Bridge Street Garden Banbury

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Bridge Street Garden Banbury This page is to promote activities and events organised by Banbury CAGs 'Bridge St Community Garden'

In 2015 Banbury CAG members started developing a community garden by converting the unused space into a thriving edible garden. We welcome anybody to visit in their free time or attend our gardening sessions and events. This community led project is always looking for individuals or groups who may wish to participate or contribute in some way to the project. So far we have offered opportunities for local groups of young people to use the space and to learn basic horticultural skills. Our aim is to provide educational and networking opportunities for the local community and other aspiring community action groups within the area.

Botanical Drawing with Laura, Rhiannon and TilaBridge Street Community Garden, BanburyFriday 23rd October11am–12pmFree, ...
19/10/2026

Botanical Drawing with Laura, Rhiannon and Tila

Bridge Street Community Garden, Banbury
Friday 23rd October
11am–12pm
Free, no booking needed

Join us for an hour of drawing, exploring and learning about plants at the community garden.

This is the first in a series of botanical drawing sessions, which we’ll be announcing over the coming weeks…

For our first session, we’ll be exploring ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), a common plant often considered a w**d but with a long history of practical and traditional medicinal uses.

We’ll spend some time getting to know the plant, learning about its properties and creating art inspired by its shapes, colours and textures.

We’ll provide paper, pencils, watercolours and other mark-making materials, but feel free to bring your own favourite materials too.

No drawing experience needed!
Just curiosity, enthusiasm and a willingness to explore and learn from one another.

Children accompanied by an adult are very welcome.

🌱 Free and open to everyone.
Just turn up

Such a productive session this morning! 🌱 Together, we processed thousands of seeds including rowan, hawthorn, crab appl...
19/10/2026

Such a productive session this morning! 🌱 Together, we processed thousands of seeds including rowan, hawthorn, crab apple, dog rose, field maple, sloe and holly.

A big thank you to all the lovely volunteers who came along to lend a hand and to the International Tree Foundation for their wonderful support! 💚🌳

📸 by Mel and Tila

Come and give us a hand at Bridge Street Community Garden! This Monday, 19th October, from 11am to 12.30pm, we’ll be pro...
17/10/2026

Come and give us a hand at Bridge Street Community Garden!

This Monday, 19th October, from 11am to 12.30pm, we’ll be processing holly, hawthorn, rowan, dog rose and dogwood seeds, getting them ready for stratification and eventually planting them as part of our little community tree and shrub nursery project. 🌱

We’ll also be doing a few general gardening jobs, so if you fancy spending a bit of time outdoors and lending a hand, we’d love to see you.

It’s a lovely opportunity to learn how to prepare seeds to grow your own trees and shrubs.

No experience needed, and everyone is welcome.

Come along for as long or as little as you like.

Any help is much appreciated! 🙌🏽

Bridge Street Community Garden, OX16 5QF
Monday 19th October
11am–12.30pm

Hope to see some of you there!

Children are welcome when accompanied by an adult.

Please dress appropriately for the weather, as we’ll be working outdoors 🌧️🌞

A big thank you to the International Tree Foundation for their valuable support in making this project possible!

Bridge Street Garden is part of the Oxfordshire Community Growers Network. We meet every few months at different growing...
16/10/2026

Bridge Street Garden is part of the Oxfordshire Community Growers Network. We meet every few months at different growing spaces, and today our autumn gathering took place at 🌱

We shared how this summer’s heat and drought affected our growing spaces, discussed the bigger picture and exchanged ideas and experiences.

It was lovely to catch up with other community growers and enjoy a brilliant tour of the farm, learning about their irrigation system, sustainable water use and the plants they grow.

Here are some photos from our visit!

Thanks so much to Community Action Groups - CAG Oxfordshire for organising and to Oxford City Farm for having us! 🌱

📸 Tila Rodríguez-Past

A big thank you to the wonderful group from who came to volunteer at Bridge Street Garden yesterday! They helped clear ...
16/10/2026

A big thank you to the wonderful group from who came to volunteer at Bridge Street Garden yesterday!

They helped clear litter from the garden, collected hawthorn haws, dogwood berries and rosehips and helped extract the seeds.

These seeds will be used to grow new plants, which will eventually be given to local people to plant as hedges, helping to create more habitats for wildlife 🌱🌳

Thank you so much for all your hard work, support and enthusiasm. It was lovely to have you at the garden 💚

A big thank you to Jennie, François, Jack and Victoria for helping to process hawthorn, rowan and dogwood seeds at the c...
12/10/2026

A big thank you to Jennie, François, Jack and Victoria for helping to process hawthorn, rowan and dogwood seeds at the community garden today🌱🌳

It was certainly a time consuming job, especially removing all the pulp from the tiny seeds. We managed to shelter from the light rain under the gazebo and get lots done together. Thank you all for your patience and hard work 🌧️☔️🍁

💐 Today, 11th October, is International Day of the Girl, a day recognised by the United Nations to celebrate girls aroun...
11/10/2026

💐 Today, 11th October, is International Day of the Girl, a day recognised by the United Nations to celebrate girls around the world and raise awareness of their rights, wellbeing and opportunities 🌿

At Bridge Street Garden, we have picnic tables that anyone can use for free. Today a group of local women and girls came along with cakes and other treats and spent time together celebrating this special day in the sunshine 🌞🍰

This wasn’t an event organised by the Garden but a lovely initiative by local families, with different generations sharing food and enjoying being outdoors 😎

It’s lovely to see people making use of the Garden in their own way. Having free, open spaces where people can meet, spend time together and feel welcome is so important.

Happy International Day of the Girl! 🌼🌿

VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! 🌳🌱🌞Monday 12th October⏳11am–12.30pm🗺️ Bridge Street Community Garden, Banbury🌰 Processing hawthorn, ...
10/10/2026

VOLUNTEERS WELCOME! 🌳🌱

🌞Monday 12th October
⏳11am–12.30pm
🗺️ Bridge Street Community Garden, Banbury

🌰 Processing hawthorn, rowan and dogwood seeds. Helping to develop our little community tree and shrub nursery

🪏 Doing a few general gardening jobs around the garden

No experience needed

It’s a lovely opportunity to learn how to prepare tree and shrub seeds for growing, meet other volunteers and spend some time outdoors

Children are very welcome, accompanied by an adult

Even if you can only spare a little time, we’d really appreciate your help

A huge thank you to the International Tree Foundation for their amazing support in helping us develop our community tree nursery

Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend, and hopefully see some of you on Monday! 🌱

🌿 A few photos from a recent visit by a lovely group of students to the community garden.The young people got stuck into...
06/10/2026

🌿 A few photos from a recent visit by a lovely group of students to the community garden.

The young people got stuck into lots of useful jobs: watering the garden, sweeping, collecting litter and generally helping us look after the space 💚

We also had some time to be creative 🦋 We were recently given some hanging flower-pot holders by a very kind local person, so the students have started embellishing them using beads, pipe cleaners and other colourful materials.

They’ll carry on decorating them over the next few sessions and once they’re finished, each student will be able to take theirs home with a pot and a plant grown here at the community garden 🌱✨

It’s been a lovely combination of doing practical jobs that really help us look after the garden, while also having time to be creative and make something to take home.

Thank you so much for all your help! 🌴🌞

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165a Bluebird Bridge
Banbury
OX165QF

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