| Sunday | Times | Details |
| MARCH 4TH | 1130-1230 | LETS GROW:
Planting potatoes , peas , beans etc. |
| APRIL 11 | 1100-1230 | Easter Eggstravaganza :
Craft making from 11am Easter Egg Hunt from 1200 |
| MAY 6TH | 1130-1230 | Gardening day, weeding, watering, etc |
| JUNE 3 | 1130-1230 | Gardening day, |
| JULY 1ST | 1130-1300 | The Big Olympicnic– Fun activities for all the family with our own events, medals for the winners. Don’t forget your to bring a picnic |
| AUG 5 | 1130-1230 | Gardening day, weeding, watering etc |
| SEPT 2ND | 1130-1230 | Gardening day, weeding, pruning, etc |
| OCT 7TH | 1130-1230 | Let’s Harvest:
Dig, peel, wash and chip our potatoes then feast on them along with other seasonal goodies |
| NOV 4TH | 1130-1230 | Making Christmas decorations & gardening – Make a decoration for our tree in Hope Church |
| DEC 9TH | 1130- 1300 | Christmas Sunday – Children’s activities with mulled wine & mince pies. Followed by the AGM at 1.pm, all invited |
Over 100 locals gathered at Chapelhay Community Playgarden on Sunday 4th July for the annual Big Picnic. Despite the grim forecast, the sky was blue and local children enjoyed a host of free activities, including junk modelling and making musical instruments, face-painting and making collages and flags. The bouncy castle was a big hit, while others enjoyed experimenting with the circus skills equipment and garden games. Local mum Jane Carter, who helped organise the junk modelling, said, “These events are great fun and really help to bring the community together. It also means more people come to our regular Work Days – we see new faces every month. I’ve met so many people through coming to the Playgarden.”
Clare Sutton, Chair of the Playgarden, added, “It’s very much a communal effort. Everyone brings along what they can – garden games, junk for modelling, bits and pieces for making collages – and the fact that everything is done on a shoestring means all our activities are free. We would also like to thank Jamal Uddin from Weymouth Tandoori for donating funds towards the bouncy castle – always a big draw!”
The Playgarden holds its Work Day on the first Sunday of every month from 11.30-12.30. Everyone is welcome to come along to do odd jobs or just sit and chat, and there are various gardening activities for children – sowing, planting and watering – as part of the Let’s Grow! food-growing project. For further details ring Clare on 771180
