Capel Greenbelt Society held its second quiz night on Friday 9th January, this year with Fish & Chips. Over 100 people quizzed on the night with 18 teams entering. Just over £1000 was raised on the night for the charity. Thank you to everyone who came along and supported the…
Forest school at Capel Primary School goes from strength to strength. The purpose of forest school is to foster holistic child development, including social, emotional, and physical skills, through regular, hands-on, child-led learning in a natural outdoor environment. It builds confidence and self-esteem, encourages risk assessment and problem-solving, and connects children with…
The children at Capel Pre School were over the moon with the bird feeders and all the food donated by the charity. Pre School supervisor, Zita says "They love the responsibility of filling the feeders. It has encouraged so many birds into our small outside area. With the help of…
Capel Greenbelt Society had a strong presence at this year's Capel Fete alongside our partners Save Capel. A "Hidden Hamper" competition was held with a large map of the Parish divided into squares with the prize of a beautiful hamper of local produce including Mr Ames Tea, Cake and local…
Capel Greenbelt Society (CGS) has sponsored the purchase of 200 walks booklets which the Capel Path Rangers have produced. The booklet contains an A4 map of all footpaths in Capel and 10 individual guided walks. Each walk is on its own individual pull-out page so that the guided description and…
The Brownies maintain the raised flower bed in the corner of the Recreation Ground. CGPS has supported them in the last year with donations to buy top soil, plants and gardening equipment. The garden is looking great and the Brownies have reported back to us how much the donation has…
CGPS is keen to support organisations within Capel Parish that promote use of the Greenbelt. One such organisation is the Capel Path Rangers. A hedge pole cutter has been purchased recently by CGPS for the Path Rangers and CGPS pays for the insurance each year for this voluntary organisation.
The fete was the launch of our photography competition - click here for entry details. We handed out leaflets advertising the competition. On Saturday 6th July Capel Greenbelt Protection Society had a successful stand at the Capel annual fete. Despite the wind and rain. Konrad’s tent held its ground magnificently;…
Capel Pre-School children are really enjoying the new facilities provided through a donation from CGPS. The funds have been put towards enhancing the outdoor play area and encouraging the children to love and respect nature and the outdoors.
CGPS is delighted to report that financial support has recently been provided to Capel Pre-School. The school, catering for children aged 2-5 years, currently has a small private outdoor space and a large community area around the hall including the Community Orchard which is used to encourage and nurture the…
A very generous donation to CGPS, by two Capel parishioners, enabled the specific provision of a brand new, twenty foot long container to be delivered to the Capel Parish Council allotment site in Five Oak Green. The allotments have frequently been burgled, sheds broken into, and expensive equipment stolen such…
CGPS is committed to promoting the use of our precious Greenbelt land now and into the future. Through engagement with the Parish's schools and youth groups we can encourage school age children to be outdoors and to foster love for the countryside. Five Oak Green Brownies applied for funds to…
KENT DAY OF ACTION 28th November 2021 Here are the plans for CGPS and Save Capel supporters on the day of action. Please come to join us. Click here for more information.
We are delighted to report that through our engagement with the local schools, Capel Primary School were successful in their application to CGPS for funds to help them develop their “Forest School” initiative. Forest School enables children to learn about the environment, care and provide protection for our habitats and…
Capel Greenbelt Protection Society supported Save Capel's AGM held in Capel Village Hall on September 20 2021. Chair of CGPS's Trustees, David Parrish gave a short presentation highlighting the charity's objectives and project work and presided over the election of the Save Capel Executive. You can see the CGPS slides…
Capel Greenbelt Protection Society (CGPS) has been supporting Capel Path Rangers in many ways, both financially and also with volunteers to help maintain the network of wonderful footpaths that crisscross our beautiful green belt Parish. This summer CGPS were delighted to purchase a heavy duty brush cutter (along with insurance…
Click here to see the slides of our third Greenbelt Gathering where we drew attention to the ways to respond to the Local Plan Reg 19 consultation. Greenbelt Gathering 3 - How to respond to Reg 19
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