
## **- Worcester community garden annual report 2021 22** 

2022 has been a year of positive transformation and achievement, thanks to our wonderful volunteers and supporters, who have freely shared their skills, encouragement, enthusiasm, creativity and friendship throughout the year. 

Just 12 months ago, the Old North Stables community garden was reborn as Worcester community garden. In April 2022 we became a registered charity, with three founding trustees – Steve Dent, Tony Kennell and Jon Bodenham – who were joined in June by a fourth trustee, Mandy Neill. 

The trustees set themselves five key priorities in 2022: 



   - increasing volunteer numbers, and improved retention of volunteers; 

   - improved engagement with the wider community; 

   - raising funds for much needed improvements and developments on the community garden site; 

   - running a series of educational events; 

- giving greater responsibility to our regular volunteers. 

- Huge progress has been made on each of these objectives. 


A new system of logging in and out for volunteers means we know we that had over 1,400 volunteer daily visits by the end of 2022, contributing over 4,000 hours of work. This compares with 101 volunteer daily visits in 2021. We also enjoyed around 3,000 visitors in 2022. 

In terms of greater engagement with the wider community, early in 2022 we entered into a formal arrangement with Mencap through which we provide several of their learners, guided by a Mencap support worker, with work experience and learning opportunities. This arrangement has worked really well, and we have worked with some wonderful young men and women through this scheme. 




We have been delighted to host a weekly NHS art therapy class during the summer months. Throughout the year we have also been able to accept individual referrals from the NHS and from OnSide, a mental health charity. Young men and women from the National Civilian Service joined us for a great day of volunteering back in June, and we hope to welcome them back in 2023. We have also hosted visits from various other groups including the Cathedral Eco Group, the University of the Third Age and Worcester Green Party. 

Over the course of the year, we secured over £20,000 in grant funding. Some of this has gone towards the development of our new “small garden” projects on the site, but the majority has supported an ambitious project to build a giant pontoon with floating office and tool store, which will in future help protect vital equipment from flood damage. The pontoon is already in place, having replaced the old tool and wood store. A new, integrated office and tool store is being built off site, and we expect it to be installed on the pontoon in early February. A separate woodstore will be built adjacent to the pontoon. 

During 2022 we staged 8 teaching events including beekeeping, natural dye making, a bug hunt, pruning, grafting, and Christmas wreath making. A new programme of events is planned for 2023, which will also include an “Open Day” at the community garden. 




The development of our seven new “small garden” areas on site has undoubtedly helped attract visitors, but equally importantly it has given regular volunteers more responsibility and the opportunity to become more closely involved in the running of the community garden. 

We have no doubt that there are so many more ideas and developments to come from our amazing volunteers, who have invested so much in terms of time, skills, energy and creativity towards the gentle evolution of this delightful community garden. We are enormously grateful to each and every one of you. 

Whether you are one of our regular or occasional volunteers, someone interested in volunteering with us, or a supporter, you are invited to join us for our volunteer event at **10.30 on 21 January 2023** at the **Pump House Environment Centre,** Waterworks Road WR1 3EZ. This will provide an opportunity to look back at the things we did well in 2022, as well as those we could improve on, and to help plan and shape what we do in 2023. We hope to see you there! 

With best wishes for 2023 



Tony, Jon, Steve and Mandy


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|Date|Amount|
|---|---|
|05/11/21|£25.00|
|08/11/21|£292.92|
|08/11/21|£98.00|
|09/11/21|£25.00|
|16/11/21|£40.00|
|22/11/21|£50.00|
|26/11/21|£3.00|
|29/11/21|£5.00|
|01/12/21|£10.00|
|09/12/21|£25.00|
|20/12/21|£50.00|
|04/01/22|£10.00|
|10/01/22|£25.00|
|11/01/22|£4.92|
|18/01/22|£991.00|
|27/01/22|£5.00|
|27/01/22|£30.00|
|01/02/22|£10.00|
|09/02/22|£25.00|
|09/02/22|£1,000.00|
|25/02/22|£500.00|
|01/03/22|£10.00|
|09/03/22|£25.00|
|21/03/22|£100.00|
|01/04/22|£10.00|
|11/04/22|£25.00|
|03/05/22|£10.00|
|05/05/22|£2,000.00|
|09/05/22|£21.20|
|09/05/22|£25.00|
|09/05/22|£50.00|
|11/05/22|£40.00|
|30/05/22|£24.00|
|01/06/22|£10.00|
|09/06/22|£25.00|
|10/06/22|£12.58|
|13/06/22|£10.00|
|13/06/22|£57.06|
|14/06/22|£100.00|
|14/06/22|£100.00|
|01/07/22|£10.00|
|05/07/22|£87.00|
|06/07/22|£10.00|
|06/07/22|£29.61|
|11/07/22|£25.00|





