2018 – 2023

The ‘beast from the East’ made the garden into a winter fairyland.

A new shed was set into the bank just beyond the rustic bridge to house chairs, tables and other equipment for the events held in the garden. 

The finial from the top of the fountain was found in the pond and replaced using a cherry picker. 

Another successful cinema showing by Picturehouse Cinemas

The bonfire party for members

Putting the fountain to bed for the winter

The largest Horse Chestnut in the south east corner of the Garden was infected with canker and was felled and removed by crane into the adjoining hotel car park. 

Teams from Aviva gave their time as part of a community offer by the company and moved gravel onto the Italian Terrance and painted all the fencing and sheds.

Each year the pond under the fountain is covered to keep out the leaves from the autumn fall

A new asphalt drive improved access to the Garden for wheelchairs, pushchairs and even wheelbarrows. 

A new brick and flint wall in the entrance area retains a ‘dry bed’ with drought resistant plants that do not need watering. 

A car in the adjoining hotel car park reversed into the brick wall and demolished a large section. 

The two main beds on the lawn were planted to show support for the NHS during the pandemic

We celebrated Joanna, our 1000th member.  She is a keen gardener. 

Tree surgeons pruned several trees and the gardeners used the chippings to surface the paths

Each winter work is done to tidy the random laid flint walls that support the beds and banks

The team travelled to the Earlham Cemetery and cleaned the tomb of Henry Trevor

The main path was resurfaced with asphalt and tar and chippings to encourage draining. 

The rustic bridge was built in 1998 and now had a degree of rot which has been removed and the structure strengthened. 

The droughts and rising costs encouraged us to seek an alternative water source with a borehole 160ft deep.  Water is now available throughout the Garden and the team have improved the pipework to achieve this.

Members were welcomed into the Garden for Christmas carol singing in front of braziers with mince pies and warm drinks.