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Talks at The Hive this Autumn

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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 Trust4th August, 10:00 – 11:00
Composting25th August, 10:00 – 11:00
Flooded to Flourishing8th September, 10:00 – 11:00
All Things Apples with Worcester Orchard Workers21st October, 11:00 – 12:30
Seed Saving with the Heritage Seed Library22nd 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

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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!

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Natural Dyes Workshop

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We are so lucky to have Gill Kincaid among our volunteers. Not only is Gill one of our highly valued Site Supervisors, but she also has a wealth of knowledge about natural dyes, and is keen to pass on her expertise to others.

On a hot day towards the end of June, we set up a gazebo in the shade for Gill to run her Natural Dyes workshop. Eight participants braved the weather to learn about some of the plants that can be used to produce natural dyes, and how to extract and use them.

The participants had a great time exploring the colours of woad, weld and coreopsis, each ending up with a beautiful silk scarf to take home. Some of them couldn’t wait to wear them!

Gill was ably assisted on the day by Bob, Sharon and Celia, and our thanks go to all four of them for another successful event!