About us

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the annual plant & seed AGM fair, 27 April 2025

Growing Hollingdean is a group of volunteers who care about growing biodiversity in Brighton

Growing Hollingdean is a small volunteer group of local residents that help develop community growing and wildlife spaces in the Hollingdean area. We work in collaboration with other local groups to improve biodiversity, and provide opportunities for learning about local nature and how to grow food. Our overall aim is to support the growth of a resilient local community.

Scroll through our blog to see what we have been up to and how you can join us, here.

Growing Hollingdean Volunteers at their AGM Plant Fair April 2024
Growing Hollingdean Volunteers at their AGM Plant Fair April 2024

What Growing Hollingdean collective do…

The Growing Hollingdean Collective is Jo-seph Evershed (Chair) supported by Aster Cornish, Polly Charlton and Hilary Silverwood (Joint Secretaries), Lars Schuy (Treasurer) supported by Gill Wilcox, Jo-seph Evershed, Fenella Burns, Abbie Mead, Mel Jarvis (Two Trees Community Garden), Hilary Silverwood and Sarahjane Jackson (website artwork) are all Tree Guardians.

Plus the many volunteers and friends who look after the trees, grow food and flowers and bring their treasures to Plant & Seed Fair and help with litter picking to keep our space beautiful. Our community is growing all the time and it’s a wonderful thing! Be part of the growing community gardens, here.

MP Caroline Lucas at Growing Hollingdean AGM 2022
MP Caroline Lucas at Growing Hollingdean AGM 2022
Growing Hollingdean event day at Hollingdean Community Centre, Grow Food in Small Space
Growing Hollingdean event day at Hollingdean Community Centre, Grow Food in Small Space 2023

Join us at Growing Hollingdean

The core team meets every month to plan, organise and think up ideas. Please do get in touch if you would like to join us, we are always looking for more help!

First tree for Growing Hollingdean in 2020

Stephan planting tree in Hollingdean Community Centre 2022
Stephan planting tree with our chair Claire at the Hollingdean Community Centre 2020

Group photo by Twiggy

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