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• Digging for victory at St James’s Park

• Date:

  15th June 2008

• Contact:

  Sarah Egerton

• Organisation:

  The Civic Trust

Children will help tend a World War II themed allotment at Green Flag Award winning St James's Park in London which has recently opened to the public.

The ‘Dig for Victory: War on Waste’ organic allotment will promote sustainability and recycling and will be tended by school groups and community volunteers throughout the summer. Special features include an apiary; a wormery; a bat house; bug hotels; and practical advice on how to recycle ordinary household items. The allotment is open to the public and will also host a primary school education programme.  A Dig for Victory blog and Flickr site can be accessed via the Dig for Victory micro site at http://www.iwm.org.uk/digforvictory.

Free events suitable for adults and children will run throughout the summer: a ‘Family Weekend’ opens the project on 24 and 25 May; there will be ‘Make-do and Mend’ half-term activities from 27-30 May; and a range of other activities until 30 September.  The activities will use modern materials to make rag rugs, wind chimes, bird scarers, seedling pots and sock puppets. 

The project is the work of The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms and The Royal Parks.

Phil Reed, director of the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms said: “The project is our small attempt to shift the focus back to sustainable living habits adopted during the Second World War salvage and Dig For Victory campaigns, and demonstrate how we can benefit from, and actually improve our lives by, recycling.”

The allotment is open every day from 22 May to 30 September 2008, between 10am and 5pm.