Memorial Garden

In January 2019 a donation was made to St Edward’s Church in memory of Lyn Banbury, who lived in Hassop Walk and died in December 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. This led to the idea of a memorial garden which has proved popular. So we are inviting people to contribute to the project in memory of their loved ones. Contributions are welcomed in the form of money and/or gardening skills. We will keep a record in a memorial book of all who donate and those they wish to remember. To enable as many people to contribute as possible there is no maximum or minimum donation. It is the thought that counts not the amount, though there are some guidelines below. 

The picture on the left below shows a plant called Jacob’s Ladder, after Jacob in the Bible who saw angels climbing a ladder stretching from the earth to heaven. We aim to keep a Jacob’s Ladder plant as a centerpiece to the garden. Our first morning's gardening attracted 16 volunteers from the church, families remembering loved ones, including Lyn's family and from Mottingham Horticultural Society. Other photos show progress after our first day's gardening on 13th July. Watch this website for further gardening days.