Bisley Bluecoat School gets composting

Classes 2 and 3 of Bisley Bluecoat School visited BCCS in Biodiversity week and learned how compost is made from Directors Sue Bradley and Lesley Greene. They discussed life in the soil – the worms, woodlice and centipedes. With Sue they planted sunflower seeds...

County Council celebrates BIODIVERSITY with focus on COMPOSTING

    Gloucestershire Biodiversity Week is back for 2025 from 22nd May to 31st May (we know it’s longer than a week!). The week promotes action across the county to protect biodiversity and connect habitats. For actions see Local Answer April...

Pedestrian Gate Now Mended

The pedestrian gate has been mended so it can be used. It is a “temporary solution”. As part of the celebrations for our 20th year of operation we are commissioning a new pedestrian gate from an artist blacksmith. It is an open competition organised by the...
A Collection of Composters meet at BCCS

A Collection of Composters meet at BCCS

BCCS hosted a collection of enthusiastic composters this week to mulch over soily things. Workers from Stroud Communty Agriculture, Good Small Farms, Common Soil, Growing Places and Brimscombe and Thrupp Community Composting scheme explored the value of compost, its...

Stroud Community Agriculture to visit us

We have helped Stroud Communty Agriculture build wonderful new compost bins. A composting Q & A is being held on our site on Thursday 21st November 2-3.30! The pro’s and cons of what we are doing!

DANGER: Check your deposits for hazardous tools

. PLEASE PLEASE check through your green materials before depositing on site. These shears were in a deposit. They could have caused extremely serious injury to our shredding operators, and permanently damaged our shredding machine.We are a VOLUNTARY scheme. We do not...

Bisley Bioblitz: This Saturday 10 August ALL DAY!!

Bisley celebrates a BioBLITZ on the Allotments, at BCCS and the Community Orchard, Chestergate Allotments. Supported by BisCAN and the National Allotment Society Week theme of “Biodiversity”. Start at 8.30 with a bird survey led by Megan from the...

Membership Renewals will be sent out in June

Membership renewals will be issued in June. You will have until the end of June to renew so don’t be anxious. The new code will change & be given to new members on 1st July.

BCCS Finalist in Stroud News & Journal Community Awards

We are excited to hear that we are finalists in TWO sections of the SN&J Community Awards this year – the Environment Section and the Neighbourly Section. Keep your fingers crosse on June 20th when a few of us brave the final jury!!finalist logo...