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8 Jun

Plant Swap – June

Join Us for Our Next Plant Swap at St Anne’s Community Garden Give it a Grow Wigan is hosting another one of our popular Plant Swap events, and we’d love to see you there! Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, this is a great chance to pick up something new for your […]

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3 May

Workshops and Nature Events so far this year

In 2025, we’ve had a fantastic and busy year so far, getting out about in the community, hosting workshops in other locations around Wigan and in our community garden. It’s been great fun, bringing people together in nature, or bringing nature to them! Making the sessions friendly, relaxed and easygoing to join in.  Family Seed […]

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2 May

Diggle Street Park – New Public Square

Diggle Street Park – New Public Square Anyone who follows our social media will see that we’ve been working on a local park for some time – and we have some great news to share, Diggle Street Park in Wigan now has a public square! In the centre of the park are three brand new […]

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16 Dec

Nature Based Art Therapy Groups

Connection with nature is known to improve our well-being and research shows how much more beneficial this is when doing so mindfully, creatively, using our five senses, with gratitude and along with other people. When we feel connected to nature, we are also more likely to make pro-environmental choices. So, this year, we decided to […]

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19 Sep

Apple Day

Hi everyone! We’re hosting our very first Apple Day at the Community Garden. Apple Day 24th September at St Anne’s Community Garden from 1pm to about 2:30pm Free fun for all the family. Pick the garden applesTry tasty apple cakesand have a go at printing with apples We might also be able to make apple […]

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24 Apr

Seed Share – 26th April

Hi everyone! Here’s our first seed share and swap for 2023. We have plenty of seeds to offer, all kinds of vegetables and flowers as well as our own wildflower seeds. If you have some you’d like to share with the community that’s great, but very much optional, you can just come and take some […]

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14 Mar

Gardening with Us in 2023

I just thought we'd share an update about where we're at in 2023 and where you can find us if you like to join in gardening with us.

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1 Feb

The Benefits of Urban Trees

There are many modern and direct benefits to having more urban trees and greenery in your area.

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9 Dec

Gardening for Wildlife in December

December is a great time to reflect on what has happened over the year in the garden. What has worked well, what has been a challenge and what adaptations can we make? Most gardens have been affected by the summer heat. Perhaps look into ways to conserve water in the future? We can do this by mulching, collecting rainwater, and considering plant choices.

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4 Nov

Bulb Planting Volunteer Event -12th November

Join us in Diggle Street / Margaret Street Park in Springfield, Wigan for some bulb planting on 12th November 2022 from 10:30am – until about 12pm. We have plenty of crocus bulbs to plant close to the trees, which will give us some beautiful early colour next year! Stay for as long or as little […]

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