Community Apple Day – Sunday 30th August Join us for a fun afternoon celebrating the season together in the community garden. We’ll be picking apples together, pressing them into fresh juice, and sharing the harvest with neighbours and friends. Bring along any spare fruit or veg from home or your allotment – there’ll be a […]
Join us in Diggle Street Park for a fun family session all about growing! Monday 31st 10am - 12pm A hands-on session for children to get stuck into sowing seeds and planting. We’ll be putting together a grow bag with plants that can grow through autumn and winter, learning how to look after them and […]
Join Victoria on 8th Sept at 1pm at Charlotte's Community Corner for a special workshop all about herbs for relaxation. Together we'll learn about traditional and modern uses of herbs to support relaxation. Herbs have been used for centuries as part of everyday routines for rest and comfort for both the body and the mind. […]
Join Ali for a relaxing herbal skincare workshop at Charlotte's Community Corner on 15th Sept at 1pm. Learn how to make your own lip balm and a soothing chamomile sugar scrub using natural ingredients in our beginner-friendly workshop. In this hands-on session, you’ll create your own nourishing lip balm using our home-made infused oils and […]
Join Victoria & Ali for a relaxing, creative workshop where you can make beautiful Autumn wreaths ready to hang at home. On 17th Sept in The Old Courts Holding Cell, we'll be creating seasonal decorations with naturally dried flowers and materials. Our annual Christmas wreath event is so popular, but a wreath is a lovely […]
Join Victoria on 22nd Sept at 1pm at Charlotte's Community Corner for a hands-on session all about pickling and fermentations - trying simple ways to preserve seasonal vegetables. We'll learn all about the different methods and the benefits of each. We'll have a quick tasting session and create 1 jar of each to take home, […]
Our free monthly guided woodland walk - Step Into Nature. The next walk together is on 25th Sept, 10am at Beech Hill Park on Gidlow Lane, WN6 8RQ  and will be led by Victoria – we’ll gently enjoy the sights and sounds of these beautiful woodlands through the seasons. Starting in Beech Hill this month, we’ll […]
Join us in the community garden on the last Sunday of each month for our weekend session - 12 - 3pm, for some company and gentle movement in the outdoors. At the community garden, we tend to several raised beds, borders, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and a wildlife pond together. We grow all kinds of […]
Join Ali on 29th Sept at 1pm at Charlotte's Community Corner to create a traditional herbal tonic known as Rose Hip Oxymel. The combination of honey, vinegar and herbs creates an ancient preparation called an oxymel - together we'll all learn about the history and uses. Rosehips are an excellent herb, as they are full […]
Join us in the community garden every other Wednesday morning, 10am – 12pm, for some company and gentle movement in the outdoors. At the community garden, we tend to several raised beds, borders, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and a wildlife pond together. We grow all kinds of fruit and veg, and there is often produce […]
Join us in the community garden every other Wednesday morning, 10am – 12pm, for some company and gentle movement in the outdoors. At the community garden, we tend to several raised beds, borders, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and a wildlife pond together. We grow all kinds of fruit and veg, and there is often produce […]
Join Victoria & Ali for a relaxing, creative workshop where you can make beautiful Autumn wreaths ready to hang at home. On 15th Oct in The Old Courts Holding Cell, we'll be creating seasonal decorations with naturally dried flowers and materials. Our annual Christmas wreath event is so popular, but a wreath is a lovely […]
If you want to help Improve where you live in Wigan, for your own well-being and for wildlife, see how you can get involved, we'd love to hear from you.