|15/07/22|£41.32|
|---|---|
|22/07/22|£22.50|
|26/07/22|£35.12|
|27/07/22|£28.25|
|01/08/22|£41.45|
|01/08/22|£10.00|
|04/08/22|£27.24|
|09/08/22|£25.00|
|10/08/22|£38.99|
|12/08/22|£6.00|
|12/08/22|£10.00|
|15/08/22|£77.88|
|16/08/22|£10.00|
|16/08/22|£100.00|
|16/08/22|£19.00|
|18/08/22|£22.57|
|22/08/22|£46.17|
|24/08/22|£42.80|
|31/08/22|£65.65|
|01/09/22|£10.00|
|06/09/22|£7.00|
|09/09/22|£10,000.00|
|09/09/22|£90.85|
|09/09/22|£25.00|
|12/09/22|£10.00|
|13/09/22|£4.00|
|14/09/22|£3.00|
|15/09/22|£33.30|
|20/09/22|£3.00|
|21/09/22|£67.77|
|23/09/22|£4.00|
|26/09/22|£54.00|
|26/09/22|£43.94|
|27/09/22|£17.00|
|27/09/22|£2.00|
|03/10/22|£10.00|
|04/10/22|£78.80|
|04/10/22|£3.00|
|10/10/22|£25.00|
|11/10/22|£63.44|
|12/10/22|£10.00|
|18/10/22|£2.00|
|19/10/22|£55.80|
|21/10/22|£5,000.00|
|25/10/22|£500.00|
|25/10/22|£18.00|
|31/10/22|£27.52|
|01/11/22|£10.00|





|02/11/22|£39.83|
|---|---|
|09/11/22|£25.00|
|14/11/22|£10.00|
|17/11/22|£60.00|
|17/11/22|£5.00|





## Reference Number 

orchard garden 

medicinal plant garden 

bee and wildflower garden bench 

thank you BBQ 

vertical & med plant gardens 

pontoon tool 

strimmer wire 

Category donations produce sales events standing orders donations donations produce sales produce sales standing orders standing orders donations standing orders standing orders donations grants produce sales donations standing orders standing orders grants grants standing orders standing orders grants standing orders standing orders standing orders grants events standing orders refunds/non food sales produce sales produce sales standing orders standing orders refunds/non food sales produce sales events donations donations standing orders donations events produce sales standing orders 



produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales standing orders produce sales standing orders produce sales donations standing orders produce sales produce sales donations produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales standing orders produce sales grants produce sales standing orders standing orders produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales produce sales 

events produce sales produce sales produce sales standing orders produce sales produce sales standing orders produce sales standing orders produce sales produce sales grants grants produce sales refunds/non food sales standing orders 



produce sales standing orders standing orders refunds/non food sales produce sales 



Notes S Dent 

Green Party visit J Bodenham L Dent Bromyard Road Methodist Church 

S Dent J Bodenham M Reed S Dent J Bodenham S Dent Worcester City Council 

R Wood S Dent J Bodenham Worcester City Council Counciller Matt Jenkins' divisional fund S Dent J Bodenham Worcester City Council S Dent J Bodenham S Dent Worcester City Council Plant Swap J Bodenham National Pontoon Ltd 

