Tag: Growing Food Hollingdean Brighton

Join Forest Gardeners on Sunday 21 December 2025, 10am – 12 pm in Hollingdean Park

17th Dec 2025
Join Forest Gardeners on Sunday 21 December 2025, 10am in Hollingdean Park, Growing Hollingdean volunteers
Growing Hollingdean volunteers admiring the Sharon Fruit Tree number 122 on our map

Get your boots on and join the volunteer Forest Gardeners on Sunday 21 December 2025, 10am-12pm in Hollingdean Park. We meet at the Lynchet Shed at 10am and wander up through Hollingdean Park to the Community Orchard and Forest Garden. Tools, gloves, refreshments and friendly support make this a lovely monthly gathering all round the year. Something for everyone to do. Children can join in too with a responsible adult.

Visit our new signs in Hollingdean Park, November 2025

Entrance Map , Forest Garden and Pond Sign installed in Hollingdean Park, December 2025 with the help of Growing Hollingdean Volunteers
Entrance Map , Forest Garden and Pond Sign installed in Hollingdean Park, December 2025 with the help of Growing Hollingdean Volunteers
Entrance Map , Forest Garden and Pond Sign installed in Hollingdean Park, December 2025 with the help of Growing Hollingdean Volunteers

Entrance Map , Forest Garden and Pond Sign installed November 2025

Growing Hollingdean have collaborated with Froglife and Brighton & Hove Food Partnership to make new growing and wildlife spaces in Hollingdean Park. New signs explain where these areas are and what you can find there. Thank you to all those volunteers involved in making this happen, we couldn’t do it without you!

Would you like to get involved in taking care of our trees, plants and wildlife in the park and Forest Garden? It is fun and friendly. Join us on 3rd Sunday morning of the month from 10am -12pm. Everyone welcome!

See Growing Hollingdean’s Forest Garden page here and Tree Map here,

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Join us in Hollingdean Park’s Forest Garden, Sunday 21st September 2025, 10am-12pm

17th Sep 2025
Join us in the Forest Garden, 16th September 2025

Get Growing at Forest Garden, Hollingdean Community Orchard

Last month’s Get Growing at the Forest Garden was a scorcher, so we took things at a gentle pace and rested in the shade of the glorious Cherry Plum tree for breaks as we worked in the Orchard. Maybe we should call it a Cheery Plum – it’s been so full of fruit and buzzing bees!

Get Growing at Forest Garden, Hollingdean Community Orchard, broken bench, August 2025

Hollingdean Community Orchard’s broken bench removed, August 2025

Before we could crack on with gardening, we powerlifted the vandalised picnic bench right out of the way – again – so no one would hurt themselves on it (update – thanks to the council, it’s now been removed). We really do want everyone to be able to enjoy the orchard. Sitting there in that sheltered spot is such a pleasure. Even better when we can sample the fruits as we did this session. This month we should find more apples and pears are ripe for picking. Watch this space for possible crowd-funding ideas for a new bench.

Get Growing in Hollingdean, at the Forest Garden

Every 3rd Sunday of the month, from 10am to 12pm. Come along and help us grow food! Our friendly Growing Hollingdean volunteers will meet you at The Shed (on the corner of Brentwood Road and Lynchet Close) at 10am, where you’ll be able to borrow gloves and equipment.

Everyone is welcome, no experience needed! We look forward to seeing you, rain or shine.

Many thanks to all the volunteers – new and regulars – for weeding, mulching and watering.

If only we’d taken a photo of the bindweed mountain we made. Impressive effort, folks!
Join us in the Forest Garden, 16th September 2025
Gardening
Join us in the Forest Garden, 16th September 2025
Weeding
Join us in the Forest Garden, 16th September 2025
Relaxing with friends

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Get Growing in Hollingdean, Forest Garden Care Training Day, Sunday 13th July 2025

8th Jul 2025
Get Growing in Hollingdean, Forest Garden Care Training Day, Sunday 13th July 2025

Hollingdean Family Hub, Hollingdean Park and Community Orchard, 10.30am to 4pm

B&H Food Partnership in partnership with Cultivate have given us funding to organise a training day on how to care for your forest garden hosted by the extremely knowledgeable and charismatic lead gardener Stephan Gehrels. The event is completely free with a delicious light lunch and refreshments is also provided on the day. Please click this link Get Growing in Hollingdean – Forest Garden Care Training Day Tickets | Brighton & Hove Food Partnership for more info and to register.  We currently have tickets for 15 adult places, children are welcome without tickets.

