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You make everything beautiful - The Community Garden

beautiful video of the garden

Newbold Community Garden - Tidying the Polytunnel at the Community Garden

tidying the polytunnel in the community garden   tidying the polytunnel in the community garden

Face Painting at the Community Garden

face painting in the community garden   face painting in the community garden

More Beetroots and Courgettes

beetroots and more corgettes in the newbold community growing together community garden   beetroots and more corgettes in the newbold community growing together community garden

Our First Red Cabbage 8lbs

red cabbage in the newbold community growing together community garden

Garden is growing and looking amazing. Our first red cabbage picked today weighing in at just over 8lb.

Agapanthus and Fennel in the Community Garden

agapanthus and fennel in the newbold community growing together community garden   agapanthus and fennel in the newbold community growing together community garden

The Newbold Community Growing Together Community Garden

photographs from around the community garden

An encouraging message from Councillor Rachel Massey

"Having watched the Newbold Community Growing Together Community Garden transform from a neglected wasteland of weeds, overgrowth, and fly tipping — once a real blight on the community — into the thriving, harmonious haven it is today has truly been an honour.

This garden is so much more than a green space. It’s a vibrant hub of growth, sustainability, and community spirit. It feeds not only the bees, butterflies, and insects that pollinate the area but also the people who come together for barbecues, bonfires, and joyful get-togethers.

The volunteers behind this transformation are nothing short of amazing. Their dedication, love, and vision for a brighter, greener Newbold is inspiring and heartwarming.We are incredibly lucky to have such a flourishing space — a testament to what can be achieved when a community comes together. Here’s to many more years of growth, connection, and flourishing wildlife at Newbold"

Thank you Councillor Massey

Our Bees

our bees in the newbold community growing together community garden   our bees in the newbold community growing together community garden

Installing Water Feature

installing water feature in the newbold community growing together community garden   installing water feature in the newbold community growing together community garden

Cucumbers staked

cucumbers-staked in the newbold community growing together community garden   cucumbers-staked in the newbold community growing together community garden

Cucumbers staked up in the polytunnel and tomatoes and peppers planted out.
Rhubarb, yellow raspberries and blackcurrant ready for harvesting

First Sweet Peas

first sweet peas in the newbold community growing together community garden   first sweet peas in the newbold community growing together community garden

First sweet peas flowering, lavender looking fabulous, spinach and courgettes almost ready to harvest in the polytunnel and onions doing well too.

More soil delivered

  more soil delivered in the newbold community growing together community garden

Courgette and Cucumber

Courgette and cucumber planted in the polytunnel and the spinach has sprouted.
We've left the doors open now so it doesn't get too warm!

corgette and cucumber in the newbold community growing together community garden   corgette and cucumber in the newbold community growing together community garden

Insects are loving the flowers

the insects are loving the flowers in the newbold community growing together community garden   the insects are loving the flowers in the newbold community growing together community garden

The sun continues to shine

The sun continues to shine and the first strawberries were ripe this week.
Lots of watering to be done - if anyone would like to help with watering during the week please get in touch

the sun continues to shine in the newbold community growing together community garden   the sun continues to shine in the newbold community growing together community garden

Clementis Flowering, New Toilet Being Constructed

clementis flowering and the new toilet at the newbold community growing together community garden   clementis flowering and the new toilet at the newbold community growing together community garden

Clematis flowering, strawberries on the way, cucumbers and parsley growing and the composting toilet is under construction (fueled with the help of bacon butties!)

Fruit Bushes Planted

fruit bushes planted at the newbold community growing together community garden   fruit bushes planted at the newbold community growing together community garden

More fruit bushes planted and the spring onions are coming through

Beautiful weekend in the garden

beautiful weekend in the garden   beautiful weekend in the garden

Lovely Spring day in the garden

Lovely spring day at the garden   Lovely spring day at the garden   Lovely spring day at the garden   Lovely spring day at the garden

Lovely spring day at the garden.

Olive trees all planted

Lovely spring day at the garden   Lovely spring day at the garden   Lovely spring day at the garden

Olive trees all planted in the sensory garden. Grape vine in the polytunnel, along with spring onions, courgettes and cucumbers.
Continuing to work on the pond.
We'd love you to come along and enjoy the garden on a Saturday afternoon

Potatoes, Onions and Sweetcorn

potatoes onions and sweetcorn   potatoes onions and sweetcorn

Today we have been planting, potatoes, onions and sweetcorn in the raised beds, as well as the olive trees in the sensory garden. We also started constructing the arches.

Spring Colours by the Polytunnel

spring colours by the polytunnel   spring colours by the polytunnel   spring colours by the polytunnel   spring colours by the polytunnel

Snowdrops are Blooming

snowdrops are blooming   we have a digger

Snowdrops are blooming
We have had some help levelling the ground!

Looking Forward to Planting in the Polytunnel

looking forward to planting in the polytunnel

Too Iced-up Today

too iced up today   too iced up today

Too iced up today for any more digging, so we did a bit of tidying up in the Communioty Garden.

Start Levelling in the Garden

start levelling in the garden   start levelling in the garden

Made a start at levelling the ground. Wonder who's been playing in the sand??!

Repotting Fruit Trees

repotting fruit trees in the community garden   organising the container in the community garden

This week we've been repotting fruit trees into some larger pots and fitting out our shipping container.

Level 4 Thriving Award

level 4 thriving - britain in blook competition

Level 4 Thriving award received yesterday at Britain in Bloom (October 2024)

Many Hands make Light Work

many hands make light work in the community garden   many hands make light work in the community garden

Painting Rocks during the Summer Activities

growing together childrens sessions - painting rocks growing together childrens sessions - painting rocks

We had lots of fun painting rocks and playing games on Thursday.
Don't they look great
Come along and join in the fun next Thursday x

Great Team Work in the Community Garden

great team work at the community garden   great team work at the community garden

Digging the Pond in the Community Garden

digging the pond in the community garden

Strawberries are Ripening in the Community Garden

strawberries are ripening in the community garden   strawberries are ripening in the community garden

Mayoral planting of tree

mayoral planting of tree at the newbold community growing together community garden

Mini Digger brought in

mini digger brought in

RHS In Bloom Award

rhs in bloom award

Newbold Community Growing Together has received significant funding

More community projects receive Green Spaces Fund boost as Round 4 opens for applications

Green Spaces Fund Rochdale Projects

Newbold Community Growing Together

About Us

Welcome to Newbold Community Growing Together. This Community Project was started in early 2023 when Rochdale Borough Council offered use of a plot of waste land to Newbold Community Church to develop in to a Community Garden for the benefit the Community of Newbold and the surrounding area. The land being leased from Rochdale Borough Housing. The seed was sown and the challenge was taken up. Our Facebook page will show the progress of the Newbold Community Growing Together Project as it happens!

Location of Garden

The Community Garden is located on Florence Street in Newbold. It can best be accessed from Church Road turning left onto Channing Street or on foot at the far end of Vavasour Walk.
How to find us

Credits and Thanks

Thanks to the following organisations for supporting the garden:

Blessings Carole

 

 

scamminder

 

 

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Credit: Gardener with wheelbarrow by awaifb from Tenor

Social Media

Check out our Facebook page for up to date progress https://www.facebook.com/61559623259197
Older material is on our Facebook group (archived) https://www.facebook.com/groups/3040228442953541

Check out our Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/newboldcommunitygrowtogether