🌱 Community Garden Update! 🌱
We’re growing something amazing together!
On 6th November 2025, we held an inspirational event for the new Community Garden at the Methodist Church. A huge thank you to everyone who joined and shared their brilliant ideas!
Now, we’re excited to announce our Community Garden Panel meetings for 2026. Click here for Jan - March 2026 dates
🌿 Community Sessions – January to March 🌿
📌 JANUARY
📅 Thursday 22 January
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Alton Arts Hub, 6 Portswood Place, Roehampton, London SW15 4ED
📅 Wednesday 28 January
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Roehampton Methodist Church, Minstead Gardens, London SW15 4EB
📌 FEBRUARY
📅 Thursday 5 February
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Alton Arts Hub, 6 Portswood Place, Roehampton, London SW15 4ED
📅 Wednesday 11 February
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Roehampton Methodist Church, Minstead Gardens, London SW15 4EB
📅 Thursday 19 February
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Alton Arts Hub, 6 Portswood Place, Roehampton, London SW15 4ED
📅 Wednesday 25 February
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Roehampton Methodist Church, Minstead Gardens, London SW15 4EB
📌 MARCH
📅 Thursday 5 March
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Alton Arts Hub, 6 Portswood Place, Roehampton, London SW15 4ED
📅 Wednesday 11 March
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Roehampton Methodist Church, Minstead Gardens, London SW15 4EB
📅 Thursday 19 March
⏰ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Alton Arts Hub, 6 Portswood Place, Roehampton, London SW15 4ED
✨ Want to be part of planning and designing this amazing space?
Please RSVP
📧 preya.chauhan@ourroehampton.org
📞 07544 591079
Let’s create a space that brings people together and celebrates nature.
Join us and help grow something beautiful!
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Help us grow something beautiful together!
Our Consultation Event on the 6th November was a hit!
We had an amazing meeting with 37 residents and community leaders about the new Community Garden at the Methodist Church at Minstead Gardens!
· The garden built a true sense of community · Intergenerational projects strengthening bonds between generations · A planting plan is needed over the next few years that includes a wide variety of vegetables fruits salads nuts herbs flowers trees etc. · This table green space, that is welcoming and warm, open to all where we have pride in our garden · a place where people feel welcomed whatever their abilities or contributions they can make · people feel optimistic and hopeful about their homes and futures because people genuinely care · Roehampton to become an example of balance between nature and city · mini gardens everywhere
· The garden built a true sense of community · Intergenerational projects strengthening bonds between generations · A planting plan is needed over the next few years that includes a wide variety of vegetables fruits salads nuts herbs flowers trees etc. · This table green space, that is welcoming and warm, open to all where we have pride in our garden · a place where people feel welcomed whatever their abilities or contributions they can make · people feel optimistic and hopeful about their homes and futures because people genuinely care · Roehampton to become an example of balance between nature and city · mini gardens everywhere
What people said…
· Map an initial design getting lots of community input, start small but think big and long term · seasonal planting for all year colour · grow edibles to use locally and to sell · think about water, security, storage, raised beds for easy access, bees, composting, shade/cover, seating and paths through the garden · Work with young people · design the garden with and four people with special needs · intergenerational activities · suitable activities for people without their own gardens · engage local St drinkers if possible · partners - use all the local expertise resource is and offers of help to make the garden amazing · recycle and reuse
· Map an initial design getting lots of community input, start small but think big and long term · seasonal planting for all year colour · grow edibles to use locally and to sell · think about water, security, storage, raised beds for easy access, bees, composting, shade/cover, seating and paths through the garden · Work with young people · design the garden with and four people with special needs · intergenerational activities · suitable activities for people without their own gardens · engage local St drinkers if possible · partners - use all the local expertise resource is and offers of help to make the garden amazing · recycle and reuse
· Inclusivity · Respect · clear communication · cross generational work · kindness · sharing
· Inclusivity · Respect · clear communication · cross generational work · kindness · sharing
Our Community Garden gallery
Meeting Jean who has donated our first set of seeds, Thank you!
Talking about where things may go in the community garden
A shot taken at our community consultation on November 2025
Our first garden panel meeting!
Notes from our community meeting - what do people want?
Meeting Les, our biodiversity expert who is helping us survey the community garden, getting baselines before we break ground.
Meeting with Deacon Kathy and Rev Geoffrey, working in the sun and rain gifted us with a rainbow!
Capturing bird song on the site
how excited people feel about the garden, a little dot survey
Evidence of a type of insect using the leaf for sustenance on the grounds of the garden
We have our map and the panel are imagining where things could go
Sharing our wish list for garden equipment
Panel meeting number 2- thinking about how we want to work together, what would our garden charter look like?
Evening panel meeting number, dreaming the community garden into reality
Thinking about how to work together peacefully
Making sure we are thinking about how we communicate- clear signage is vital
listening to each others ideas and considerations for the space
Taking time to think about what our community needs
Looking at representation in our plan
This image shows the wish list for the garden and ideas around governance
Looking to ensure the project is cross generational as requested by the community
talking about where we could put water-containers to capture rainwater, and where the compost area could live
More details on our map of the land, positioning and repositioning
Meeting up with the SW15 Networking and Green Team to talk about the community garden
Panel meeting number 3 talking about governance and more
Talking about a rain garden with Nick Oliver our blue space expert theCommunity Action Manager – Richmond WWT London Wetland Centre
Including creatures great and small in our planning and design meetings
Talking about polytunnel placement and compost areas
Deepening conversations round governance
Evening and day time meetings to ensure most people can be involved
learning from other local community gardens
working to think about accessibility
More thoughts on governance - image of post it notes on a flip chart paper