Latest Project News
Back Garden Project – May 2023 update
Hethersett Back Garden Project receives £1000 Tesco Community Grant
The Back Garden project grows one brick at a time
About the project
Work sessions are held twice a week from
March – October on Thursdays 11-1pm and Saturdays 2-4 pm.
Refreshments are provided. The garden is always open.
Hethersett Environmental Action Team was set up by local environmentalist, George Beckford, in 2001 when litter picks began. It is the aim of the group to look consistently at ways of enhancing the environment of our village. Find out more about HEAT
The biggest project to date has been the creation of a Community Garden in 2022 named the Back Garden after a prominent local family. A derelict skate park behind the Village Hall was transformed into a delightful area with raised beds, fruit trees and seating. The abandoned pergola, planters and notice boards from the old Woodside First School in Firs Road were dismantled, renovated and relocated to the Back Garden. It is an area for the Community to relax in and to tend the vegetable, flower and herb beds. The aim is for the garden to be chemical-free and any purchases are from sustainable sources.
Refreshments are provided. The garden is always open.
Enthusiastic pupils from Woodside Junior School attend weekly to help.
An area of land owned by the Parish Council (next to Tesco) has been named Finnbar’s Meadow in memory of a local little boy who tragically died of a brain tumour. This area is maintained by HEAT volunteers. We were fortunate to be donated a beautiful handmade seed swap box which is situated on Finnbar’s Meadow behind the war commemorative seat.
