Wimborne Community Garden May Diary
Catch up with Jane as she shares the latest from the Wimborne Community Garden May diary: Yet again, Wimborne Community Garden would like to say a huge thank you to The Saxons of Wimborne who so generously donated £500 to the garden. This money was a totally glorious surprise but true to form, we quickly set to and spent
It’s Our 20th Birthday!
Happy Birthday to us! So, how will we celebrate? In 20 fun and inspiring ways throughout 2024! All of which highlight our Values, these are: Welcoming, Alongside, Trusted, Practical and Empowering. Kicking things off and starting with our Welcoming value, Alistair, our CEO, has been delivering gorgeous birthday cakes to our amazing projects and volunteers. Alistair enthused: “I love the
Wimborne Community Garden April Diary
Catch up with Jane as she shares the latest from the Community Garden April diary: We have had such a lot of visitors at the Garden this month, which has been super! Our first visitors weren’t coming so much to see what we get up to but more to rescue us! Due to the sad demise of our first
Faithworks 20th anniversary
It’s Faithworks 20th anniversary! And we are honoured to invite you to join us in a year of celebration, reflection and forward thinking. How did Faithworks begin? Over 20 years ago a small and dedicated group of church leaders, along with Poole Borough Council, looked at root causes of key local issues and identified loneliness & isolation as large
Wimborne Community Garden February Diary
Catch up with Jane as she shares the latest from the Community Garden February diary: Wimborne Community Garden is so blessed in so many ways not least because it has its own ‘wild area’, with a lovely path running through it, as you enter the garden itself. Within this area there are several glorious trees as indeed there are
Wimborne Community Garden January Diary
Disaster averted! During the high winds Wimborne experienced following Christmas, Wimborne Community Garden, like so many gardens, was battered! Jane Benson shares the story from the Wimborne Community Garden January diary as she explains how it’s about more than just a greenhouse being damaged in high winds. “I received a call one late morning from one of our neighbours
Wimborne Community Garden Autumn Diary
Life at Wimborne Community Garden never seems to stop! The autumn was a whirlwind of activity with: winning the South and South East in Bloom Community Garden award; hosting a wonderful evening with Tamsin Westhorpe; and holding a fun and delicious pumpkin curry event! Amongst all this, due to the extraordinary generosity of the Hendy Foundation Trust
Faithworks Project Christmas Hours 2023
Please note that our project Christmas hours 2023 are: Christchurch Food Bank+ Closed Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 December, and Monday 1 January 2024 Nourish Community Larder & Food Bank Closed Tuesday 26 December Thursday 28 December – open 10am – 12pm only Poole Food Bank+ Closed Tuesday 26 December Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 December open 9.30am –
Garden Expert Tamsin Westhorpe Helps Raise over £900 for Wimborne Community Garden
It may feel like Autumn has only just begun but it’s already time for gardeners to prepare for spring! RHS Chelsea judge Tamsin Westhorpe, author and gardening expert shared her knowledge and experience to help budding local gardeners get ready for the warmer months. In a special evening hosted at Beaucroft College, on the 10th October, top gardening tips
Wimborne Community Garden Win Overall Winner in the Largest Horticultural Campaign in the Region
Wimborne Community Garden were awarded gold, overall winner and outstanding at the South and South East in Bloom Awards. The awards are the largest horticultural campaign in the region and involve hundreds of communities each year. 17 volunteers from Wimborne Community Garden went to RHS Garden Wisley on Friday 29th September. They enjoyed the impressive gardens in
