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Today was all about our local mosses and taking pa

Today was all about our local mosses and taking part in a moss safari led by Jenna, Natural History curator @potteriesmuseum - first we located a variety of mosses living around the green space before spending time looking closely at it and identifying the names of our local mosses - we met Springy turf moss, Silver moss, lateral cryphaea, silky wall feather moss, rough stalked feather moss and common haircap. We also looked under a microscope to learn about the micro invertebrates living on our local mosses too - and found, nematodes, mites, a diatom and most exciting - a tardigrade! We discussed what we can learn about our area from the mosses, and how old they are as organisms. We then created paintings of the mosses we found which will be used for our upholstery fabric design soon. #portlandthinkbelt Thanks so much to the museum (and especially Jenna @palaeo_scene ) for sharing your skills with us today.

On Tuesday 28th July, our youth group visited @wil

On Tuesday 28th July, our youth group visited @wildshropshirerestaurant and its allotment for a research trip as part of the PIP restaurant project with our youth club, led by artist and chef Alex Norcop. Together, we learned about the different fruits and vegetables grown on site and how to harvest them at various stages of their growth.

We also had the opportunity to taste a range of fresh produce, including leek flowers (which tasted just like cheese and onion crisps), along with fennel, jalapeños and much more. We harvested a selection of vegetables that we'll use to prepare a three-course meal for our S.M.U.T. women's group on 11th August.

At the restaurant where Alex works, we made seaweed salt and infused berries in preparation for the restaurant evening.

Our youth group has planned every aspect of the menu, from selecting the ingredients and developing the flavour combinations to cooking and serving the meal in just a fortnight. We're incredibly proud of all the hard work and creativity they've put into the project and thank @nowtprint for collaborating with us on this project.

On Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd July, we worke

On Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd July, we worked with safeguarding consultant Kirrin and textile artist Nadine @nadinewilde_ on our Neighbourhood Pact project.
Together with our neighbours, we explored what safety means to us, transforming our ideas into meaningful phrases, empowering words and symbolic images. We then cut these designs out and transferred them onto fabric, beginning a banner that reflects our Safeguarding Policy and ethos that will be displayed in the building.

#SafeguardingPolicy

Good morning from everyone at PIP, here's what we'

Good morning from everyone at PIP, here's what we've got on over the next couple of weeks.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Youth Club on the 28th July.

We have partnered with the @hubbfoundation who have offered us a number of HAF (Holidays and Food) sessions across our summer programme. On Tuesday's and Thursdays only from the 21st July - 13th August, our sessions will include a free lunch provided by @theslamwichclub, Stoke, for every child who attends (up to 20 children and on a first come first served basis). Food will be served around 12pm. Because these are funded sessions, we will need to take a register of all attendees on the day.

This week:

🌻 Monday 27th July
⏰ 9 - 5pm
📍Secret Garden Clean-Up

🥘 Tuesday 28th July
⏰ 10am - 5pm
📍 PIP Kitchen Trip (fully booked - HAF session with free lunch provided by Slamwich)

🍀 Thursday 30th July
⏰ 12 - 4pm
📍Moss Hunt at The Pippin (HAF session with free lunch provided by Slamwich)

🌻 Saturday 1st August
⏰ 1 - 3pm
📍 Gardening Club at The Pippin

⚽ Saturday 1st August
⏰ 3 - 4.30pm
📍 Sports at Century Park

Next week:

🪑 Tuesday 4th August
⏰ 10am - 1pm
📍 Upholstery Group Workshop at Acava Studios

🌻 Tuesday 4th August
⏰ 12 - 4pm
📍 Gardening Club at The Pippin (HAF session with free lunch provided by Slamwich)

🤾‍♀️ Tuesday 4th August
⏰ 4 - 5.30pm
📍 Youth Club at The Pippin

♻️ Thursday 6th August
⏰ 12 - 4pm
📍 Swap Shop at The Pippin (HAF session with free lunch provided by Slamwich)

⚽ Saturday 8th August
⏰ 3 - 4.30pm
📍 Sports at Century Park

Have a lovely week 🙂

#SummerHolidays #Stoke #Community