Author: Okehampton Community Garden

To be a part of the Big Get Together, a celebration of the life of Jo Cox we held a community gardening day. It was a swelteringly hot day in June and we celebrated by having a small communal BBQ. Oh! And of course, we did a bit of gardening...I promise!

The community garden involves people from all different backgrounds We have involved teenagers undertaking their voluntary work as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award We have had a lovely gentleman, Roy, who came to the garden this year and has become quite a presence in the garden. He built a structure under which … Continue reading A Chilly Day in April

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A milestone had been reached and a whole new group of people popped up and started helping out in the garden. With a new team forming there was a burst of activity in the garden.   The lads cleared a pile of gravel to make way for the rescued sensory garden created by the Prince's … Continue reading New year, new gang

The steering committee came up against various obstacles.  As any community led project knows there are always life events that result in people having to withdraw from any project and the community garden has seen it's fair share of changes in the short time it has been running. In 2014 the committee lost 3 or … Continue reading The progress…changes and challenges

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