Join us for a hands-on day of learning essential maintenance skills including:
 

  • Seasonal pruning techniques for fruit trees and shrubs
  • Mulching and soil care to keep plants healthy
  • Natural pest management and plant health
  • Harvesting and preserving your forest garden bounty
  • Planning for year-round productivity

Whether you were with us from the design day or this is your first time getting involved, you’ll gain practical skills to help our community gardens flourish for years to come. Bring your own gardening gloves and any tools you have (we have some extras to share).

Hollingdean Community Orchard and Forest Garden entrance June 2025

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Growing Hollingdean volunteers plant the forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard

17th Mar 2025

On a fun sunny Sunday in March 2025

Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard

We are really lucky to have been supported by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership and Brighton Permaculture Trust and to have been funded by Cultivate EU- a programme to promote food growing in many cities across Europe. In February an edible hedgerow, including fruit trees was planted between the Family Hub and the playpark. This month Hollingdean Community Orchard is being planted with new layers of plants so that it becomes a Forest Garden.

Everyone is welcome to visit. Please take care of the new young plants. It is wonderful to see them grow and come back to enjoy their fruit later in the year. We can all sample a few and leave more for others, too, including wildlife. This year the new plants need to get their roots down and really bed in. As the garden becomes mature, so it will become more and more fruitful over the years.

Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Stephan briefing the volunteers
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Compost spread on top of cardboard
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Wood chip loaded into wheel barrows
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Brambles cut back
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Planting between the tree’s
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Finished bed

What is a forest garden?

“Forest gardens are food-producing systems which seek to emulate natural woodland ecosystems as closely as possible. They consist of mainly perennial plants which are agriculturally productive or useful, growing as they would in the wild.” Says Permaculture Association This includes fruit and nut trees, climbers and vines, shrubs such as currant bushes, herbaceous perennials and herbs, ground cover plants and roots. Some plants maybe edible and some medicinal. They all have a place in the Forest Garden.

Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Families planting together
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Great team work
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Time to catch up
Volunteers planted a new edible forest garden at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard, March 2025
Learning new skills together

A fun happy day

Thank you to Community Chef Anna who cooked us all a lovely lunch! And everyone who helped make it a really productive day

Lovely lunch

Thank you to Stephan at Brighton Permaculture Trust, Helen at Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, Hollingdean Family Hub and Growing Hollingdean volunteers for organising all of this.

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Lets Get Growing at Hollingdean Park on Sunday 9th March 2025 10 am-4pm

3rd Mar 2025
Lets Get Growing at Hollingdean Park on Sunday 9th March 2025 10 am- 4pm

Join us again on Sunday 9th March 2025 between 10-4 for more planting, smiles and plenty of hot drinks and a free lunch at the Family Hub. Sign up for each event via the ‘Register Now’ button; You must register separately for each event day where we are learning how to make a Forest Garden.

This time we will be building a Big Bug Hotel and also making and planting up more Forest Garden beds at Hollingdean Park Community Orchard. Plenty of fun for everyone! Any other questions please email rob@bhfood.org.uk or call 01273 234 810 quoting the ‘Get Growing in Hollingdean Park’ events.

What we did on 9th February 2025 in Hollingdean

What we did on 9th February 2025 in Hollingdean Park

Our Growing Hollingdean volunteers joined Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, Brighton Permaculture Trust and Hollingdean Family Hub to plant a new edible hedge in Hollingdean Park. We had a fantastic group of 25 volunteers, including children, who planted fruit trees, climbers, fruit bushes, herbs and perennial vegetables as well as edible flowers. It will be exciting to see what comes up and flourishes this year! We also made some sturdy permanent edges and mulched the whole bed with bark to help the plants get a good start- and make sure it is all safe from the mowers.

