Our Story
Our charity was formed by Haygrove, a horticultural business based in Ledbury, Herefordshire. Haygrove has always supported charitable activities, as many businesses do. But one day a member of the accounts team suggested actually running one, near Haygrove’s local sites of activity. This rapidly enthused others in the business to join in. The positivity that was generated surprised and challenged the directors and stimulated so much good within the business that they could only recommend involvement. This gave birth to Ross Community Garden, which took some time to establish [these things aren’t easy!]. However the positivity and momentum that was created among staff and beneficiaries [with less money than expected!] challenged the directors to be more ambitious.
The charity, registered in 2017, aims to share this future journey with other businesses and to impact the lives of more people within the gardens and beyond as a result.
Local resident Will was one of the first people to join our tabletop gardening sessions in Ledbury. Will told us how much attending the sessions means to him:
‘I really enjoy the group and want to keep coming. It’s lighthearted and fun’.
Carl and his fellow residents from a local residential home have been coming to the Ledbury group every week:
‘It has been a wonderful couple of years for our residents. They’ve enjoyed socialising and interacting with other people and the warm and welcoming atmosphere’.
Download our latest annual report here