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Picnic in the Park report and Community Gardening Day: Come and join in
Fun in the Sun – July’s Picnic in the Park raises £400
Station Road Community Gardens, Sunday 18th July
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On Sunday 18th July, Picnic in the Park was held at Station Road Community gardens, on what turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far.
For those who braved the blazing sun (and made good use of every bit of available shade!) the event featured two sets from local band ‘Corvette’, along with music provided by Noah. Alongside the usual plant stall and cake stand, the event was supported by the Innovation Eco Station from Sussex Green Living along with Billingshurst Community Partnership and Billingshurst Rotary, who provided a find-the-gnome challenge and a popular scarecrow building competition. The event raised £400 to support the ongoing maintenance costs of the gardens. A special thank you goes to Billingshurst Arun Scouts, who provided not only the marquee, generator and tables, but also three fantastic volunteers in Jas, Lucybelle and Martha who helped with the running of the event from start to finish so a big thank you to them, and indeed all the volunteers who contributed towards the event. Thanks also to Plants by Post for their donation towards the plant stall. Sandy Duck, Billingshurst & District Rotary Club
Top: Sussex Green Living and the Innovation Eco Station. Bottom: Gazebos offered welcome shade. Photos: Jane Cross Angled: Isla Myskow with her gnome. Photo: Sandra Myskow
Community Gardening Day
Station Road Community Gardens, Saturday 18th September from 9.30am
Following the success of our previous two Community Gardening days, our next event is our Autumn Gardening Day on Saturday 18th September.
We hold three of these each year, and they are an opportunity for members of the community to come together and give a few hours to help to keep this fabulous community resource well maintained.
If you are able to give a few hours to help, then please be at the gardens from 9.30am onwards, and please bring garden tools if you have them.
Thank you everyone for your ongoing support. Stuart Sexton, Chairman, Friends of Station Road Gardens
