WHEN:

24/09/2024

12:00-14:00

WHAT TO EXPECT:

All students are welcome to join the Green Team and drop in for a social and some gardening activities in the Community Garden at Glenside; the gardening activities will be run by UWE Grounds Team staff.

Both experienced and new gardeners can get involved and grow their own fruit and vegetables for free and work on making Frenchay Campus a fantastic home for wildlife.

Additionally, we will have smoothie bike out where you can blend your own smoothie on a bike and some herb seeds to plant and take home with you.

The Community Garden is fully wheelchair accessible and we are very welcoming of all abilities.

Make sure you wear practical clothes and footwear (wellies/walking boots or sturdy trainers), and check the weather beforehand so you can dress accordingly and be as comfortable as possible.

HOW TO SIGN UP:

Just email thegreenteam@uwe.ac.uk to reserve your place.

WHERE TO FIND US:

Meet us outside The Students’ Union on Glenside campus at 12:00. Here is the google map pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yWejpFiTT1GKbPer5

INCLUSIVITY STATEMENT:

The Students’ Union at UWE welcomes all abilities/ disabilities, ages, ethnicities, religions and genders

into our spaces. If you have any questions, concerns or additional requirements then please

let us know so that we can make your time at this event as comfortable as possible. 

For more information about this event, please contact: thegreenteam@uwe.ac.uk.

Venue Information
Disabled parking: Yes
Step-free access: Yes
Automatic doors: Yes
Accessible toilets: Yes
Induction loop: No 
Guide/ assistance dog-friendly: Yes
Quiet spaces available: Yes

Travel Information:

Cycle: Glenside is easily accessible from several local cycle routes. There are showers, lockers, bike shelters and free bike tools available on campus. Follow this link for cycle info and routes to all campuses. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/life/campus-and-facilities/getting-to-and-from-uwe#section-2

Walk: Glenside Campus is a 30 min (approx.) walk from Frenchay Campus, either via Stoke Lane or through Stoke Park Estate. Please note that these routes include steep hills. 

Bus: First Bus services 5 and 48A stop directly outside the main entrance to Glenside Campus. The 48A runs every 20 mins between Frenchay and Glenside. 

Drive: Parking is available on campus for permit holders only. Please ensure you have either an annual permit OR a free ‘permission to park’ permit along with a daily parking token displayed in your windscreen.