Thanks for coming to our AGM 2025!

A big thank you to everyone who came to Grow Community – Sopwell’s 5th AGM; it was lovely to see old faces and new!

Man next to a platter of fruit, veg and herbs.

Expert speaker Hamid and his home grown produce. Image credit: Gail Jackson

Missed it? Have a read of our minutes below, including a summary of the fantastic talk by our invited speaker, local fruit growing expert Hamid El Bouchiki.

Here’s to another fantastic year, and looking forward to seeing you at our next Community gardening session!

Weekend Working Parties for 2024

Get your gardening gloves on and join us at Berners Drive Community Garden!

Details for Berners Drive Community Garden gardening sessions

Get growing with us Saturdays and Sundays from March until the end of the year. Around during the week? We also have sessions from 10 am every Thursday. Find us at Berners Drive Community Garden, AL1 2JB. No experience or equipment necessary, although you’re more than welcome to bring your gloves and tools if you have them.

Compost Workshop | Sun 15 Oct

Join us for an Introduction to Composting at Berners Drive Community Garden – this Sunday.

This is a free event but there are limited spaces, so please sign up to guarantee your place.

You are also welcome to join in our working party session from 10.30am.

Gloves and tools provided or bring your own. Just turn up.

READY TO PICK – SUMMER FRUITS

Blackcurrants, summer-fruiting raspberries and strawberries are all now ready to pick from the beds at the Berners Drive community garden.

Pick those that look the ripest.

Wash before eating.

They can be stored in the fridge for a few days.

There’s also a second-flush of peas ready, as well as herbs and herbal teas.

The garden is located at the bottom of Berner’s Drive, St Albans. Next to the playarea.

Please walk or cycle there is possible.