Hulme Community Garden Centre

Hulme Community Garden Centre
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Location28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, England M15 5RD
Coordinates53°27′55″N 2°14′58″W / 53.4652°N 2.2494°W / 53.4652; -2.2494
Established2001
Websitehulmegardencentre.org.uk

Hulme Community Garden Centre (HCGC) is a garden and community centre in Hulme, Manchester, England.[1] It was featured in a 2017 episode of the TV show Gardener's World.[2][3][4]

Facilities

As well as selling plants, HCGC has a café, a public garden, outdoor cooking spaces, a straw bale classroom and a pond area.[5] HCGC run events throughout the year, from courses on growing vegetables to wellbeing sessions.[1]

History

It opened in 2000,[6] on a brownfield site with the goal of encouraging healthy living through gardening and sustainable food growing.

Ginkgo tree seedlings were grown at the HCGC in 2014 to celebrate the anniversary of Manchester becoming the first nuclear-free city in the UK.[7]

After crowd-funding £15,000 in 2015, the HCGC was able to further develop its site.[8]

An episode of Gardeners' World was filmed at HCGC in 2017, increasing the public's interest in the centre.[3][4]

As of 2018, HCGC had a turnover of about £250,000.[4] In 2019 HCGC ran a community share offer enabling it to be owned by local residents and supporters.[6][9]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Teach children about berries – they engage with nature, connect with others". The Guardian. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Manchester awards urban garden medals". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Episode 6: Gardeners' World: 2017". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Garden centre profile: Hulme Community Garden Centre, Manchester". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ https://hulmegardencentre.org. [dead link‍]
  6. ^ a b "Invest and grow Hulme Community Garden Centre". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Hiroshima ginkgo tree seeds take root in Manchester". BBC News. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ Abbit, Beth (4 August 2015). "Gardeners raise £15,000 to allow them to continue with charity garden project in Hulme". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  9. ^ "'Life and soul' Hulme Community Garden Centre invites Manchester to become a part of its core". Mancunian Matters. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Record number of parks and green spaces awarded Green Flag Awards for 2015". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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