WCA Community Garden at the centre

​If you have been to, or passed by Woolston Community Centre, then you may have noticed our community garden in the corner by Weston Grove Road. The garden mainly features mature shrubs with a wide range of foliage colours, which along with some hardy flowering plants provide a colourful display all year round. Congratulations to all of the garden team for the amazing transformation of a derelict space at the community centre. This was due in no small part to the enthusiasm of founder team member Ray Sturgess, who sadly passed away in 2022. A plaque in his memory was presented to his family and is displayed on the back wall, which borders the house he lived in.

It all started back in 2013 when The Princes Trust cleared most of the area, laid a paving slab path and built four raised beds. A team of volunteers was formed to maintain and develop the garden and since then the whole area has been cleared and additional paths and additional raised beds have been constructed. There is also a fenced off compound for children, which was created by Woolston Adventure Pre-school.
 
The brickwork to the back wall was always in a poor state of repair and in 2019 this was repointed by operatives from 4D, the contractors for the new sewage works. They also added shingle paths and edging around the two larger raised beds.
 
All of this work was carried out free of charge as a contribution to the Community Centre, for which we are extremely grateful.
 
The timber boxing to the four original raised beds built in 2013 had begun to rot, so in 2019 the garden team rebuilt them in more durable pressure treated timber.
 
All funds for the garden are provided by the community centre out of hiring income.  
 
If you would like to help in some way or join the community garden team, please leave a message on the "contact us" page of this website.

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