Last chance to get involved in our community gardening sessions at Memorial Park in Luton
We are inviting more Luton residents to get involved in the final phase of its outdoor community wellbeing programme at Memorial Park.
The programme, funded through the Luton Rising Community Investment Fund, has supported a wide range of outdoor activities over the past three years, helping local people connect with nature, learn practical growing skills and spend time with others in a friendly community setting.
In the final months of the programme, activities are focused on two remaining opportunities: weekly family activities, and open community gardening sessions for adults, with all activities free of charge.
Family Sessions
Wednesdays 10:30am – 12pm
Community Gardening Sessions
Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am – 12:30pm
Both sessions are designed to give adults the chance to get outdoors, meet others and help care for the garden. No previous gardening experience is needed.
The sessions will take place outdoors, so please come dressed and prepared for the weather. This means waterproofs and jackets if you have them, shoes that can get muddy, or suncream in the Summer. We will only cancel the sessions in severe weather. We will still be out if it is lightly raining! Please also bring any drinks or snacks that you will require.
We have a composting toilet onsite, as well as handwashing facilities.
Parking is available in the car park off West Hill Road. The nearest bus stops are for the 321, 610 and 721, the Tennyson House stop. The site is Memorial Park Community Garden (can be found at the back of the park, behind the old lodge near the tennis courts).
The projects build on Groundwork East’s work at Memorial Park, where a community food hub has supported people to grow and share food, learn about healthier lifestyles and benefit from being active outdoors.
It has been brilliant to see people using the garden, learning new skills and enjoying time outdoors. What we would really love is for more families and adults to come along to the community gardening and family sessions in this final stage. We have a great group of regulars, but we’d love to see more people get involved. The sessions are friendly, informal and a great way to spend time outside, meet others and help keep this community space growing. I encourage anyone who is curious to come along and give it a try
Kealey Henderson, Project Lead at Groundwork East
During the sessions, participants will take part in a mix of gardening, conservation and nature-based craft activities. People will learn how to grow fruit and vegetables, care for the community garden and create simple wildlife-friendly features such as bug hotels and butterfly feeders. All materials will be provided, and the sessions are designed to be relaxed, practical and suitable for beginners as well as those with gardening experience.