We were delighted to welcome back the Forever Hounds Trust with their fantastic Fun Dog Show again this year, as always generously sponsored by Berry House Vets, who provided the rosettes and prizes. With classes including Best Rescue, Best Child Handler, Waggiest Tail and Most Kissable Nose, the dog show was a lovely family event and … Read more

We were super excited at the number of entries we had for our All Age Bake Off this year – and at the high standard of the bakes! Of the twelve entries, eight of them were from junior bakers (aged 9-16) and three from under 9s. The Bake Off was a joint event partnered with … Read more

Our annual Open Day with all its associated events such as our Bake Off and Fun Dog Show (see separate articles), was an unqualified success this year, with a lovely sunny afternoon and cheery music from Zumba Robert to add to the atmosphere! There are three main aims behind Open Day – the first is … Read more

Today another bunch of willing employees from local building components company Crane, joined our Garden Club regulars to tame the weeds in the Forest Garden ready for our Open Day on Sunday. Luckily they had good weather and really seemed to enjoy their morning. Well done guys and thank you! We hope to see you … Read more

We very much enjoyed our recent Quiz Night and are delighted to announce that it raised £700 this year for our projects! Big thanks go to the events team who organised it and to all who attended. Special thanks go to Brigid Bassindale and her boys for setting and scoring another top-notch evening of quizzery!

We’re very excited to see what this month’s volunteers from local company Crane have been up to! On their April visit, the team of six split into two groups – one helped Garden Club build two new raised beds for our Growing Ability project, and one group started to paint the woodwork inside the Pavilion. … Read more

The snowdrops are here and even in the snow they are a cheerful sight! The snowdrops at the Triangle Garden were donated by Mr Ransom from his own garden, many years ago probably in about 2003. Their Latin name is Galanthus nivalis, from the Greek gala – milk, and anthos – flower.  They are native … Read more

Today marked the first day of a mutually beneficial relationship for the Triangle Garden: it was our first volunteer morning with employees from local components company Crane, of Wilbury Way. Crane’s American parent company have a very strong community ethos and we are delighted that their Hitchin branch has chosen us as their charity partner … Read more

We’re delighted to announce that our funding bid for £1000 to Herts County Council’s 2017-18 Locality fund has been approved by Cllrs Judi Billing and Derrick Ashley (thank you Councillors!) and we now have the funds to buy the materials to rebuild our raised allotment beds. And thanks to a fantastic offer by a local … Read more

If you look hard enough this week you should see some tiny Winter Aconites peeping out from the undergrowth along the path under the lime trees. Some are over but a few are still in flower. These lovely little buttercup-like plants are among the first up to catch the spring sunlight, and live out their … Read more