Events
We send out email bulletins, generally monthly, advising members of local events that might be of interest. Some of these are joint activities with other local groups; some are ones we are organising. We also publicise other sources of information and events which reflect our interests.
VISITS: We arrange a series of small group visits for our members throughout the gardening season to local gardens which we hope will inspire. In 2023 members visited The Gate in Winchcombe; Hatherley Court Road in Cheltenham; Westaway off Cleeve Hill; White Cottage in Gretton; and Keens Cottage and Cobblers Cottage in Lower Chedworth; and Court House in Stretton on Fosse. An end of the gardening year visit to Bourton House was cancelled owing to the very wet weather. Our 2024 programme should be out in April.
MEETINGS: As our members come from a wide area and not all have the transport or mobility they need to attend, the meetings’ arrangements will be kept under review to see what suits members most. In 2023 we tried meetings in Winchcombe in the late afternoon, a series of teatime talks with refreshments available, on a day and time designed to avoid clashes with other garden events.
Place: Sudeley Room, Abbeyfields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QJ – Please view map at the bottom of the page
Entry: £3 CGS / CCGS Members; £5 visitors and guests (includes refreshments). Children accompanied by an adult free
Speakers in 2023 covered topics including Wildlife and Your Garden; Making More of Your Plants; the National Garden Scheme and Gloucestershire; and Seed Saving. We have had plants for sale and some free, along with free seeds. There has been a deliberate emphasis on the practical and lots of follow-up information.
We also arrange some events jointly with similar bodies and we welcomed visitors and guests to both meetings and visits in 2023 and gained extra CGS members as a result.
OTHER EVENTS: Our monthly email newsletters publicise all kinds of events of likely interest to members, including talks, exhibitions and guided tours from a range of sources.
WHAT’SAPP: As well as our website, we have a WhatsApp Group for local gardeners to share ideas, as well as spare plants, produce or equipment.
MALVERN RHS SHOW 2024: This year we are providing the CGS stand at Malvern 2024 Spring Show, to focus on the educational and environmental benefits of cottage gardening
Place: Sudeley Room, Abbeyfields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QJ – Please view map at the bottom of the page
Entry: £3 CGS / CCGS Members; £5 visitors and guests (includes refreshments). Children accompanied by an adult free
Sudeley Room, Abbeyfields Community Centre, Back Lane, Winchcombe GL54 5QJ