Maryon Wilson Park Community Garden is open regularly all year round Maryon Park Community Garden is opening its gates on Saturday for its Christmas event – with Santa on hand to hand out gifts to children in his grotto.
There’ll also be a the chance to buy plants, cacti and woodcraft gigs, and you can give the lucky dip a whirl too.
It all runs from 1pm to 3pm at the old nursery in the park.
The Community Garden in Maryon Park is open to all this Saturday as part of Capital Growth’s Urban Harvest event. Its chair TIM ANDERSON explains more…
Community food growing gardens across the capital will be open on Saturday 21st September to welcome visitors and volunteers. Get a taste of London’s edible gardens by dropping in to Maryon Park Community Garden in Charlton, one of Capital Growth’s flagship gardens, from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. Capital Growth, part of the charity Sustain, is London’s largest food growing network, with over 2,000 gardens throughout the city.
At the Maryon Park Community ‘Organic Food Growing’ Garden activities include:
Tours of the Garden and Forest School.
Display of photos from the 1966 cult film ‘Blow Up’ that was shot in Maryon Park.
Activities for children: Making bird feeders.
Refreshments: Teas & coffee
Damson Jam and Chutney Sale
Wood Craft Sale including Bird Boxes
Plant and succulent Sale
In the Forest School area there will be a free ‘Family Forest School Session’ from 2pm – 3pm led by Chevonne Campbell.
How to find Maryon Park Community Garden
Enter Maryon Park from the main entrance in Maryon Road, follow the path to the left past the park lodge and find the Community Garden at the end of the park perimeter fence. Look out for the signs and bunting.
As Christmas creeps closer, it’s quite possibly time to purchase some presents for your nearest and dearest – unless they only deserve a lump of coal this year…
Here is a round-up of the festive events The Charlton Champion has details of so far, but please let us know if you’re organising something that we’ve not spotted yet. Send us a message or leave a comment below, and we’ll update this list over the coming weeks.
On Saturday 24 November Pound Park Nursery hosts their Winter Wonderland from 10am to 1pm, head to the school for wintry treats, a raffle and extra special guests.
Saturday 1 December has Charlton Park Academy’s Christmas Craft Fair with choirs and kids’ activities from 10am to 2pm, and Maryon Park Community Garden has a Santa’s grotto with hot drinks, cacti, jams and chutneys from 12pm to 3pm.
The Corner at 96 is open for Christmas on the 7th, 8th and 9th of December, keep an eye on their Instagram for further details.
On Sunday 9 December at 5.30pm, St Thomas Church presents their Community Christmas sing-a-long, song sheets will be provided and there will be a retiring collection.
Friends of Charlton Park have a Mince Pies and Meet Up evening at 8pm on Wednesday 12 December at the Big Red Bus Club.
Thursday 13 December has the British Oak pub on Old Dover Road hosting an 8pm Beer and Carols night in conjunction with St John’s Church, Blackheath.
On Christmas Day The Old Cottage Coffee Shop in Charlton Park are running its annual Christmas lunch for the elderly and it need volunteers and donations for the day. Please get in touch in person or on Twitter.
