Welcome to Gosport Community Gardeners Group... N.B. All Group sessions temporarily suspended due to Covid-19.
Update: All being well with restrictions lifting, we are hoping to safely allow volunteers back on-site by mid-May 2021 :-)
Gosport Community Gardeners Allotment site entrance is just off Green Crescent, Rowner, Gosport, PO13 0BE.
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Announcing an exciting new Volunteer Opportunity for mid-May 2021:
Group Session Leader for weekly allotment group (to start mid-May, all being well with Covid-19 restrictions lifting)
The group sessions are a chance for people to get outside and learn about growing produce and plants – known to boost confidence and self-esteem, reduce loneliness and is an ideal way to meet new people. We need a volunteer to lead the sessions to help our Community Gardeners engage in the growing and socialising aspects of the group. Basic gardening knowledge would be beneficial. Starting from mid-May onwards, a two-hour weekly session will be held for local people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. We are looking to run further sessions for other groups, such as people who are retired, seeking work, or younger people. The days and times of the sessions can be agreed to suit the volunteer Group Session Leader and we are open to ideas for the new sessions. Gosport Community Gardeners (previously Gosport Wild Gardeners) has been established since the Spring of 2016. The allotment plot has been renovated by the National Grid to include a shelter and improve accessibility. Full support will be provided to the session leader by our established committee, Give Gain Grow. The role would be suitable for anyone interested in building experience for a horticultural career, or purely to develop your organisational skills, leadership skills and project management experience. Volunteers will have the opportunity to make links with other community groups and bodies and build connections within the local area. Interested? If you would like more information or want to apply for the volunteer Group Session Leader role please contact Catt on 07478 575050 or Karen on 07837 841186 for more information. You may need to leave a message at first - please don’t let that put you off - we really do want to hear from you! You can also contact us via e-mail: givegaingrow@hotmail.com If you are interested in joining a group as a Community Gardener please get in touch and we will keep you updated on when you can join us and start growing! N.B. Deadline/informal discussion date is Friday 23rd April 2021. Please note that a DBS check and references are required for the Group Session Leader role. We can be flexible in agreeing the amount of involvement and the dates and times of sessions, though we are looking for a regular commitment. Skills: - Enthusiastic and patient individual, willing to help adults from a wide range of backgrounds. - Basic gardening knowledge is desirable. Other Important information:
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Big improvements and changes are happening at the Allotment Site over Winter 2019/Spring 2020...
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Gosport Community Gardeners Allotment site will be temporarily closed throughout the Winter 2019 / early Spring 2020 - due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic, the re-opening of the allotment to Spring 2021 at the very earliest.
Exciting new construction work has begun on site with the very generous help of volunteers from the National Grid which will be a complete overhaul of the allotment, introducing some fantastic new features including a new shelter building, new polytunnels, more accessibility for disabled users with a new wheelchair-friendly pathway and easier to reach planting beds for those with physical disabilities. Due to all of the uncertainty of the situation with the pandemic, we won't be re-opening the allotment to all volunteers until at least Spring 2021 at the earliest, all being well. Please contact us for information about this project or to join us as a volunteer, please call us on 07837 841186 or e-mail: givegaingrow@hotmail.com for more information. |
GcG Allotment site is being upgraded and will be closed over Winter 2020 - re-opening 2021 (we hope!)
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Gosport Community Gardeners are a lively 'food growing' community group open to everyone. We pride ourselves on an all inclusive community gardening group, encouraging people to grow sustainable plants, fruit and vegerables at our allotment plot in Rowner, Gosport, Hampshire. Another fun fact is that gardening has proven to have both a positive effect on your overall health and can be therapeutic as well.
We grow eco-friendly produce and plants, using socialising and horticulture to boost confidence and self esteem. The Gosport Community Gardeners are developing a community allotment plot in Rowner, Gosport. Join the team for an afternoon of fresh air, exercise and socialising. We offer the opportunity for people to benefit, through healthy outdoor activities in gardening and horticulture, including:
The Gosport Community Gardeners Aims are:
We also have a Facebook page, follow us and keep up to date here: www.facebook.com/gosportcommg When and Where? -- N.B. - All groups are currrently closed due to Coronavirus restrictions in place, we hope to re-open to volunteers in the Spring of 2021, all being well. Gosport Community Gardeners Group usually meet every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1-3pm at our allotment in Green Crescent, Gosport. We have a poster, see below: 
Gosport Community Gardeners meet 1pm-3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at our allotment in Rowner.
