Volunteer Gardening Sessions

Gardening Sessions are on the 2nd Tuesday (10.00am) & 4th Wednesday (1.00pm) of each month. As start times vary between Winter and Summer, please check Facebook or the regular newsletters for latest details.

2026 Dates

January: 13th and 28th
February: 10th and 25th
March: 10th and 25th
April: 14th and 22nd
May: 12th and 27th
June: 9th and 24th
July: 14th and 22nd
Aug: 11th and 26th
Sept: 8th and 23rd
Oct: 13th and 28th
Nov: 10th and 25th
Dec: 8th

EXTRA SESSION: Third Sunday of each month from 2pm. Check the monthly newsletter/updates for details.

Volunteer Update and Activities: August 2026

Thank you to everyone who volunteered in the Waterloo Seafront Gardens during July.

We had nine at our Litter Pick in Adelaide Garden.  There were six of us at our Tuesday session in Crescent Garden when we worked on the walls along the bottom path (whilst trying to keep in the shade!) and six at our Sunday session in Beach Lawn where we worked on clearing some of the reeds and sycamore from the stream.  At our Wednesday session in Crescent Garden there were five of us and again we tried to keep in the shade working on the bottom path.

Before and after photo below:

The highlight on Wednesday was rescuing a 2-3 week old hoglet that was sitting out in the full sun.  We gave it water and worms which really perked it up and then Libby took it up to Freshfields Animal Rescue. The hope is that once it’s big enough to look after itself (they think the mother may have abandoned it because of little water and food being available) it will be returned to us to release back into the garden.

For more about Freshfields Animal Rescue and to donate: www.freshfields.org.uk/

Our volunteering sessions during August will take place on:

Saturday 8th August – Litter Picking at 10.30am in the Children’s Play Park

Tuesday 11th August – Garden Maintenance at 10.00am in Crescent Garden

Sunday 16th August – Garden Maintenance at 2.00pm in Beach Lawn and

Wednesday 26th August – Garden Maintenance at 1.00m in Crescent Garden

No gardening expertise is needed at any of our sessions, and all equipment will be provided as well as refreshments.

Our Autumn Fete will be held this year on Saturday 19th September in Marine Garden – please put the date in your diary!!

Looking forward to seeing you in the Waterloo Seafront Gardens.