What we did on 9th February 2025 in Hollingdean

Lots of hands make light work of moving the two tons of compost onto the new beds. It kept us all warm on a cold day!

What we did on 9th February 2025 in Hollingdean

Cardboard is laid down first to help suppress grass and weeds and then the compost is tipped on top. Stakes are added either side of the new fruit trees. Everyone helps decide where smaller plants can go and then get them planted. Woodchip goes on top to protect everything and provide a good mulch. Finally logs are fixed firmly in place with short stakes. A good job done.

Thank you to all the Growing Hollingdean volunteers, Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, The Family Hub and Brighton Permaculture Trust who have all made this possible

What we did on 9th February 2025 in Hollingdean

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Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardian Volunteers Wanted!

1st Dec 2023
Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians volunteers wanted Stephens Road mulching November 2023

For FREE Tree Care event on Sunday 3rd December 2023, 10am -12pm

This week is National Tree Week 2023 and this weekend Hollingdean’s Tree Guardian volunteers are celebrating with a special FREE Tree Care event on Sunday 10am -12pm…  Meet us by the Children’s Centre, Lynchet Close at 10.00 on Sunday 3rd December 2023. New volunteers are very welcome, especially if you are interested in the fruit and nut trees on Stephen’s Road, Horton Road and Davey Drive. It is friendly and fun in the fresh air and no special knowledge is needed. Training given.

Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians volunteers mulching and staking October 2023
Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians volunteers mulching and staking October 2023
Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians volunteers mulching and staking October 2023

282+ fruit and nut trees need our care

Did you know… Hollingdean is really special with 282+ fruit and nut trees in our verges and green spaces (plums, apples, pears, mulberry’s, figs, hazels, walnuts and more). They all need regular mulching and pruning to produce beautiful crops for everyone to share. Mulching around a fruit tree can double its chances of survival and triple its growth in its first 3 years!  And, growing trees in cities gives us much needed shade helping to cool temperatures by up to 12 degrees? That’s a lot of benefit from our lovely trees. #NationalTreeWeek or #GrowATree or https://treecouncil.org.uk/

We look forward to meeting you. Thank you to our regular volunteers.

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Growing Hollingdean volunteers enjoyed learning about Bee hives from a local resident Richard, August 2023

Growing Hollingdean volunteers enjoyed learning about Bee hives

4th Oct 2023

Richard, a Hollingdean resident has kept Bee’s in his back garden for 40 years

In August 2023, Hollingdean resident Richard hosted a beekeeping session in his garden, where he’s been keeping Bees for four decades. Attendees of the Growing Hollingdean volunteers learned about bee hives and the behaviour of Bees. Richard also introduced them to a broad frame, where the queen bee lays her eggs.

Thank you Richard for a wonderful few hours in your garden, for showing us your bee hives and answering all our questions. We all had a fantastic afternoon and enjoyed your honey very much.

Growing Hollingdean volunteers enjoyed learning about Bee hives from a local resident Richard, August 2023
Growing Hollingdean volunteers enjoyed learning about Bee hives from a local resident Richard, August 2023

“Hello good people of Growing Hollingdean. Thanks to those of you that came to see my bee’s on Saturday and brought such good cake. In the photo you see me holding a broad frame. The queen lives in the broad box where she lays her eggs i.e. lower part of the bee hive. These Bee’s are from a young hive, a swam caught in the summer from an apple tree in Davey Drive.”

Keep up the good work, Richard

Come and join us for our next tree guardian volunteer session. Email us through our contact page here to let us know your coming.

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Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians learnt how help our fruit trees in September 2023

Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians learnt how to help our fruit trees in September

28th Sep 2023

The Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians volunteers were out and about with our local tree expert, Jenni. She showed us how to harvest fruit and thin it to create space for the remaining apples, pears and plums to grow bigger. Why not try picking some yourself now? It is ready to eat and there for everyone to share.

Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians learnt how help our fruit trees in September 2023
Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians learnt how help our fruit trees in September 2023
Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians learnt how help our fruit trees in September 2023

Thank you to all the September volunteers

We are look forward to meeting for the next Tree Guardians session on Sunday 1st October 2023. Contact Growing Hollingdean here if you would like to join us. Or meet us at the Hollingdean Children’s Centre (Sure Start) on Brentwood Road at 10am. Bring water and suitable clothes for the weather. Training and support is given. We will wait 10 minutes before going to our location. See you there!

Come and join us for our next tree guardian volunteer session. Email us through our contact page here to let us know your coming.

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3rd Monday of the month join Mel at Two Trees Community Garden, Tavistock Down

16th Sep 2023
Join Mel at Two Trees Community Garden the 3rd Monday of the month, 18 September 2023, at Tavistock Down Community Garden
Join Mel at Two Trees Community Garden the 3rd Monday of the month, 18 September 2023, at Tavistock Down Community Garden

18 September 2023, 3-5pm

Mel has been busy adding compost and top dressing the largest of the three flower beds in the community garden. She plans to move plants to here from another part of the garden. On Monday 18 September, Mel and her volunteers will be doing some light weeding and mulching the fruit bushes and would appreciate your help or just join us for a good old natter!

Join Mel at Two Trees Community Garden the 3rd Monday of the month, 18 September 2023, at Tavistock Down Community Garden
It’s very satisfying removing the weeds in the community gardens

Every 3rd Monday of the month between 3-5pm at the Tavistock Down Community Garden. There are a variety of small gardening jobs requiring your help. Mel will be there to advise you. All skill levels welcome, from beginners to expert. We recommend you bring gloves, a drink and wear sensible shoes, all other tools will be provided.

Please pop over and lend a hand or just for a chat. We look forward to meeting you! Contact Mel on 07543 201 670 or tdcommunitygarden@gmail.com to let her know you will be attending and meet the locals.

Successful Growing Hollingdean Plant Stall & Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023

13th Jul 2023
Volunteers at Growing Hollingdean Plant Stall & Free Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023
Volunteers at Growing Hollingdean Plant Stall & Free Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023

Growing Hollingdean Plant Stall

It was wonderful to see the return of the Hollingdean Lucky Dip, this time around at St. Richards Church. Growing Hollingdean volunteers had a good showing, with a plant stall, and three different activities.

Free Growing Food in Small Spaces

‘There was also a chance to get started with growing your own with Growing Food in Small Spaces, by planting up a pot of herbs, salads or vegetables to take home to a windowsill, balcony, or sunny corner. A total of 16 pots where planted up and taken home for free on the day.

Growing Food in Small Spaces activity with Growing Hollingdean volunteers at the Lucky Dip 2023

Decorating Earwig Bell Houses

First up was making and decorating Earwig Bell Houses to encourage aphid munching creatures and pollinators to move in and protect our fruit trees.

Earwig Bell House making at Growing Hollingdean Free Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023
Earwig Bell House making at Growing Hollingdean Free Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023
Earwig Bell House making at Growing Hollingdean Free Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023

Free Mini Water Garden making

Finally, Growing Hollingdean volunteers hosted a water garden on behalf of the Lucky Dip team to make a mini pond-in-a-pot with free water plants and containers. 

Mini water garden making at Growing Hollingdean Free Activities at the Lucky Dip 2023

With all the activities it was a lovely, relaxed day with people dropping in and out and getting involved! Thanks to the Lucky Dip crew and other stall holders for bringing the Lucky Dip back to Hollingdean once again. It’s always a lovely community to be part of.  Look forward to seeing you at our next event. For the Lucky Dip Facebook page click here.

