The stalls are packed away, the bunting rolled up and normality has returned to Skelton Grange after the annual Big Green Weekend open day. Tucked away in a South Leeds industrial estate lies Skelton Grange Environment Centre, a welcome green space operating environmental education for school groups and a place for people to volunteer and…
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The Skelton Grange Environmental Centre and Conservation Volunteer project is one of our child friendly Leeds ambassadors and have provided regular updates on what has been going on for their volunteers through some amazing blogposts. As we haven’t heard from them in a while, we asked Rosie Snowden, a young person who is currently volunteering at the centre,…
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The Skelton Grange Environmental Centre and Conservation Volunteer project aims to promote an understanding of environmental issues to Leeds children and young people of all backgrounds and abilities. Over the school holidays the centre is always busy running a range of fun activities getting children and young people involved in conservation. Because it’s the half-term…
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For many of us January is a time for setting ourselves targets for the year ahead. Though these goals can involve anything – from cutting down on the amount of chocolate we eat, to reading a new book – the beginning of the year is a time for us to make changes that have been…
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Skelton Grange Environmental Centre is a partnership between the Conservation Volunteers and National Grid, with support from Leeds City Council. Run with the help of volunteers, the centre promotes an understanding of environmental issues related to children and young people of all backgrounds and abilities Today’s blog was written by Louise, one of the centre’s…
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Volunteering is one of the ways young people help to improve the communities they live in whilst acquiring the skills they need to get the job they want. Today’s blog was written by Gemma, a university graduate who decided to volunteer at the Skelton Grange Environmental Centre in order to improve her employability and gain…
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Plans for the Big Green Weekend Open Day at Skelton Grange on 5th October are really coming together! We are very excited at the prospect of being able to contribute to the Leeds Inspired programme of cultural events across Leeds in 2013 and hope that our plans for celebrating environmental and community arts, crafts and…
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