Keep an eye out on this page for events and activities taking place each month!

Programme of activities     December 2025

REGULAR ACTIVITIES – drop in sessions
Mondays	10am – 12pm – Men’s Shed – woodwork / maintenance and a cuppa!
Monday	1pm- 3pm – Men’s shed- cuppa and chat!
Mondays	1pm – 4pm Board Games Group – everyone welcome.
Tuesdays	10am – 12.00 pm – Women’s Tuesdays (crafts and a cuppa)
Wednesdays	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	10.30 am – 12.00pm – Caldmore Tots (parent and toddler play group at the Garden with sensory and fun activities)
Fridays	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 6th  December	11am until 1pm Science Saturday with Fiona and Albert. Build a brilliant machine to help Santa deliver presents down the chimney. Solve the puzzle of how to feed Santa’s busy elves. Create your very own flying Santa or Elf hat.  Please bring a plastic milk carton with the lid (1lire or 2 litres are best) for each child.
EVENTS
Saturday 13th  December 2025	Christmas at the Garden – 1-4pm for an afternoon of free Christmas fun! Santa’s Grotto – meet Santa and his elves. Christmas with B’Opera  -1pm Relaxed Christmas Concert 2.30pm Carols and winter songs. Listen while sipping on a cup of mulled apple juice, with a mince pie With thanks to Youth Music & The National Lottery Community Fund for their support. Christmas craft activities and Christmas trail.
Saturday 20th December until Thursday 8 January 2026	The Garden will be close on Friday 19th December and re-open on Thursday 8th  January. We will be having a well-earned break from Saturday 20th December until we re-open for Tots on Thursday 8th January 2026 at 10:30am.  Thank you to everyone for your support over the year. We wish you a very happy holiday season and we leave the garden in the care of the Robins, Magpies and crows, Jack Sparrow the local cat and our shy fox .
All the above activities are free.