classroom at Le Ch'min du Trésor
The rate payers of St Pierre du Bois have generously donated almost £2,000 towards our Britain in Bloom campaign.
Our thanks to the self catering establishments in the parish who advertise on this website
Sincere appreciation to Skipton International who sponsor the Floral Guernsey Community Competition, without their support this important community initiative could not take place.
Thanks also to businesses that have supported us with donations, sponsorship 'in kind' or discounted products and prizes, they include:
Arrowsmith Marlow, C.I. Sound, Coach House Gallery, Forest Stores, Guernsey Press, Harlequin Hire Cars, Herm Island, Imperial Hotel, Intransit, Kings Mills Garden Centre, Jill Vaudin, La Plage, Lavander Room, Le Friquet Plant Centre, Les Sablons Tea Room, Lesbirel's Vegetable Stall, Little Green Island, OCS, Queux Patio Plants, R H Gaudion, Sew For You, Stage Two, Stan Brouard Ltd, St Andrews Nursery, St Peters Food Hall, St Peter's Post Office, Travel Trident, Venture Garage
Donations in cash or kind
Cash donations towards our funds are very much appreciated and can be allocated to specific items, such as the summer bedding displays.
We are particularly grateful to two St Pierrais who made a donation to our funds in memory of Helen Lemmon who sadly died in 2008. Helen was a very popular and enthusiastic member of our Group and we feel sure she would be supporting our efforts for 'Britain in Bloom'.
Another way to help is by donating plants which may have outstayed their welcome in your own garden. We may well be able to find a home for them in the Rectory or Community Garden.
Our sincere thanks to Claire Le Pelley, Raymond and Sarah Evison, David and Jane Russell and Nick and Denise Ozanne who have done just that.
Another way in which a contribution can be made is to provide a bench seat for Le Ch'min de Trésor in memory of a loved one or in recognition of some special occasion.
Fund raising
Over the year we stage a variety of fundraising initiatives. In November 2008 and 2009 we held a 'Pure Guernsey' Quiz event where each year a capacity crowd of 120 people raised an incredible £1,000 and had a lot of fun at the same time!
In March 2009 Sarah and Raymond Evison very generously held a 'Daffodil Lunch' in aid of Floral St Peters. 37 guests enjoyed a delicious lunch followed by a fascinating guided talk and tour of the grounds at Le Frie. Over £600 was raised during the afternoon.
A 'Let It Beatles' concert on the rectory lawn in August raised over £600.
During the Floral St Peter's Day in April 2010 David and Jane Russell very kindly opened their Mille Fleurs garden raising almost £3,000 for our campaign.
Over 700 copies of our recipe book have been sold, raising £800.
If you would like to become a sponsor, make a donation in cash or kind or have any suggestions for fundraising initiatives please get in touch by clicking here. Or telephone Marguerite Talmage on 264396 to discuss ideas.