How far can Mab Lane fly?
Children from local schools launched a rainbow of special balloons at Mab Lane today to celebrate their new woodland and thank funders and partners of the project including Liverpool City Council, Northwest Regional Development Agency, The Mersey Forest, Forestry Commission, The Riverside Group, 2020 Liverpool, Princess and Old Cantrill Tenants and Residents Association and the Big Lottery Fund. The balloons are biodegradable and come with a paper tag with wildflower seeds embedded in it to spread some Mab Lane colour wherever they land.
The question is: how far did they go? If you were lucky enough to find one of the balloons, please add a comment to this blog (click here and scroll to bottom) to let us know whether you’re in Liverpool, St.Helens, Norway or beyond!
For more great photos by Ant Clausen taken at the balloon launch, visit the Mab Lane photo blog.
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I’m a teacher at Highfield Hall Primary School in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. One of the Nursey children I was teaching bought a big bunch of colourful balloons in, having found them on her way to school. The children are going to be planting them on Monday. The Nursery children were very excited and interseted in the story behind the balloons and can’t wait to plant the seeds. What a lovely idea!!
Laura
It woudld be great if you could send a picture of the seeds being planted and even better of the wildflowers growing.
Must have been a windy day to have the ballons travel so far, glad they found a good home!
hi my name is Diane Webb my mum found 1 of your balloons in her garden in Holymoorside Chesterfield Derbyshire and she will be planting the seeds as soon as the ground is soft enough. Thanking u and good luck with all your future projects.
I found one of your balloon cards in my garden Pott Shrigley Cheshire Ne Macclesfield
I am going to plant it and see what grows
Good luck with your project
Thanks Diane and Rosemary - great to hear from you and many thanks for getting in touch.
Any reports or photos of how your seeds get on would be most welcome. Enjoy them!
All the best,
The Mab Lane Community Woodland Team