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September Newsletter

Dear Friend, We hope that you have all had a wonderful Summer holiday and are enjoying the bonus September sunshine we are having! ☀ As we head into Autumn we are pleased to announce that both our Autumn and Winter workshop programmes are complete! From garden planning to cider making, we hope you’ll see something…

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August Newsletter 2023

Dear friend, August brings us National Allotments Week (7th – 13th August), with a theme this year of Soil Health. Below, Jen explains what we have been doing to help maintain our soil throughout the year, what we will be doing this week to get it ready for the coming months, and a little bit…

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July Newsletter 2023

Dear friend, June has been a beautiful month up on the allotments with vibrant flowers in bloom and the community harvest in full swing with plenty of salads, kale, herbs, chard and broad beans. And to top off an already fantastic month was a rare wildlife sighting of Red Belted Clearwings by Melanie Penson, Conservation…

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April newsletter 2023

Dear friend, We’re delighted to announce that we’ve secured a further 3 years of funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for our new Growing Together project, starting in May 2023 🌟 The funding, worth £225,000 over the 3 years, will enable us to continue the activities previously funded in the Gateway to the Gardens project…

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March newsletter 2023

Dear friend, We’re delighted to share our biggest-ever range of workshops with you this Spring, featuring practical gardening and allotmenteering advice for beginners, as well as floristry crafts, and a special full-day beekeeping taster. Thinking ahead to Mother’s Day, we offer custom gift cards that make it easy for you to gift experiences to friends and family.…

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February newsletter 2023

Dear friend, Have you seen Spring bulbs emerging yet? It won’t be long before we can celebrate the first daffodil of the year, shortly followed by bright tulips, delicate cherry blossom, and huge magnolias 🌸 The long, verdant leaves of these daffodil shoots in the photo above were spotted on our Nursery garden. Last weekend…