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Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Events in Hollingdean, June 2023

10th Jul 2023
Polly our Growing Hollingdean volunteer Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Event at Hollingdean Community Centre was in June 2023
Polly our Growing Hollingdean volunteer Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Event at Hollingdean Community Centre was in June 2023

It was a wonderful opportunity to meet with our wider community of all ages from three years to teenagers, families and retired people. 19 beautiful pots of herbs and salad were planted up and taken home for free at Hollingdean Community Centre in June. Claire and Polly our Growing Hollingdean volunteer for Grow Food in Small Spaces helped locals choose their plants. At our Hollingdean Park event, Joseph another Growing Hollingdean volunteer helped plant up 15 tasty pots.

Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Event at Hollingdean Community Centre was in June 2023
Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Event at Hollingdean Community Centre was in June 2023
Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Event at Hollingdean Community Centre was in June 2023

A big thank you to Amos from RAGS

A big thank you to Amos from RAGS (Roedale Allotments and Gardens Society) for donating the these small plants he grew rainbow chard, Pak choi, lettuce, chives, spring onions, basil, coriander and thyme. Polly grew tomato, spinach and Pak choi plants.

Growing Food in Small Spaces Free Event at Hollingdean Community Centre was in June 2023

Grow Food in Small Spaces where funded by our local Healthy Neighbourhood Fund. Our new stickers and flyers about our work where funded through a Community Engagement Fund from the council.

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Growing Hollingdean volunteers at the AGM, April 2023

15th Apr 2023

Everyone had a fun day, lots of bags of plants and big smiling faces

Growing Hollingdean AGM volunteers April 2023
Growing Hollingdean AGM volunteers April 2023

Thank you to Hollingdean Community Centre for having us and to our Growing Hollingdean volunteers. Our plant and seed swap (or donation) tables where very busy and successful. Polly our Growing Hollingdean volunteer for Grow Food in Small Spaces helped locals plant up 20 pots of herbs and salad and taken home for free. Lots of smiling faces all round.

Growing Hollingdean AGM meeting and slide show April 2023
Growing Hollingdean AGM meeting and slide show April 2023

If you would like to know more about our events or help out as a volunteer please email through our contact page here. We look forward to meeting you!

Growing Hollingdean AGM & Plant Swap

8th Apr 2023

On 22 April 2023 at Hollingdean Community Centre

'Growing Food in Small Spaces' with be at Hollingdean Community Centre

Growing Hollingdean has a Annual General Meeting (AGM) in spring each year and everyone is welcome to join us. Will will have:

Come alone to chat to fellow local gardeners and find out what Growing Hollingdean volunteers have been up to this past year and what we plan to do.

AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM slide show Growing Hollingdean 2022-23 event and volunteers
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23
AGM Growing Hollingdean 2022-23

If you would like to know more about our events or help out as a volunteer please email through our contact page here. We look forward to meeting you!

Hollingdean Park Bee Hotels, April 2023

2nd Apr 2023
Hollingdean Park Community ORchard Bee Holels, Beth Nicholls shows Growing Hollingdean volunteers how to install them

Hollingdean Park Community Orchard

This morning the Tree Guardians had the pleasure of installing several bee hotels and a new information sign in Hollingdean Community Orchard, behind the Sure Start Centre.

Beth Nicholls from Sussex Uni, Brighton

Beth Nicholls from Sussex Uni, Brighton

These were provided by Beth Nicholls from Sussex Uni with support from Brighton Permaculture Trust. After a cold start, it turned into a beautiful sunny morning and several bees came out to see what we were up to! The orchard is looking stunning as the blossom starts to come out – why not visit and have a picnic.

Tree Guardians helping out in the Hollingdean Orchard

Tree Guardians are a group of volunteers who get together once a month to care for the local fruit and nut trees.

University of Sussex pollination research, Hollingdean, Brighton

Please go to Hollingdean Park and see the orchard and it beautiful new sign.

University of Sussex pollination research, Hollingdean, Brighton

Lynchet Close Community Garden update, October 2022

22nd Oct 2022
Growing Hollingdean Lynchet Close Community Garden update in October 2022
Growing Hollingdean Lynchet Close Community Garden update, October 2022

The 3 flower beds are located at the end of Lynchet Close in the play area, Hollingdean, for everyone to enjoy.

