Why not take the jump and ‘Dress Retro’!

What we wear means a lot to us, whether we love fashion or not. Even those who only wear things for practicality, have taken a conscious decision somewhere along the line to eschew trends and go minimal. Throughout history and across the world, clothing is more than just a way of keeping warm or protected. … Read more

Will you take the jump and ‘holiday local’ this year?

Tobermory, Mull

Planning a holiday? How much do you know about the impact of your plans? and how much do you want to know? Recently I’ve been taking time to explore places nearer to home, in the realisation that in over 60 years there were countless places in the UK that I’d never visited. Until 2022, I’d … Read more

Will you Take the Jump with us in 2024!?

Are you ready for a reset? Feeling you want to live a more balanced life but not knowing where to start? We have something we’d like to share with you. It’s an initiative called Take the Jump. And we love it! We love the fact that it has such a positive vibe – that it … Read more

Compostables – yay? or nay?

It was great to have Plastic Free Hitchin at our event on Sunday 10th and we reinforced the anti-disposable message by asking people to bring their own cup (for which they received a 20p discount on drinks from Cafe2U) and a handful of people did remember to do this. We provided three types of bin … Read more

Our first Summer Garden Party!

On Sunday 10th July we held our first ever Summer Garden Party – an Open Garden morning to showcase our sites at Ransom’s Rec, Hitchin, and the great work that goes on there. Despite the soaring temperatures the event was a great success, drawing in the local community to share and enjoy the garden and … Read more

Thank you to Theo and all our wonderful fundraisers!

Theo is one of our youngest volunteers who loves coming to the garden on activity Sundays and pushing the toddler wheelbarrow. For his 2nd birthday Theo’s parents set up a fundraising page with People’s Fundraising so friends and family could support the Triangle Garden instead of buying him gifts. The target was £100 and his … Read more

Growing Ability Trip to the Museum

This week’s guest blog is by Dale, one of our Growing Ability gardeners. ‘As a Triangle Community Gardener, we all went for a walk down the Hitchin Museum, to look around the old treasures and history of the museum.After we had a few group photos for our Gardening Newsletter, we had a group talk, all … Read more

Kicking in the Leaves

This week’s guest blog is by Holly, one of our Growing Ability gardeners. ‘I’ve been making artwork using leaves, I made a leaf wreath and I have used all sorts of leaves with different autumn colours. The colours are around us now; I can see the bright colours; green, reds, orange, yellow and dark colours; … Read more

‘Veganuary’ as a family!

A guest blog by Anni Sander      (photo credit ©LiveKindly Co) Happy New Year! Have you got any resolutions for 2022? For me it’s the typical ‘do more sports’ and ‘take more breaks’. However as a family we’re trying something new this year, we’re attempting Veganuary. Vegan fasting Veganuary is an international initiative that challenges people … Read more