Open Day 22nd March
January may have seemed long, wet, and cold, but the days have gradually been getting longer, despite it all; and that can only mean one thing – that there is more time to spend in a garden! Friday 21st March is the spring equinox, that day in spring when day length and night length converge, and so it is very fitting that we will be holding our Open Day at Farncombe Community Garden on Saturday 22nd March – the first day when the day is longer than the night!
We would love you to join us on the 22nd, from 10am to 12 noon as we celebrate the garden together. If you have not been to the garden in a while then the biggest change you will see is our wonderful new building, erected by Nordic Room, which we will be formally opening at the Open Day. This fabulous facility – complete with electricity, heating, hot water and the ability to boil that all-important kettle! – has been made possible by the award of a fantastic grant from the One You Surrey fund, in combination with a wonderful legacy donation from our neighbours at Broadwater Lodge Care Home. We are so excited that the residents of the care home will soon be able to come across into the garden to use our facilities and enjoy this wonderful space,.
We have asked Angie Bookham, the care manager at Broadwater, to do us the honour of opening our new building. Angie has been so supportive of the project from the start, and it has been fantastic to work with her so we are delighted that she is happy to take on this role at the Open Day. We have also decided to name the building ‘Lambert Lodge’ after Caroline Lambert a wonderful friend and district nurse who worked in our community for many years before she died quite suddenly a couple of years ago. It was the suggestion of the staff at Broadwater that we dedicate the Lodge to Caroline’s memory, as they knew her so well from the dedicated care she gave to the residents at the care home over so many years.
As with any good open day there will be plenty of tea, coffee and cake to keep us all going, and our team of volunteers will spend much of the morning helping people explore the garden so that everyone can enjoy this beautiful and inspiring space, as well as answering questions about what we have done so far, and our plans for the coming year.
We would love you to be there, so do come and join us if you can!
Saturday 22nd March 10-12 noon
Book Launch 29th March
We would also like to invite you to a book launch. One of our trustees, Dr Martin Brunet, has an interest in mental health, and posts about it regularly on social media. His book, 'Your Worry Makes Sense' is aimed at a general readership and aims to help people to understand anxiety and burnout, so that they can manage it better. since there is a world of difference between anxiety being in control of you, and you being in control of anxiety!
The book will be published on 21st March and Martin is delighted to be holding a Book Launch at Guildford Baptist Church on Saturday 29th March at 3.30pm. The book launch is free to attend and open to all. He will be taking part in a conversation about mental health (imagine a live podcast!) and will read some key sections from the book to whet your appetite! Hannah Robinson, who did the powerfully witty illustrations for the book, will be joining Martin to discuss how she brought his ideas to life so effectively and there will be refreshments!
The Book Launch is open to all so please share this invitation far and wide! Although there is no charge we do need to have an idea of numbers so please sign up at www.martinbrunet.com/book-launch (or follow the QR code) to reserve your place You can also preorder a signed copy of the book at a discounted price to pick up on the day, or, if you can’t make the launch then you can order a copy to pick up at Binscombe Medical Centre.
Martin would love you to be there, so do come if you can!
Saturday 29th March 3.00-4.30pm
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