St Mary’s Secret Garden – Hackney Citizen

Town Hall mulls options amid pleas to preserve St Mary’s Secret Garden

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 December 2024 at 16:16

Campaigners are seeking to secure urban haven as a community asset after financial woes led to insolvency

St Mary’s Secret Garden ‘very likely’ to close permanently amid funding struggles, organisers reveal

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 November 2024 at 17:26

Hoxton-based charity has been active in the borough for nearly three decades

The Citizen Gardener: Chaos gardening

By Steph Goward | Monday 11 September 2023 at 11:41

Our resident expert on why we should allow nature’s glorious mayhem to thrive

Community garden and volunteer centre in line for funding boost as local NHS trust dishes out £1.8m

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 11 March 2022 at 13:39

East London Foundation Trust announces mental health support grants, with five local organisations among recipients

St Mary’s Secret Garden launches appeal for donations amid funding uncertainty

By Tom Davidson | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 10:32

The popular Hoxton haven is hoping to raise £15k to help with running costs as pandemic drains resources

The Citizen Gardener: Sowing in the wind

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 11:35

Kate Poland on the mobility and life expectancy of plants, and how to support a local secret garden

Three local organisations celebrate prestigious Green Flag Community Awards

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 15 October 2020 at 14:54

St Mary’s Secret Garden, Core Landscapes and Tree Musketeers recognised for benchmark-setting environmental standards

Connect. Grow food. Improve your health. Give back to the community.

By Advertising Feature | Monday 13 January 2020 at 11:32

St Mary’s Secret Garden in Haggerston is running a free six-week course designed to improve wellbeing. Find out more…

Sweet victory: Young beekeepers triumph at National Honey Show

By Elizabeth Rushton | Wednesday 30 October 2019 at 12:45

Three participants in a project at St Mary’s Secret Garden tasted success at the prestigious competition last week

Join a free six-week course St Mary’s Secret Garden

By Advertising Feature | Thursday 11 July 2019 at 16:33

Improve your wellbeing through gardening and food growing at a beautiful sanctuary in the heart of Hackney

Community garden looking for trainees seeking to improve their mental health

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 November 2018 at 10:17

St Mary’s Secret Garden wants green-fingered residents with common mental health problems to take on volunteer placements

Clissold House “could close down” warns User Group head, as financial hole widens

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 January 2017 at 15:07

Caroline Millar in front of Clissold House, which she said may have to close to the public in a "worst case scenario" in two years time because of a massive deficit

With Clissold House losing some £100,000 annually and politicians concerned about cuts, could now be the time for more private events?

Council launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 26 October 2016 at 12:51

Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’

One Hackney: let’s get together and feel all right

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 14 September 2015 at 14:19

Big players in Hackney’s health establishments are teaming up with smaller organisations to create ‘integrated health and social care’

St Mary’s Secret Garden grows with generous Hackney Giving

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 November 2014 at 12:14

Garden of healing gets a new lease of life on its 25-year anniversary

Growing up on the estates

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 6 June 2009 at 00:00

Meet local residents growing their own flowers, fruit and veg