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CHYAN COMMUNITY
FIELD
2002-2012
Tuesday, 3 January 17

AIMS
to support and promote organic gardening and food
production
to teach about permaculture, sustainability and the
environment
to encourage play and connnection with nature
to involve as many adults and children as possible in a
community led development of this growing space

IN THE BEGINNING . . .
There was an
overgrown
Cornish field

THE PIONEERS
Lucy and Paul, Darren and Hannah, the Penryn Plots
Guy and Nicola, Falmouth Green Centre
Stacey, Environmental Sculpture
Steph, Brett, Tom and Nicola, Chyan Farm

STARTING TO GROW . .

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A GOOD CROP

THE FIRST WINTER GATHERING....
wood carving
children’s crafts
music
and circus skills!

CREATING THE COMPOSTING TOILETS

RECYCLING MATERIALS....

STRAWBALE CLADDING THE PORTACABIN

EXPERT GUIDANCE FROM NICK SWALLOW

VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE!
Maria and Morgan
Karmeshana and Mohan
Claire and Jade
Audrey and Ed

TREE PLANTING - MOHAN, NICOLA, TOM AND
DARREN

TREE REPLANTING
Thanks to Sam and Brian

CORY ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST
£10,000 grant for:
Composting systems
Chipper and course
Outreach workshop into schools with Mr B!

GIANT COMPOSTING BINS IN CONSTRUCTION

THANKS LUCY AND PAUL

DAN’S BIODIVERSITY STUDY 2004

PEOPLE’S PLACE, LIVING SPACES 2004-2006
Capital funding, supported by volunteers for:
Pathways and Planting
Wind pump and irrigation
Strawbale teashed and toolstore
Cob covered seat
Plan an Gwarry

SIMON’S NEW PATHWAYS AND YOUNG TREES

RENDERING THE TEASHED. . . MIXING IT UP

HAVING FUN THROWING LIME RENDER . . .

CARA GETS INVOLVED.......

STICKY STUFF

WORKING WITH EARTHED - ANNABEL AND
ALAN

BEGINNINGS OF THE COB COVERED SEAT

COBBED AND READY FOR RENDER

THE SEA SERPENT COMPLETE

THE WINTER SALAD GARDEN

WITH HELP FROM PFAF

WINDPUMP, POND AND IRRIGATION
Ben Gersten
Windpump
Installation

THE POND . . SIMON AND JANE

LYLA’S FRUIT AND NUT ORCHARD

NEW WILLOW BED

PLAN AN GWARRY
creation of our outdoor
classroom

PARTNERS, AND VISITING GROUPS
Surestart Pebbles
BTCV
Dreadnought
Education out of school

EDUCATION OUT OF SCHOOL

DECORATIVE MASTERPIECES

POTATOES AT LAST!...

DEVELOPING COURSES
Lantra Brushcutter /
Strimmer
Treebog (composting
toilets)
Tree Planting
Strawble Building
Cob Building
Lime Rendering
Chipper use
Living Willow Structures
Winter Remedies
Meditation and Art
Ceramics

LIVING WILLOW SCULPTURES

WORKING WITH GERALDINE JONES

THE WILLOW STUPA

DEVELOPING NEW SIGNAGE
BYAUDREY JACKSON

EVENTS AND OPEN DAYS
Tree Dressing Day
Autumn Equinox
Winter Gathering
Spring Equinox
Beltane

BELTANE CELEBRATION 2005??
The Green Man Andy

the biggest gathering yet!

LOCAL NETWORK FUND/ CORNWALL
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, 2006
GREEN PLAY AREA FUNDING

LOCAL NETWORK FUND /
CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
SENSORY GARDEN FUNDING 2007

CHYAN AS SCULPTURE GARDEN
SCULPTURES HAVE
BEEN KINDLY DONATED
BY
JOHN GOLLY
MOLLY
AUDREY JACKSON

HEADSPACE BY MOLLY
KINDLY DONATED BY
MOLLY
INSTALLED AND
DEVELOPED WITH
SUPPORT FROM V
INSPIRED

NEW PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS
Constantine School
Marlborough School
Sustainable Trust
Prince’s Trust
Falmouth Marine College

FALMOUTH MARINE COLLEGE

CREATING THE WILLOW ZOO WITH ROSIE
AND LYN

VALENTINES DAY

WOODLAND TRUST
TREES FOR ALL 2007 £100
Trees planted for national tree fortnight
Tree dressing day and celebration - the first weekend in
December

EATSOME 2007
ALLOTMENT DEVELOPMENT £280

CORNWALL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
CHYAN PLAY TRAIL 2009 £5000
Willow Zoo
New pathways
Family friendly composting toilet
Instruments
and Play!!

FAMILY FRIENDLY COMPOSTING TOILET
Thanks to Andy for free
construction!

NEW PATHWAYS

LEADING TO NEW PLAY SHED

Percussion Xylaphone
Free construction by Michael
Thank you!

PLAY TRAIL
open day

MORE OPEN DAYS
Apple day
Tree fortnight
Samhain Celebration
Imbolc
Volunteer day and BBQ
Student Volunteer Day
Oestra
International Peace Day
Harvest Festival and
Scarecrow competition
Big Lunch

APPLE DAY
20th October

CHYAN WINDTURBINES
Low carbon buildings programme £28172.52 2009
EDF

OPEN DAY JAN. 2009
with installers Community Energy Plus?

MORE COURSES
Basket weaving
Bee Keeping
Dowsing
Fungi Foray
Tree Grafting
Permaculture
Medicinal Herbs
Mindful Tree Planting
Wild Food Walks
Animal Tracking
Screen Printing
Creative Crafts

SCREEN PRINTING WITH AUDREY JACKSON

EATSOME 2009
THE BIG LUNCH £300
BRYONY LEADS THE WAY . . .

BIG LUNCH
Community Singing

BIG LOTTERY LOCAL FOOD PROGRAMME

MORE VOLUNTEERS!
rain is not a problem!

TREE GRAFTING COURSE

COMPOSTING DEMONSTRATION SITE
Funded by Cornwall WasteAction

OUR NEW POLYTUNNEL
expanding our growing season

FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Survey of the land

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
March 10th

FUTURE VISIONS

THESE INCLUDE:
A rammed earth classroom and library
An outdoor classroom
An office on site.

HUGE THANKS
To all our volunteers!
For the first 8 years this land was developed entirely by
volunteer labour with mainly capital funding......
To our funders, supporters and advisors, especially Guy
Doncaster
To our Trustees
To our paid staff: Amelia Lake, Betty Levene and Bill
Holliday for helping grow this vision

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