Pumpkin Parties
For Halloween we have been carving pumpkins. Our Monday group made some traditional scary faces and had a lot of spoooooky fun. Our workshop at The Water Gardens in Hemel Hempstead made use of the pumpkins as festive autumn vases and filled them with…
Volunteer Day
A full on day today – with a big thanks to Longmeadow Community Garden Group, Stephen McPartland MP and some extra hands from staff at St Vincent’s Primary School. Our plot has been cleared of brambles, saplings and a few other uninvited guests! We…
Thank you to Stevenage Borough Councillors
Following an email from St Vincents Primary School, we have received pledges of donations from some local Stevenage Borough Councillors. This is a brilliant start to our fund raising to build and equip our garden. Looking forward to receiving all those £’s from their…
Our first workshop – a mood lifting success
This week we provided our first off site workshop at Hemel Hempstead. Residents of a local care home visited the community garden in the town centre. They enjoyed the beautiful sunshine as they filled painted planters with their choice of flowers and herbs. …
A big thank you……
We have received an amazing email from a supporter. He has arranged to send us a monthly donation of £1000 – actually amazing doesn’t quite cover how we feel just now! Hi! Su, congratulations on launching THE RED SHED PROJECT as an 85 year…
Could this be home?
After a chance meeting with an old friend we have found our new home. The site is an over grown and neglected corner of a primary school playing field. The area has previously been used for an after school garden club and is the…
Launching The Red Shed
Today is our first day. There is a lot to do that doesn’t involve gardening when you are setting up a project so it’s going to be paperwork and phone calls for a while. Top of the list is to find some land where…