A new space for calm and connection will be revealed soon…
Just a couple of weeks ago, our community came together for The Big Dig: a spirited volunteer day that breathed fresh energy into our long-neglected walled garden. Thanks to our volunteers, the once‑overgrown, uneven and cluttered garden has been completely cleared. This laid the essential groundwork for everything that comes next.
Today, we are thrilled to share the next chapter in this transformation: the Big Build! The creation of our new Wellness Walled Garden is now officially underway. (Click the pink link to read bout our plans for this, posted in February.)
A Huge Thank You to Our Volunteers
During The Big Dig, our team of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and tackled years of overgrowth. They scraped, swept, levelled, and cleared, turning a daunting job into a day of teamwork and community pride.
Their hard work means that we can now move confidently into the next phase: professional construction and landscaping.
A big cheers to all who pitched in! You are the best.
Meet the Team Bringing the Garden to Life
The space is now in the skilled hands of Cormac, our contracted landscapers. They will lead the major structural work alongside Mark Wilson, our Caretaker & Maintenance Lead at the Edward Hain Centre. Supporting the “Big Build” design and planting will be Ben Jeffries, a landscape gardener. Together, this dedicated team is shaping the foundations of what will become a beautiful, accessible, outdoor sanctuary.
They will be defining pathways and seating areas, preparing planting beds, and installing features. Work began last week, and below you can see the beginnings of things to come…
The Big Build team’s combined expertise is already transforming the cleared foundations into a garden with purpose!
A Garden Designed for Wellbeing and Connection
Our Wellness Walled Garden will soon become a thriving outdoor space. Visitors, volunteers, community groups and practitioners can benefit from a mindfulness and relaxation area. We can to deliver nature-based community sessions and outdoor workshops. There will be space for creative activities, gentle movement, yoga and wellbeing classes. It will become a quiet refuge between appointments.
It will be a vital extension of the Edward Hain Centre’s commitment to health, connection and community. And in just a few weeks, we will be celebrating its completion…
Grand Opening: Saturday 18th April
Our new Wellness Walled Garden will be ready to welcome our community on 18th April! All are invited to our open day celebrations from 11am -3pm. Read more HERE.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing behind the scenes updates on our Facebook pageas the garden takes shape. We hope you’ll follow along as this once derelict corner blossoms into a peaceful, vibrant environment filled with life and possibility.
Last but not Least: More Thanks
This exciting new venture was made possible by a grant from the LHC Community Benefit Fund in association with Locality. We are extremely grateful to them both.
To read more about them, see our Funding Supporters page.
To everyone who joined us for The Big Dig, and to everyone supporting the project, our heartfelt thanks. This garden is yours!
