About: Aims & History

Current Development

Campbeltown Community Organic Garden (CCOG) is the only remaining project of the Kintyre Environmental Group (KEG). KEG originated in 2000 to increase awareness of Kintyre’s environment and highlight improvements that could be made.

At CCOG, we aim to do this using the principles of permaculture, biodiversity and organic gardening.

There has been an ongoing KEG presence in CCOG with part-time gardeners employed and Beechgrove involved in site developments along the way.

The current development phase (March 2008 - April 2009) has seen the creation of the following:

  • Resource Centre (accommodating 15) with kitchen facilities
  • Tool shed with work bench and appropriate tools
  • Toilet for disabled
  • Shed to change/store work clothes
  • Re-sited and re-covered polytunnel with potting bench, automatic watering system to beds and benches
  • Children’s play area
  • Metered water laid into all areas of the garden (approved by Auchinlee House)
  • Wildlife garden including pond
  • Ongoing ‘raised’ vegetable beds
  • Ongoing wildlife walk

Proposed future developments

  • Drainage to eliminate water ‘scouring’ path surfaces (funding applied for)
  • Resurfaced path with handrail enabling less mobile visitors access to: the toilet, culinary herb bed, sensory bed, polytunnel, accessible raised beds and resource centre area (funding applied for)
  • Resurfaced path enabling wheelchair users similar access via different route (funding applied for)
  • Dalintober P7’s experimental garden
  • Soft fruit cage
  • Wildlife walk with paths, steps and observation decks with seating for less mobile (funding applied for)
  • Raised vegetable beds to be completed
  • Practical composting/recycling demonstration area (funding applied for)

Directors

  • Dave Person

    Dave Pearson – Chairman

    I am a qualified RMNH, time served mechanic, passionate gardener and grandfather. I retired from nursing due to distonia. I’ve had a double hip replacement so I’m fit and raring to go. I became interested in gardening when I was ten years old, helping my mother sow and grow lettuce.

  • Trish Person

    Trish Pearson – Secretary

    I am a retired nurse who likes reading and dabbles in painting. When I became a garden widow, I thought “if you can't beat’em, join them” and so took on the role of secretary of CCOG.

  • Tommy Millar

    Tommy Millar – Treasurer

    I am a travel agent whose hobbies are football and chess. I am proof that you do not have to be a gardener to be interested in community projects such as the Community Garden.

  • Louise Robertson and Lesley Kingley

    Louise Robertson and Lesley Kingley – Garden Coordinators

    Louise says: I am really keen to help others learn about growing and I am looking forward to developing the education side of the project. Lesley says: I am inspired by working outdoors and I look forward to developing this lovely space with the help of the local community.

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