S Dent J Bodenham Oak Garden Machinery 

Green Party visit S Dent J Bodenham S Dent 

in memory of Violet Goodlud Introduction to Beekeeping 

J Bodenham 



## S Dent 

## J Bodenham 

A Neill/S Dent (testing QR payment code) A Neill 

Marcus Sparrow 

## S Dent 

via SumUp/QR code 

J Bodenham A Neill via SumUp/QR code via SumUp/QR code 

via SumUp/QR code 

via SumUp/QR code Cathedral eco group visit plus lunch 

via SumUp/QR code via SumUp/QR code S Dent 

via SumUp/QR code J Bodenham 

A Neill via SumUp/QR code 

Worcester City Council Counciller Matt Jenkins' divisional fund via SumUp/QR code unused sand/cement S Dent 



J Bodenham
A Neill
large yellow strong box


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Date Amount Vendor<br>09/11/21 £105.84 Universal Signs<br>29/11/21 £18.55 Wickes<br>02/12/22 £20.38 GoDaddy.com<br>05/01/22 £34.80 SumUp<br>07/01/21 £41.00 Walcot nursery<br>07/01/22 £20.50 Walcot nursery<br>10/01/22 £9.46 Simply Seed Co.<br>13/01/22 £28.70 Sow Seeds Ltd<br>13/01/22 £22.04 First Aid WH<br>31/01/22 £80.89 T Kennell<br>10/02/22 £340.20 Walcot nursery<br>14/02/22 £13.65 Sow Seeds Ltd<br>18/02/22 £9.00 Homebase<br>22/02/22 £14.95 Chiltern Seeds<br>23/02/22 £389.00 Sloan & sons<br>02/03/22 £682.80 National Pontoon Ltd<br>15/03/22 £120.00 Worcester Env Group<br>15/03/22 £102.67 Transition Worcester<br>05/04/22 £192.00 Go Greener<br>25/04/22 £42.00 Mary Kellett<br>05/05/22 £1,092.13 Bradfords<br>10/05/22 £312.00 Bradfords<br>11/05/22 £281.71 Bradfords<br>16/05/22 £62.79 Mary Kellett<br>17/05/22 £19.98 Toolstation<br>18/05/22 £12.58 Oak Garden Machinery<br>24/05/22 £46.75 Bradfords<br>31/05/22 £13.00 Wickes<br>01/06/22 £88.82 B Lowe/C Growney<br>06/06/22 £16.99 Ample<br>06/06/22 £16.80 Sow Seeds Ltd<br>13/06/22 £34.79 B Lowe/C Growney<br>15/06/22 £207.20 Blue Diamond Garden C<br>16/06/22 £17.97 G Kincaid<br>17/06/22 £19.51 Next Day Paint<br>27/06/22 £23.30 Wickes<br>27/06/22 £39.89 Kampac<br>05/07/22 £72.20 B Lowe/C Growney<br>05/07/22 £31.00 D Raaf<br>07/07/22 £14.03 Transition Worcester<br>14/07/22 £283.34 Universal Signs<br>19/07/22 £153.60 The Grass People<br>29/07/22 £5.15 Wilko<br>01/08/22 £27.29 Tesco<br>01/08/22 £28.45 Waitrose<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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04/08/22 £7.95 B Lowe/C Growney<br>08/08/22 £23.45 Meadowmania<br>11/08/22 £50.00 Transition Worcester<br>12/08/22 £19.50 Scythe Cymru<br>17/08/22 £16.88 JTM Plumbing<br>22/08/22 £30.00 Wickes<br>31/08/22 £38.60 Timpsons<br>01/09/22 £18.00 Timpsons<br>02/09/22 £65.14 Maisemore apiaries<br>21/09/22 £40.45 Victorian Nursey<br>21/09/22 £13.98 Toolstation<br>22/09/22 £4.35 Asda<br>23/09/22 £197.94 J Bodenham<br>27/09/22 £39.89 Kampac<br>29/09/22 £165.12 DT Brown<br>03/10/22 £26.49 B Lowe/C Growney<br>06/10/22 £21.51 Transition Worcester<br>06/10/22 £10.05 Wickes<br>07/10/22 £60.00 Plantamamita<br>10/10/22 £103.46 Jewson<br>10/10/22 £7.84 Waitrose<br>11/10/22 £425.59 Jewson<br>13/10/22 £20.37 Simply Seed Co.<br>18/10/22 £12.98 Lakeland<br>19/10/22 £15.44 Sutton Organics<br>19/10/22 £27.97 Jewson<br>02/11/22 £8.20 Transition Worcester<br>02/1122 £48.50 Wickes<br>04/11/22 £67.47 Worcester Garden Centre<br>07/11/22 £197.95 St Peter's garden centre<br>16/11/22 £5,599.99 Worc Timber Products<br>17/11/22 £4,914.00 National Pontoon Ltd<br>18/11/22 £40.50 Timpsons<br>21/11/22 £184.49 Orchard Hire<br>22/11/22 £29.19 G Kincaid<br>22/11/22 £45.00 Walcot nursery<br>23/11/22 £112.63 Pondkeepers<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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reimbursement medicinal plant garden<br>bee and wildflower garden<br>annual ground rent<br>tools<br>bee and wildflower garden<br>tools<br>site maintenance<br>site maintenance<br>bee and wildflower garden<br>trees<br>metal sheath for noticeboard signage<br>cleaning materials site maintenance<br>reimbursement vertical garden<br>sales support<br>seeds<br>reimbursement - slate labels orchard garden<br>water<br>cement/sand for shed base materials<br>succulents vertical garden<br>wood for shed materials<br>chutney ingredients sales support<br>vertical garden<br>seeds<br>chutney ingredients sales support<br>seeds<br>timber vertical garden<br>water<br>shed roof felt and clout nails materials<br>trellis vertical garden<br>plants vertical garden<br>office/toolstore deposit office/toolstore pontoon<br>pontoon office/toolstore pontoon<br>gate and padlock keys site maintenance<br>pontoon scaffold poles office/toolstore pontoon<br>workshop materials materials<br>greengage trees trees<br>pond liner<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




