Helping people of all ages and abilities to ‘Connect, Grow, Enjoy’
Now that Marie Kondo has renounced her special brand of tidiness for a slightly more relaxed approach to family life (on the arrival of her third child), we can all feel a little less anxious about holding on to things. Because holding on to things that still function, rather than swapping them up for the … Read more
by Edward “On Sundays each month at the Triangle Community Garden anyone can take part in volunteering to take care of the garden. Here are some examples of jobs to do at the garden in March 2024. Here some volunteers pruned an apple tree in the community garden. They spent about one hour and a … Read more
What we wear means a lot to us, whether we love fashion or not. Even those who only wear things for practicality, have taken a conscious decision somewhere along the line to eschew trends and go minimal. Throughout history and across the world, clothing is more than just a way of keeping warm or protected. … Read more
Planning a holiday? How much do you know about the impact of your plans? and how much do you want to know? Recently I’ve been taking time to explore places nearer to home, in the realisation that in over 60 years there were countless places in the UK that I’d never visited. Until 2022, I’d … Read more
For some, having a total reset from day one is the best way to go about changing things – out with the old, in with the new! For others, like me, winter feels like the worst time to try and make radical changes, especially to your diet. It’s still cold and dark, we’re all hunkered … Read more
Are you ready for a reset? Feeling you want to live a more balanced life but not knowing where to start? We have something we’d like to share with you. It’s an initiative called Take the Jump. And we love it! We love the fact that it has such a positive vibe – that it … Read more
It was great to have Plastic Free Hitchin at our event on Sunday 10th and we reinforced the anti-disposable message by asking people to bring their own cup (for which they received a 20p discount on drinks from Cafe2U) and a handful of people did remember to do this. We provided three types of bin … Read more
On Sunday 10th July we held our first ever Summer Garden Party – an Open Garden morning to showcase our sites at Ransom’s Rec, Hitchin, and the great work that goes on there. Despite the soaring temperatures the event was a great success, drawing in the local community to share and enjoy the garden and … Read more
Theo is one of our youngest volunteers who loves coming to the garden on activity Sundays and pushing the toddler wheelbarrow. For his 2nd birthday Theo’s parents set up a fundraising page with People’s Fundraising so friends and family could support the Triangle Garden instead of buying him gifts. The target was £100 and his … Read more
This week’s guest blog is by Dale, one of our Growing Ability gardeners. ‘As a Triangle Community Gardener, we all went for a walk down the Hitchin Museum, to look around the old treasures and history of the museum.After we had a few group photos for our Gardening Newsletter, we had a group talk, all … Read more