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# Support the space

Help our cherished community garden continue to grow.

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## Make a donation

Help care for the Gardens and keep this special place open and welcoming to everyone.

Donate

## Leave a gift in your will

Leave a lasting legacy and help the Gardens flourish for generations to come.

[Get in touch](https://meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/contact)

## Opening

Since local people reclaimed this neglected piece of land in 1976, Meanwhile Gardens has flourished through the care, generosity and commitment of countless individuals, volunteers, partners and supporters.

Today, your support helps ensure the Gardens remain a welcoming, free place where nature, creativity and community continue to grow together.

![DSC9500 1](https://meanwhile-gardens.imgix.net/DSC9500-1.png?w=1280&h=854)

## Why your support matters

- **Caring for the Gardens**  
  Helping maintain four and a half acres of beautiful, biodiverse green space.
- **Supporting our community**  
  Creating opportunities for people of all ages to plant, grow, play and connect.
- **Growing for the future**  
  Investing in projects that protect and improve the Gardens for generations to come.
- **Keeping the Gardens open to everyone**  
  Ensuring this shared community space remains welcoming and accessible to all.

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## Ways to support

- Make a donation 
- Become a corporate partner 
- Volunteer your time 
- Offer expertise
- Leave a lasting legacy 

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## Trusts & foundations

We work with organisations to fund and grow our activities and initiatives.

[Get in touch](https://meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/contact)

## Make a donation

Help care for the Gardens and keep this special place open and welcoming to everyone.

### Our item wishlist

- New wheelbarrows
- New outdoor play equipment for the Playhut
- 4 tonnes of woodchip for our pathways
- A new roof for our Factory Building

## Our expertise wishlist

- ### Accessibility SpecialistTo ensure we have wheelchair-friendly paths and safe entryways. [Get in touch](https://meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/contact)
- ### Pollinator & Wildlife AdvocateTo design a new habitat for bees, butterflies, and native insects. [Get in touch](https://meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/contact)
- ### Grant Writer & FundraiserTo secure funding from local councils, environmental charities, and/or private trusts. [Get in touch](https://meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/contact)
- ### Carpenter / TradespersonTo help build new raised beds and a stage for the Festival Site. [Get in touch](https://meanwhile-gardens.org.uk/contact)

## Our impact

- Supporting health and wellbeing
- Caring for nature in the city
- Bringing people together

Every tree planted, every family welcomed, every volunteer supported and every community event made possible continues our story that began fifty years ago - enabling us to look ahead to the next 50 years. 

Thank you for helping our cherished community garden continue to grow.

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