Growing Hollingdean Lynchet Close Community Garden update, October 2022
Growing Hollingdean Lynchet Close Community Garden update, October 2022

Drought tolerant and low maintenance plants for everyone to enjoy

Lynchet Close Community Garden was created this spring and still going strong after the drought. It was designed with perennial plants making it low maintenance. It’s only has 3-4 gardening days a year. It also includes a sensory bed with many plants giving lots of interest for your senses.

We would love to add more plants in the future.

If you would like to know more about our events or help out as a volunteer please email through our contact page here. We look forward to meeting you!

Hello Hollingdean Community Centre!

8th Jul 2022
Growing Hollingdean event day at Hollingdean Community Centre
Growing Hollingdean event day at Hollingdean Community Centre

Welcome to the world of food growing, tree guardians, wild flower verges and seed swapping.

Growing Food in Small Spaces in Hollingdean

Growing Food in Small Spaces aims to support people without access to outdoor space to grow their own food.

Hollingdean Tree Guardians

Tree guardians are local volunteers who are matched to specific trees and given support to help make sure they thrive. 

Hollingdean Community Gardens

There are several community gardens across Hollingdean, many of which welcome volunteers.

Would you like to get involved? Grow some vegetables? Care for some trees?

If you would like to know more about our events or help out as a volunteer please email through our contact page here. We look forward to meeting you!

John Funnell of the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society guided walk of the Hollingbury Iron Age Hill Fort, July 2022

Hollingbury Hill Fort Guided walk by John Funnell

1st Jul 2022
John Funnell of the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society guided walk of the Hollingbury Iron Age Hill Fort, July 2022
John Funnell of the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society guided walk of the Hollingbury Iron Age Hill Fort, July 2022

Local Archaeology Walk, July 2022

A guided walk of the Hollingbury Iron Age Hill Fort by John Funnell of the Brighton and Hove Archaeological Society. Organised by Growing Hollingdean.

We had a huge turn out (115 people plus dogs!) and increased our knowledge of our local ancient landscape.

We look forward to seeing you on the next walk.

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Growing Your Own in small spaces in Hollingdean

8th Jun 2022
Growing your Own in small spaces event at Hollingdean Community Centre, June 2022
Growing your Own in small spaces poster June 2022
Growing your Own in small spaces poster June 2022

Hollingdean Community Centre, Thompson Road, Thursday 9th & 16th June 2022

Join us to plant up a window box, pot or hanging basket with lovely fresh salads and herbs. We have free seedlings, compost and containers.

Just bring yourself! No experience needed, all welcome, just turn up.

If you would like to know more about our events or help out as a volunteer please email through our contact page here. We look forward to meeting you!

Tree Guardians plant a new fruit tree in December 2021

Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardians plant a new fruit tree, December 2021

5th Dec 2021

Have you ever noticed the many fruit and nut trees around Hollingdean? They were planted by Brighton Permaculture Trust (BPT) and are now in the care of Growing Hollingdean (GH) by our Tree Guardian volunteers.

Tree Guardians plant a new fruit tree January 2023
Tree Guardians plant a new fruit tree January 2023

Join our small group of volunteers in Hollingdean

They were plant to increase biodiversity, food security, and to reduce carbon while capturing carbon.

Would you like to become a Growing Hollingdean Tree Guardian?

Our Tree Care Sessions run the first Sunday 10am-12noon every month. We meet outside Hollingdean Children’s Centre (Sure Start) on Brentwood Road. We will wait 10 minutes before going to our location.

A Growing Hollingdean volunteer will give everyone training and support. Our task is care for the trees by clearing the weeds, mulching with woodchip, pruning dead branches and checking for damages and disease.

Please wear suitable clothing for the weather and bring a drink and a snack if needed. Equipment will be supplied.

(Under 18’s must to be accompanied by a parent/guardian)

If you would like to know more about our events or help out as a volunteer please email through our contact page here. We look forward to meeting you!