Kemble Community Gardens

A group of local residents in the Cotswold village of Kemble had a dream:

• eating fresh vegetables, picked every day;
• having BBQs with friends;
• a quiet space in the sun to read peacefully;
• not having to pay extra for compost or garden waste collection

...and the kids wanted pigs, chickens and a place to make dens without anyone telling them off for making a mess.

So we are making it happen - and are surprised and amazed at what we have managed to achieve. In only 18 months we have created some we are all really proud of.

This is some of us, plus our friends from Travis Perkins, in May08, in front of a very large dung heap, kindly provided by Binnie's horses and Kemble Farms.By April 2009 nearly all the dung has been used! 

visit 'events and news'

This is the story of how a band of unskilled, untrained but enthusastic volunteers is settting up allotments in their village.

It describes the steps we have taken, contacts we have made and people who are helping us.

This web site is here for locals to see what is going on in their village, and to encourage everyone to take part and get something out of it. You do not need to 'have' an allotment to get something positive out of this project.

Who knows - it may even inspire others out there to have a go as well!?

From this: (right)

This is what the site looked like in February 2008, before any work was started.

To this: (below)

This is what it looks like now, in April 09!