Now in its forth year, Bridge Street Community Garden will be hosting some fantastic community events for 2018.

The garden is a resource for the community, so if you have any ideas for events or projects suggestions are welcomed. If you’re interested in meeting the fabulous team of existing volunteers, learn or share new skills please pop in to one of our working parties or drop in gardening sessions (details below).

Our regular working parties are held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month Starting Saturday 7th April.

For gardening sessions: Timings will be 10:00am-12:30pm.

Timings for social events; BBQ, garden parties and festivities will typically run from 11am – 3pm. (set up from 10am)

(check the events page or Facebook link below for further info)

Drop in gardening session every Wednesday 6-7pm Start  from 11th April 2018

 

Bridge Street Community Garden 2018 Dates

please refer back to this list for any changes/updates that may occur before an event.

Sunday 25^th March – British Summer Term Begins

 

Saturday 31^st March – Spring Clean – Litter Pick

 

Saturday 7^th April – Setting shallots, onions sets, broad beans & general tidy up

 

Saturday 21^st April – Sowing squash plants; courgette, pumpkin, sweetcorn, cucumber –

 

Sunday 22^nd April – Earth Day – Educational work shops to end plastic pollution

 

Saturday 5^th May – Composting workshop and sowing/planting salads

 

Saturday 19^th May – Planting out; squash/sweetcorn/beans

 

Sunday 20^th May – Banbury Friendship Festival – networking community groups, organized walks, bring and share food event.

 

Saturday 2^nd June – Timber treatment & Planting out Brassica and salad crops

 

Saturday 16^th June – General gardening session; watering/feeding and second sowing of salad crops

 

Saturday 30^th June – 4^th Anniversary celebrations Garden Party

 

Saturday 7^th July – General gardening session; watering, feeding & harvesting; picking beans, beetroot, salad crops and early potatoes

 

Saturday 21^st July – General Gardening Session;

 

Saturday 4^th August – General Gardening Session; Exceptionally from 5pm to 7pm.

 

Saturday 18^th August – Harvesting produce for Banbury food fair; learn how to present vegetables for exhibition.

 

Sunday 19^th August – Banbury Food Fair (stall – gazebo to promote activities)

 

Saturday 1^st September – General Gardening Session

 

Saturday 15^th September – Garden Party – Harvest Festival BBQ

 

Saturday 19^th September – General Gardening Session; Splitting hardy annuals (herbs)

 

Saturday 6^th October – General Gardening Session; Timber treatment, harvesting and mulching

Saturday 20^th October – General gardening session; Winter bedding plants

 

Canal Day 2018 – Dates to be Confirmed.

 

International Day 2018 – Dates to be confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Bridge St Garden Progress