We offer the opportunity for people to benefit, through healthy outdoor activities in gardening and horticulture, including:
The Gosport Community Gardeners Aims are:
We also have a Facebook page, follow us and keep up to date here: www.facebook.com/gosportcommg Gosport Community Gardeners Group usually meet every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at our allotment in Green Crescent, Gosport. N.B. - All groups are currrently closed due to Coronavirus restrictions in place, we hope to re-open to volunteers in the Spring of 2021, all being well. |
Updates from Allotment Plot 10a...Wednesday September 9th 2020 - Allotment Antics...
Our lovely volunteer Rachel has re-painted the shed and our new Chair, Catt tidied the tunnel.. oh and not forgetting Mrs Fox had a biscuit or three...
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Summer 2020 - Post lockdown Allotment photos...
We're thrilled to be able to share some new photos with you all - yes, as lockdown easing over the Spring and Summer gradually took place, our volunteer Rachel has worked tireslessly to keep the allotment looking absolutely fantastic. We really can't thank her enough for all her time and effort she has put in over Spring and Summer 2020 to keep things ticking over...
We also had some beautiful vegetables growing - take a look at the photos below: Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 13th August 2019 - Planting some new seeds...
Volunteer, Rachel potted some new Strawberries for next year and picked some rhubarb. We wish to thank all our great volunteers for the hard work they put in to maintaining the allotment.
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 8th August 2019 - Allotment Update
Volunteers were busy on site watering, tending to plants and other maintenance tasks on site. As always we thank all our fantastic volunteers for their continued efforts and supporting the allotment plot.
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 6th August 2019 - Tomatoes looking great...
Tomatoes are doing brilliantly and volunteer Rachel was on site keeping busy with different things on the allotment.
As always our thanks to all of the super volunteers who help us out at any of our sessions! Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 1st August 2019 - A riot of colour on the allotment site...
Volunteers worked hard on our very colourful allotment again - Lester did some watering, Nick and Rachel did some weeding and Lorna helped Tracy on other tasks. We want to thank our fantastic group of volunteers who give up their time and work hard on our allotment to keep it looking amazing!
Click on any thumnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 30th July 2019 - Just a text update today...
Volunteer, Caroline ran the sesion today. She harvested some broad beans and then volunteers did some weeding - due to poor weather the session finished slightluu earlier than usual. There will be more pictures in our next update!
Thursday 25th July 2019 - Summer at the allotment
It's been a lovely Summer this year and volunteers continue to work in the very warm weather - just keep hydrated folks, in fact that goes for everyone for during these warmer summer days.
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 23rd July 2019 - Weeding and Picking...
Volunteers were weeding and picking items from the allotment - we thank all our volunteers for their dedicated hard work.
Click on any thumnail to see a larger image: Thursday 18th July 2019 - Glorious Sunflowers at the allotment...
Volunteers were busy on site with weeding and watering. Nick was busy finishing the table. Also, spot the bumble bee on the close-up of the glorious sunflower photo. We want to thank all our volunteers for their continued hard work and support on our community allotment.
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 16th July 2019 - The Allotment's first carrot...
We welcomed a new volunteer, Chelsea to the group today. Volunteers did some weeding, watering and repotting plants and we had our first carrot!
Also, check out the awesome sunflower in the photos below. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 11th July 2019 - A rainbow of colour at the allotment...
We just wanted to share the vibrant kaleidoscope of colours and variety of different plants at the allotment.
Click on any thumnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 9th July 2019 - Our vibrant allotment
Volunteers were busy weeding, re-potting the patio peppers and more watering. Our thanks as always to our volunteers working at the allotment.
Click on any thumbail to see a larger image: Tuesday 2nd July 2019 - Keeping busy...