Notes site banner fixings for banner domain registration card reader orchard garden first aid kit fixings for compost bins wooden bench aqua dock pontoon for bee hives lectern notice skip hire (post floods) sleepers, decking and fixings top soil gabion cages anchor for lectern strimmer wire fixings primer paint for main gate materials paint for gate plants new barbecue plants paint for arbour bench paint for arbour bench cardboard containers for produce plants membership of Worcester Beekeepers Association A0 board wildflower seeds 



yellow rattle seeds insulating foam for bee garden entrance hose pipe attachments keys keys frames for hive wood cardboard containers for produce 




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Worcester community garden<br>Income Statement<br>01/11/21 to 30/10/22<br>Revenue<br>£ % of Total Revenue<br>donations £592.92 2.57%<br>standing orders £485.00 2.11%<br>grants £20,091.00 87.24%<br>produce sales £1,470.20 6.38%<br>events £240.26 1.04%<br>refunds/non food sales £150.10 0.65%<br>Total Revenue £23,029.48 100.00%<br>Expenses<br>£ % of Total Expenses<br>signage £403.16 2.26%<br>materials £209.75 1.18%<br>website £20.38 0.11%<br>sales support £135.40 0.76%<br>trees £105.95 0.59%<br>seeds £350.43 1.97%<br>first aid £22.04 0.12%<br>seating £431.81 2.42%<br>orchard garden £872.25 4.90%<br>vertical garden £2,397.51 13.46%<br>edible flower garden £119.74 0.67%<br>bee and wildflower garden £972.87 5.46%<br>medicinal plant garden £221.73 1.25%<br>insurance £102.67 0.58%<br>site maintenance £332.44 1.87%<br>thank you BBQ £268.09 1.51%<br>water £43.74 0.25%<br>annual ground rent £50.00 0.28%<br>tools £49.50 0.28%<br>office/toolstore pontoon £10,698.48 60.08%<br>Total Expenses £17,807.94 100.00%<br>Net Income / Profit<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


_**Net Income / Profit**_ 

_**£ 5 221 54**_ 

_**22 67%**_ 



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