Tag: Hollingdean Park

Get Growing in Hollingdean Park, Free Gardening Event, February 2026 Half-term

9th Feb 2026
Get Growing in Hollingdean Park, Free Gardening Event, Half Term February 2026 with Growing Hollingdean volunteers

Join Growing Hollingdean volunteers for some family friendly fun! Be part of the brand new Forest Garden in Hollingdean Park Community Orchard. A place we can garden together, forage, and learn how to safely and kindly harvest the free food in the Forest Garden.

Sunday 15th February CANCELLED

Register now for Monday 16th February and / or Friday 20th February 2026, 10am – 4pm.

Growing Hollingdean in partnership with Brighton & Hove Food Partnership is inviting you to join us during February half-term outside Hollingdean Park and Family Hub to learn and care for the park’s Forest Garden. There will be practical planting activities and learning about food forests, as well as planting trees, shrubs and plants.

Get Growing in Hollingdean Park, Free Gardening Event, Half Term February 2026 with Growing Hollingdean volunteers
Get Growing in Hollingdean Park, Free Gardening Event, Half Term February 2026 with Growing Hollingdean volunteers

Enjoy Planting in the Forest Gardening Together

Children are welcome but must be accompanied by a responsible adult, we will be outside so please bring warm clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Tools provided.

Refreshments are available during the day at Brightlite Cafe in the Family Hub on Sunday and Friday. Monday’s lunch is served by Anna, our Community Chef, from her camp kitchen in the Forest Garden. Sign up for each event via the ‘Register Now’ button; 

  1. Please only register adults attending. There is a question on how many children may accompany you in the registration process.
  2. You will have to register separately for each event day.

Any other questions please email rob@bhfood.org.uk or call 01273234810 quoting the ‘Get Growing in Hollingdean’ events.

REGISTER NOW

Why join our growing community

  • Looking for something fun to do in the winter?
  • Are you a resident of Hollingdean or surrounding areas?
  • Interested in getting involved with your local community?
  • Care about protecting and enhancing our greenspaces?

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Get Growing Harvest Festival 2025

29th Sep 2025
Growing Hollingdean & Get Growing Harvest Festival 2025, Sunday 5th October, Hollingdean Park, 10-4pm

Sunday 5th October, Hollingdean Park, 10 to 4pm

Join the Growing Hollingdean volunteers for gardening activities at the Hollingdean Park Community Orchard & Food Forest Garden, click here. Explore our Edible Hedge and meet the Tree Guardians, who’ll share their knowledge about Hollingdean’s fruit and nut trees.

Plus, enjoy a full day of activities:

🎲 Games in the Orchard with Helen (Brighton & Hove Food Partnership) — 10am–4pm
🍎 Apple Juicing with Stephan (Brighton Permaculture Trust) — 12pm–4pm
☕ Free Refreshments throughout the day
👩‍🍳 Cookery Demonstration with Anna Schwarz at the Hollingdean Family Hub — Sign up for a free lunch!
📖 Afternoon Storytelling with Shelia — from 2pm
🎶 Traditional Appalachian Folk Music — from 2:30pm

Come along, join in, and celebrate community, food, and nature together! Rain or shine we will be there!!

Growing Hollingdean and Get Growing Harvest Festival 2025, Sunday 5th October, Hollingdean Park, 10-4pm
Sign up here!
Growing Hollingdean & Get Growing Harvest Festival 2025, Sunday 5th October, Hollingdean Park, 10-4pm

Time to pick Apples & Pears in Hollingdean

See our Hollingdean tree map for your nearest fruit trees, here.

Tree Guardian Mornings, first Sunday of the month, 10am to 12pm!

If you would like to say ‘Thank You’ to our Growing Hollingdean volunteers please add your review here. Thank you.

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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