by Jane Benson.
Wimborne Community Garden in association with Beaucroft College started back in May this year as it ventured out into transforming part of a playing field into a vegetable and flower garden which would provide food for the local Food Bank and Community Kitchen, support the volunteers and hopefully bring joy and a deep sense of satisfaction to those work there… as well as a few aching muscles.

Since then, the garden has blossomed with the vegetable beds producing beans, tomatoes, potatoes, beetroot, sweetcorn, red onions, herbs, courgettes and lettuces which have been shared with the Food Bank and Community Kitchen, neighbours and volunteers.

A flower bed runs along the fence and the sunflowers, grown by Beaucroft students, look delightful amongst the cornflowers, rudbeckia and verbeena and have drawn many compliments from passers-by.
So it’s fair to say the garden is on its way… however, it is yet to be made official.
But this Sunday, September 11, from 3.00-4.30pm, the Mayor of Wimborne Carol Butter, will officially open the garden at the grand opening event.
Rumour has it that instead of launching the garden with a bottle of Champagne as is the tradition with ships, the garden is to be launched by means of a pumpkin!
Rest assured, the pumpkin will not be damaged in the process but the garden will be delighted to be set on its way and to relish what ventures and developments lie ahead.
Everyone is welcome to come – we would be love to see you at the garden!
We are to be found at the top of Stone Lane (BH21 1HQ) adjacent to Redcotts rec.
We are always open on a Wednesday morning and Friday and Sunday afternoons so do come along and see us to join or just for a visit.
To find out more you will find us at: lovelocaltrustlocal awards.co.uk.
Email wimbornecommunitygarden@gmail.com, or phone 07502429668
If anyone has any old decking wood ie tanalised timber, we would be so grateful if you could give it to us as we are using it to make clean edging for all our veggie beds.
We will be delighted to come and pick up any you might have. Thank you!