The goup were busy weeding, building a prop for the ornamental gourds and keeping the plants watered this week. Many thanks to all our volunteers' continued hard work.
Thursday 20th June 2019 - Flowers in bloom...
The flowers, plants and fruit on the allotment are thriving and looking really lovely this summer. Volunteer, Nick has been busy building a potting table, Luara was busy weeding and Rachel did some watering. As always thank you so much to all our fabulous volunteers who make the allotment what it is, you're hard work pays off in spades... (yes, that pun was very much intended.)
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 11th June 2019 - Allotment is looking radiant...
Some more great work from our volunteers on the allotment plot.. Thank you to all our fabulous volunteers who work on the plot each week... 💚 🌱Unfortunately, due to poor weather and rain showers, Thursday's session was cancelled this week. Thank you to all our volunteers who work on the allotment.
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Saturday 8th June 2019 - Gosport Community Gardeners Plants raise funds for the group
Gosport Community Gardeners group would like to thank members, Rachel and Laura who did a plant sale at St. Mary's Church, Rowner earlier today and were able to raise a fabulous £81.61 towards funding the group.. Well done indeed!
Click on any thumbnail for a larger image: Tuesday 4th June 2019 - Produce picked from the allotment...
A slightly earlier finnish than usual due to the showery weather today. However, volunteers did manage to pull up some Elephant Garlic and put the Tomatoes in their place and we also pulled up some Spring Onions.. A great productive day! Our friendly neighbourhood Fox came by too... :-)
We thank our volunteers for their continued commitment and effort working on the allotment! Click on any thumbail to see a larger image: Thursday 30th May 2019 - A busy day with a lot of volunteers on site...
A busy day - Nick planted some beans, Tracy planted some flowers.
Lorna and Anna also helped out on the allotment with various other tasks.As always - so many thanks to all our lovely volunteers who work hard on the allotment... Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Monday 27th May 2019 - Our Spring Community Allotment Open Day was a blooming success...
We had a great day for the Gosport Community Gardeners' Spring Community Allotment Open Day and we were so proud of how the allotment was looking today thanks to all the volunteers' continuous hard work - it just wouldn't happen without you!
Members of the group met with the general public and showed them our community allotment plot at Rowner Allotments on Monday 27th May 2019. We managed to raise £89 in funds towards helping us pay for shed repairs following a recent break-in at the allotments. Here are some photos from our open day...
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 28th May 2019 - Straweberries are thriving...
The strawberries on our patch are doing really well as you can see from the photos below. Volunteer, Rachel prepared the raised beds ready for planting new things in them.
As always Thank You to our fab volunteers who maintain and keep the allotment looking lovely! Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 21st May 2019 - Volunteers hard at work ahead of our Open Day...
Volunteers were hard at work on the allotment today, in preparation of making the allotment look at it's best ahead of our Open Day next Monday 27th May - look at these fabulous trays of plants they have done. Thank you to all our fabulous volunteers who put the hard work in...
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 16th May 2019 - A lot of varied work by the team...
Volunteers, Lorna and Nick helping with the watering and Anna, Tracy, John and Jacqui potted some plants. Rachel also planted some sunflowers.
As always - so many thanks to our lovely volunteers for all their help on the allotment! A return visit from the local fox too... Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 14th May 2019 - A surprise visitor on the allotment...
The allotment had a surprsie visit from a fox today. Volunteers continued their hard work and gardening - As always, so many thanks to all our great volunteers who help on the allotment.
Click on any thumnail to see a larger image: Thursday 9th May 2019
Gosport Community Gardeners welcomed a new volunteer today who helped us out - We appreciate all the help and hard work from our volunteers - thank you so much.
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 7th May 2019 - Mulching the soil and more...
Our volunteers have been mulching the soil which helps conserve the soil moisture levels, promotes growth of plants and also helps to reduce weed growth. Then they repotted the tomatoes
and also did some repair work on the mesh tunnel.. 🌿 🌱 Our thanks to the dedicated hard work of all the volunteers who tend to and maintain the allotment.. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 2nd May 2019 - Allotment is simply thriving this Spring...
