SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
& COMMUNITY EVENTS
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Tuesdays 1.30-4.30pm; Fridays 10.30am-4.30pm
The grand opening of St Edward's Community Garden is on 15th July, but before then volunteers are welcome to help out in the growing garden area. (See below for more on the Community Garden.)
COMMUNITY LUNCH
Fridays 12.30-2pm
Three courses and a quiz for £6. No need to book.
LITTER PICKING
First Saturday of month 10-11.30am
Help keep Mottingham beautiful! Meet at the Co-op on Kimmeridge Road. Equipment and refreshments provided. Children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult.
outside group activities | day | time | contact |
|---|---|---|---|
Quest Soul Theatre | Mon | 2-3pm | Mercedes |
Cubs (8-10 years) | Mon | 7.15-8.15pm | Siobhan (as above) |
Zumba Gold | Weds | 11am-12noon | Sam (as above) |
Scouts (10-14 years) | Weds | 7-9pm | Siobhan (as above) |
more about the community garden
In 2019, a donation was made to St Edward’s in memory of Lyn Banbury, a parishioner who sadly passed away in 2018. With the agreement of Lyn’s family, the church trustees decided to use the money to brighten up the front of the church with some plants.
Things literally grew from there: it’s now a wonderfully colourful space, where you can sit and relax on the Memorial Bench. Its centrepiece, a Jacob’s Ladder plant, is named after Jacob in the Bible, who saw angels climbing a ladder stretching from the earth to heaven.
Our vision of the Community Garden is based on the word 'reap':
Relaxing. A space anyone can stop and sit and be part of nature for a while.
Educational. A place to learn and enjoy growing vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers.
Accessible. Everyone is welcome.
Productive. A direct source of flowers for the church, and fruit and vegetables for the Foodbank.
Contributions are welcomed in the form of monetary donations, plants/cuttings, or time helping to keep the garden blooming. To allow as many people to be involved as possible, there are no minimum or maximum donations.
As many plants require certain types of soil and prefer to be planted at different times of the year, please do contact us before you purchase any flowers or shrubs for the garden, so that we can make sure they have the best chance of growing well.
If you’d like to be involved in keeping the Community Garden thriving, please join us! We meet weekly as above.
