Keep an eye out on this page for events and activities taking place each month!
Programme of activities January 2026
| REGULAR ACTIVITIES – drop in sessions | |
| Mondays | From 12 January 2026 – 10am – 12pm – Men’s Shed – woodwork / maintenance and a cuppa! |
| Monday | From 12 January 2026 – 1pm- 3pm – Men’s shed- cuppa and chat! |
| Mondays | From 12 January 2026 – 1pm – 4pm Board Games Group – everyone welcome. |
| Tuesdays | From 13 January 2026 – 10am – 12.00 pm – Women’s Tuesdays (crafts and a cuppa) |
| Wednesdays | From 14 January 2026 – 10am – 12.30pm – WOW, (Weed On Wednesdays) – a session where volunteers can get together to help in the garden and get to know each other better. |
| Thursdays | From 8th January 2026 – 10.30 am – 12.00pm – Caldmore Tots (parent and toddler play group at the Garden with sensory and fun activities) |
| Fridays | From 9th January 2026 – 10:30 until 12pm First Songs. Free weekly music sessions for children 0-4 years old from B’Opera. First Songs Workshops are a way to explore how we can all use rhythm, movement and our singing voices to bring a story to life. |
| Garden Saturdays – Free activity sessions 11am until 2 pm– please book in advance via this link https://tinyurl.com/gardensaturdays . | |
| Saturday 10th January | 11am until 2pm – Garden Saturday – Making Garden Pixies Book your 1-hour session of creativity and fun, where you can make your very own mischievous garden pixie. |
| Saturday 24th January | 11am until 2pm – Science Saturday – Bird Science Join Fiona and Albert at the garden as we prepare for the Big Garden Bird watch and learn about Bird science. |
| Saturday 31st January | 11am until 2pm – Garden Saturday – Campfire Join us at the garden for a relaxing campfire experience where you get to toast marshmallows. |
| EVENTS | |
| Saturday 17th January 2026 | Apple Wassail– join us for our first community event of the year to welcome in the new year and encourage or apple trees to bear fruit! 12-2pm Fruit Tree pruning workshop. 2:30 until 4pm Apple Wassail with music from Ash Mandrake by the campfire. Join us for a Wassail Caldmore Garden style. |
| Thursday 8 January 2026 | The Garden will re-open for Tots on Thursday 8th January 2026 at 10:30am. Thank you to everyone for your support last year. We wish you a very happy new year and look forward to seeing you at the Garden in 2026. |
| All the above activities are free. | |

Apple Wassail on Saturday 17th January 2026
12-2pm // fruit tree pruning workshop
2.30-4pm // Apple Wassail with music from Ash Mandrake by the campfire
Free entry!
With thanks to our funders The National Lottery Community Fund