Another great day at the allotment with the volunteers helping out with the cauliflower plants, courgette plants and stwaberry plants - which will also be available at our Open Day for a small donation which would be very much appreciated. Thanks to all the hard work and dedication of our lovely Volunteers as always!
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 30th April 2019 - A beautiful day on the allotment for some productive work...
Our volunteers, Rachel and Caroline planted some ornamental gourds today and then re-poted peas and the sweet peas.
Also see the Cherry Tomatoes, normal tomatoes, courgette peas and more we hope to have for sale at our Allotment Open Day event on Monday 27th May 2019! As always - many thanks to our wonderful volunteers for all their continued hard work on the allotment! Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 23rd April - We have donated some courgette plants and cabbages plants.
Our thanks go to all of the volunteers who take part. Here are some photos... Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 11th April - Lovely Spring weather means the allotment is positively thriving...
You could really feel the Spring weather at the allotment this afternoon and it has benfitted the allotment no end - our thanks to new volunteers, Laura and Caroline helping out today too. Thank you for the hard work and help from all of our lovely volunteers, you do a fabulous job! Here are some photos... Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 28th March - GGG Chair and Volunteer Chris's last day on the allotment...
We say a fond farewell to volunteer and past Chair of Give Gain Grow - Chris Fernie as she does her last shift on the allotment - so many thanks for all her hard work and effort with the group over the past few years - we will miss you Chris, but we wish her well on a well-deserved retirement. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 26th March - Spring is coming and the allotment is looking all the better for it...
We simply couldn't do it all without the help of all our volunteers - so thank you to you all for your invaluable help! Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 7th March - Another lovely day for some gardening at the allotment..
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 5th March - Overcast day, but that didn't dampen our spirits!
Some photos from earlier on this afternoon - Tuesday 5th March at the allotment - an overcast day did mean we left a little early, but look at all the lovely things growing out here... As ever - thank you ever so much to all our lovely volunteers...
Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 26th February - Spring-like weather...
A beautiful spring-like day with Give Gain Grow Community Gardeners making the most of the lovely weather on the allotment...
Some members also painted the shed. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Tuesday 19th February & Thursday 21st February: Two contrasing days...
It has been a week of contrasts on Plot 10a this week with Tuesday 19th February being a beautiful warm early spring day.
The volunteers tidied the Polytunnel, planted up some trays of veg seeds and wound the spare hose onto its new reel! Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: Thursday 21st February was grey and chilly but still some good work on the plot.
Kerry gave the front of the shed a coat of wood preserver with Paul and Lester giving a hand. The strawberry bed in the Veg trug has been cleared out and replanted. We also planted an amazing 25 pots of small strawberry plants. Grateful thanks to all our volunteers 💚 💚 #allotment #gardening #gosport Thursday 14th February: Giving some love to the allotment... ;)
The group created a planting calendar for the year ahead. Chris, our current Chair of the group will be leaving us shortly as she prepares to explore the Mediterranean on her yacht.
The calendar, together with a plan of the plot, will act as a visual reminder of which beds have been chosen for which crops. We planted up some “Tomatoes from Tomato” pots (which need to be covered in soil if you’re going to try this at home) It was so good to sit in the sun with Rachel and Kerry, going through the seed packets and talking through our plans up to the end of March. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image: A special thank you to Heloise (project manager for Community Support at National Grid) who arrived at the Allotment holding 3 lightweight Kent & Stowe border spades to replace those taken in the break in, a truly wonderful surprise!
Tuesday 12th February 2019: Planting vegetables today...
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Thursday 7th February 2019: Brrr.. a bit chilly on Plot 10a...
Still nice to be outside exercising and topping up our vitamin D on #TimeToTalk day, helping to remove the #Stigma of #MentalHealth GivegainGrow #ReducingIsolation #InclusiveVolunteering #GoodMentalHealth #TimeToChange
Tuesday 5th February 2019: Great working with our new volunteers from the #inclusion team.
Great day with #Inclusion team volunteers helping at the allotment.
More photos of the new volunteers from #Inclusion helping at the allotment.
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