A. Laurence Weston Community farm
Lawrence Weston Community Farm is a community-managed project that aims to improve the quality of life for local people and its service-users.
The farm does this by working with members of the local community, and others, to provide a range of innovative and exciting, educational, social, environmental, economic and recreational activities.
As well as providing opportunities to experience the daily delights of community farming and gardening, the farm also:
Brings people and communities together - make new friends, volunteering and placement opportunities, activities for children and young people, a safe and secure public green space.
Delivers education and skill development - hands on enjoyable learning opportunities, short course, accredited training, school groups .
Promotes environmental awareness - recycling, composting, wildlife, gardens, ponds, woodland.
Encourages healthy eating and exercise - wholesome food, exercise through gardening and practical work, cooking events.
Produces fresh, affordable local food - vegetables, meat, honey, eggs.
The farm is particularly interested in combating social exclusion and providing a safe and supportive environment in which people can flourish and contribute positively to their community.
The People's Building houses the office, toilets, classroom, kitchen and community room. The Animal House provides a home for all the large animals and most of the small animals. There is a small apiary where the bees make delicious honey, a secret garden complete with poly tunnel, Water Vole Woodland Walk, an outdoor soft play area for the summer months, picnic area, the animal village that is home to our small animals, the volunteer cabin, an orchard, duck pond, compost heaps, out door pig pen, chicken coop and three large paddocks.
B. Cycle Path and " Walk for Health" measured route.
1) The cycle path passing the Community Farm is on National Route 41, Regional Route 10, going to Pill (3 miles) and Bristol (10 Miles.)
2) The " Walk for Health" at Henacre Open space is a 1900 metre measured route. You can use this route for walking, cycling and generally being active. This route is a flexible way to build towards your daily 30 minutes of activity. Distance markers have been drawn on the path on the path every 200 metres so that you can record the distance which you have walked.
C. Sewage Pumping station
D. Tower
E. Laurence Weston Community Orchard
Lawrence Weston Community Orchard was opened in April 2012. It was created by volunteers from the Community Farm and local schoolchildren on what was an overgrown and unused section of the farm site. It is open to the public every day of the week to provide a place for relaxation, community activities, a home for wildlife and a space for more than 40 varieties of fruit trees.