We were delighted to welcome back our friends from the Heritage Seed Library at Garden Organic for a workshop on seed saving. This took place at the Community Garden for the benefit of our regular… More
Could you be a Trustee?
Join us in growing wellbeing
Worcester Community Garden is a welcoming green space where people come to connect, heal and thrive. We are looking for trustees who believe in the power of nature, growing and community to support wellbeing. If you care about strengthening communities, supporting people, and making a positive difference, we would love to hear from you.
We are particularly keen to hear from people with experience, interest or enthusiasm in one of the following four areas:
– Horticulture
– Learning, Training & Events
– Fundraising & External Relations
– Governance, Safeguarding & Compliance.
Each appointed trustee will take a particular interest in one of these areas, while also sharing responsibility with the rest of the Board for the overall running and direction of the charity.
To find out more about these roles and how to apply, please click here.
Talks at The Hive this Autumn
The Community Garden is collaborating with The Hive, Worcester’s Public and University Library, to deliver a series of talks this autumn on a variety of topics related to our work at the garden. We hope to raise awareness of the garden for those who have yet to discover it, attracting new visitors and volunteers.
The talks will be held at The Hive, and are free to attend, but numbers are limited so early booking is advised. Full details and booking links are provided on our Events page, but here is a brief list of the topics and dates.
| Wildlife Gardening with Worcestershire Wildlife Trust | 4th August, 10:00 – 11:00 |
| Composting | 25th August, 10:00 – 11:00 |
| Flooded to Flourishing | 8th September, 10:00 – 11:00 |
| All Things Apples with Worcester Orchard Workers | 21st October, 11:00 – 12:30 |
| Seed Saving with the Heritage Seed Library | 22nd October, 1:00 – 3:00 |
| Construction Projects | 19th November, 10:00 – 11:00 |
All the morning talks will be followed by the opportunity for participants to visit the Garden (making their own way there), which will be open until 2:00.
We hope to see lots of new faces at these events, and look forward to meeting you!
Wildlife Garden officially open
We were delighted to welcome our mayor, Tor Pingree, who came to open the new Wildlife Garden on 2nd July. On a perfect summer morning, we were also joined by Julie Grainger from Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Richard and Martin from Worcester Lions Club, some of the students from Mencap who had helped in the garden, and some of our own volunteers to celebrate the completion of this wonderful resource for both wildlife and people.
Jon Bodenham, our Trustee and Project Lead for the Wildlife Garden, gave a lovely speech of thanks to everyone who had helped either financially or via donations of their time, plants or expertise.
After a short speech of her own, the mayor then untied the hand-made rope across the entrance to signal the official opening of the garden.
In time-honoured fashion, this was followed by group photos, tea, coffee and delicious home-made cake, also provided by Jon.
We are so pleased to have completed this fantastic addition to the Community Garden, and hope it will continue to be enjoyed by visitors on two legs, four or more!