Celebrating our Community Heroes with a Special Certificate of Thanks

At Friends of the Mayfield Community Group, we believe that the heart of our area lies in the people who go above and beyond to make it a better place. Whether it’s lending a helping hand at local events, keeping our green spaces welcoming, supporting neighbours in need, or contributing in countless unseen ways, these acts of kindness and dedication deserve recognition.

That’s why we’ve created a Certificate of Thanks – a simple but heartfelt way of acknowledging the outstanding contributions of individuals who make our area a great place to live.

This certificate is not just a piece of paper – it’s a celebration of the spirit of community. Each one represents appreciation for the time, effort, and care that local people give freely, often without expecting anything in return.

If you know someone who deserves recognition, we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Friends of the Mayfield using the contact form on the website and let us know who has inspired you with their kindness, commitment, or creativity.

Lucky Birds

The local birds will be flocking to the garden with these latest additions kindly donated by the FV Men’s Shed. These beautiful metal holders which are doubling as Sunflower supports will provide water and seeds for our feathery friends. We have topped them up with seeds from the sunflowers to see if we have any takers. Thank you FV Men’s Shed

Wanted! Bits and Bobs

To celebrate Stirling Pride this September, Stirling Libraries and Creative Stirling will be running a mosaic workshop on Saturday 13th September in St Ninians Library between 10-11.30. Artist Lou Carberry will talking through the history of LGBTQ+ people in Scotland since legislation and then working with participants to make a mosaic for The Mayfield Secret Garden. We are asking for found objects from the community to be included in the mosaic which can be donated at the library ahead of the workshop.

Bouncy Castle Cushions!

The Library ran a two week sewing class for beginners this summer. Our lovely volunteers taught participants how to use the sewing machines. With fabric saved from a burst bouncy castle donated by the Mother and Toddler’s the group made these splash proof cushions for the Secret Garden. A perfection addition to our QUICKBLOCK bench. Thank you!

CRAFT: Butterfly and Dragonfly Wings

Join us at the library on Thursday. Our friend Krissy from TCV will be helping you to make your very own wings! Let us know if you can make it.

Special Delivery

On Monday we were delighted to receive these beautiful hand crafted pieces from the Forth Valley Men’s Shed. We commissioned these pieces with the remainder of our Cilips funding.

We are looking forward to some storytelling sessions out in the garden.

Thank you very much to Kenny and his team.

Veg Ledges for the Secret Garden

Members of Friends of the Mayfield group went along to the RHS and TCV event held at the Green Space this Thursday. We learned about how we can use small spaces such as these beautiful hand-crafted veg boxes made by the FV Men’s Shed, to grow flowers and vegetables.

The wood for the boxes had been treated so was carefully lines using a liner so as not to contaminate the veg. Boxes were filled with peat-free compost, using our fingers to separate clumps and bumped against the table to knock out air pockets.

Using our knuckles to make gentle indentations for the seeds and gently pinching the soil together afterwards. Each box has three different types of veg.

We then had some fun decorating them.

Gifts from the RHS.

A big thank you to Mo from RHS, Krissy from TCV and the FV Men’s Shed. We can’t wait for our first harvest.

Veg Ledges with TCV and RHS Thursday 5th June

Visit to the Sensory Centre

Our friends at Forth Valley Sensory Centre kindly invited the group out for a tour of their Kitchen and Sensory Gardens this week.

We met with Gene, who runs the garden and coordinates their volunteers. She told us about their focus to be organic and accessible. This hot composter bin creates compost within three months using food scraps from the cafe kitchen, garden waste and wood chips provided by a local woodworker. No pesticides or harmful chemicals are allowed and every work space and pathway has been made accessible for their users. Food grown in the kitchen garden supplies the centre cafe (well worth a visit) and the sensory garden in packed with beautiful plants and artwork.

Thank you for having us and for so many great ideas.

Friends of the Mayfield May Meet-up

Some much needed weeding, pruning and placing of our new plants from Braehead Community Gardens. We also planted out the sunflowers and poppies we grew with The Conservation Volunteers.