This summer, Okehampton is being transformed by the wonderful Friends of St James Primary School Scarecrow Trail, with imaginative creations popping up all around the town.We were delighted to join in the fun with our own entry, "The Royal Flush”, featuring a rather regal queue for the Loo with a View! It has certainly brought … Continue reading Okehampton Scarecrow Trail
Okehampton Show – Thursday 13th August
Okehampton Community Garden is delighted to be part of the Health &Wellbeing Alliance at this year's Okehampton Show.The Health & Wellbeing Alliance brings together a wide range of localorganisations, community groups and support services, all working to promotethe health and wellbeing of people across our area. It's a wonderfulopportunity to discover the many activities, services … Continue reading Okehampton Show – Thursday 13th August
The Big Lunch at Okehampton Community Garden
Sunday 7th June, 11:00am ~ 2:00pm Join us for a relaxed and joyful community gathering at Okehampton Community Garden as we take part in The Big Lunch. A UK-wide celebration of connection, food, and friendship, in partnership with the Eden Project. The Big Lunch is all about bringing people together, neighbours, friends, families and new … Continue reading The Big Lunch at Okehampton Community Garden
Rotary May Fair
The Okehampton Community Garden team had a wonderful time attending the May Fair on Sunday 24th May. The weather was glorious! It was lovely to meet so many members of the community, chat about the garden, share information about our activities and future plans. We were delighted by the interest and support shown throughout the … Continue reading Rotary May Fair
Plaque Presentation from National Garden Scheme
Okehampton Community Garden is proud to have been presented with a plaque by Rosie Pensom Moore from the National Garden Scheme in recognition of the Community Garden Grant which was received in 2025. The grant has supported the continued development of the community garden as a welcoming and inclusive green space, where people of all … Continue reading Plaque Presentation from National Garden Scheme
Another Day of Glorious Spring Sunshine
We spent time preparing the raised beds for planting, topping them up with plenty of well rotted manure with woodchip, which was full of our fabulous friendly garden helpers... worms! Such fun watching them quickly burrow down into the beds with us providing a distraction for all the birds. On Friday we'll be getting back … Continue reading Another Day of Glorious Spring Sunshine
Spring is in the Air
There's definitely a feeling of spring in the air at Okehampton Community Garden. Even with more rain on the horizon, the Community Garden is beginning to stir with the signs of spring. Seeds are being sown and spring flowers are bringing life back to a sleepy garden. So far our volunteers have been sowing Beetroot, … Continue reading Spring is in the Air
Wassail at the Community Garden
On Sunday 18th January, Okehampton Community Garden was alive with song, laughter and ancient tradition as we co-hosted a Wassail with Wren Music. Wassailing is a traditional way ofcelebrating and blessing fruit trees during winter, wishing them health and abundance for the year ahead. It felt very special to honour this custom together in the … Continue reading Wassail at the Community Garden
What We Got Up To at the CAG Devon Members Event
Today Jeanette and Morwenna from Okehampton Community Garden attended 2 amazing workshops set up for CAG Devon Members In the morning we learnt about Creating a Community Micro Nursery At Trimplants we had a behind-the-scenes visit and learnt from 40+ years of commercial nursery experience. Discovering how community groups can set up micro nurseries to … Continue reading What We Got Up To at the CAG Devon Members Event
Plastic Free Ally Status for our Community Garden
We have recently achieved status as a Plastic Free Ally in an effort to limit our use of single use plastics. To maintain this status we will strive to find alternatives to single use plastics in what we undertake in the garden, The Heart Space and at events that we take part in. Becoming an … Continue reading Plastic Free Ally Status for our Community Garden
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