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28 Old Birley Street
Hulme
Manchester
M15 5FS
Tel: 0161 227 8198
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How to find us:
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Open everyday except Monday 11am - 5pm

 

Price list for HCGC 2007

Schools, centre hire and outreach - (assemblies, lessons, garden development) Prices Notes
Nursery, Primary and High School to Yr 10 – visit with tour £3.50 per person full day £2.50 per person half day For additional activities linked to curriculum see pricing below
GCSE (Yr 10-11) visit with tour £4 per person full day £3 per person half day For additional activities linked to curriculum see pricing below
AS/A level visit with tour £6 per person full day£4 per person half day For additional activities linked to curriculum see pricing below
Activities, materials and use of indoor work area £75 whole day£50 half day

For shorter periods of time pricing to be discussed

Self taught £1 per person See below for use of facilities
Hire of centre

£70 tunnel & garden full day
£50 tunnel– full day
£40 tunnel & garden half day
£30 Tunnel – half day

Tunnel & Garden rates are calculated on group using both areas for activities. (For shorter periods pricing discussed)
Inset (teachers) – taking horticulture back into the classroom

£150 full day

£75 half day

Priced for trainer + centre hire (if applicable)
School Garden Development Free consultation to lead to garden creation/project – projects to be individually priced Priced on hourly rate of HCGC consultant and materials
Lessons in schools £150 full day £75 half day This includes schools grounds. Sessions to be discussed on enquiry
Assemblies/ 1 hr sessions £20 + travel expenses + Material costs  
Other groups/organisations

£3.50 per person full day

£2.50 per person half day

Brownies, cubs, + others - £30 for activities, materials, use of indoor work area
Please note that activities must be arranged before visit/sessions

 

Events Prices Notes
Adult workshops/taster course (e.g. hanging baskets, wildlife workshop) £10-£20 Price depends on content of the workshop - what is produced to take away.

Parent and Toddler

Morning 11-12

£2 for parent and child Every two weeks on a Thursday – For more details ring: 0161 227 8198

Some activities available  
  • Seed sowing – sunflowers etc…
  • Vegetable growing
  • Grass/cress heads
  • Crafts – including willow weaving (animals)
  • Growing carrot tops
  • Wormary
  • Composting and its uses
  • Living sculptures and structures – willow tunnels
  • Wildlife gardening
  • Pond life – includes Pond dipping, Bug safari
  • 3R’s - reduce, reuse, recycle
  • The very hungry caterpillar
  • How plants grow
  • Plants cells
  • Germination
  • Setting up a vegetable garden
  • Growing fruit
  • How to grow in containers of all shape and sizes
  • How to collect your own seeds (late summer/autumn activity)
  • Frog spawning season – spring
  • Creating wildlife habitats – including log piles, insect hotels and general planting areas (within schools).
  • Any gardening in general.