On Saturday 18th November, come along any time between 10am – 4pm, for our Open Day. Visit the Garden and walk in the woodland. Or help with volunteer gardening on the last Saturday before the winter break. Children’s activities will be available. A great opportunity to make new friends and learn more about Olden Garden. Coffee and cake provided.
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Open Day with Spring Bulb Planting
On Saturday 21 October, come along any time between 10am – 4pm, for our Open Day. Visit the Garden, plant spring bulbs and celebrate our Meadow Regeneration and Biodiversity project, part-funded with a grant from Groundwork’s Our Space Award. Children’s activities will be available. A great opportunity to make new friends and learn more about Olden Garden. Coffee and cake provided.
Meadow Regeneration celebration
Following the AGM, Olden Garden members celebrated progress with delivering our Meadow Regeneration and Biodiversity project funded by Groundwork’s Our Space Award
Islington in Bloom Award 2023
Olden Community Garden receives Silver Gilt award in the Best Community Garden category.
Open House festival
Huge thank you to our wonderful gardener Caroline for organising our family activities during our Open House Festival, in celebration of our meadow regeneration project funded with our grant from Groundwork’s Our Space Award
Everyone welcome – visit us for Open House Festival and family activities on Saturday 16th September
We are taking part in London’s Open House Festival on Saturday 16th September. Explore the garden, walk in the woodland, and join in our family activities.
Or try some volunteer gardening.
Everyone is welcome to visit at any time, 10am – 4pm.
Tea and cake will be available.
Butterfly garden activities
Little Explorers enjoyed an activities session, learning about plants and colourful butterflies and designing signage for our new butterfly garden, being created with funding from Groundwork’s Our Space Award
Thank you to Howden’s volunteers
Maria led an energetic group of volunteers from Howden’s Insurance who repositioned the collapsed sleepers along the path and cleared brambles in the orchard. Thank you to the BIG Alliance for arranging another wonderful group of volunteers.
A Magic Little Grant!
We are very pleased to receive a grant from Local Giving’s Magic Little Grants to create a wildlife pond. The pond will promote sustainability and encourage species diversity, using harvested water, with plants that clean and filter it. Join our volunteers on Tuesdays, to help create the pond.
Local Giving is the UK’s leading membership and support network for local charities and community groups. Please support Olden Garden by donating on our Local Giving page to help fund our meadow regeneration and biodiversity project. Local Giving collects Gift Aid on your donation and transfers it to us.