Over half term a huge amount of work was undertaken to prepare the Mid Sussex Community Garden, at Warden Park Secondary, for the planting of an orchard and wild flower garden.

From being an overgrown, almost unusable space, the site has now been transformed, thus providing the foundation for the vision to take shape - a place where school and wider community members can find solace from the hectic pace of life. Whether it is planting, digging or simply finding a space to be at peace in nature, we are moving towards that goal, with the help of all of our partners.

The next phase is to start planting and we are always looking for volunteers to lend a hand. If anyone is interested please get in touch. Our next big event will be held on the 19th, 20th and 21st of November when we will be planting 58 trees for the school.

We are looking for more volunteers to help us on the weekends, usually on a Saturday, to help with our plans. We are hoping to plant and finish off around the pond area; move a shed and tidy away some of our hundreds of pots; build a second gazebo and start planting in the polytunnel for our spring plant sale. We are also looking for anyone with web design expertise who might be interested in volunteering to help update our website.

Read the about the whole experience and upcoming plans in November’s Cuckfield Life on pages 20 and 21.