Halloween, trick or treating 31st October

Each year on Halloween the kids of the garden go out trick or treating around the garden path. This year Halloween, the 31st October, falls on a Tuesday evening. It should start around 6pm, though younger kids could be out even earlier. If you have a basement or ground floor flat and want to have your back door knocked on by ghosts and ghouls, leave your outside light on, and make sure you have a large bagful of treats at the ready. A carved pumpkin or two is also fun for atmosphere.

Bonfire night saturday 4th november

Bonfire Night is one of the highlights of the year! The fireworks display in truly incredible and the bonfire…well!

For those new to the gardens, we light a huge bonfire in the North end of the gardens, and put on a spectacular fireworks display from the South end. Events usually kick off around 6.30pm with the 'Best Guy' competition for the kids and the lighting of the bonfire, with the fireworks display starting at around 7.30pm. Residents may bring guests but please restrict it to a moderate number as we don't want to overcrowd the garden in these times. More details will be circulated closer to the date. Any questions email info@wb19.co.uk

Carol singing first Wednesday in December

Our final social event for the year is the most heartwarming one. Christmas Carols in the garden. They take place usually the first Wednesday in December - we will update asap!

It’s a really lovely evening for those that haven’t been before, we would encourage you to come and it’s a great event for kids as well.

The event takes place next to one of the Christmas trees in the garden, which are lit up in the evenings. A small band from the Salvation Army come to our garden and lead us in a selection of Christmas Carols. There will be hot mince pies, mulled wine and spiced apple juice on sale to keep you warm, with all proceeds going to the Salvation Army. Over the last few years we’ve raised over £5,000 for the Salvation Army’s City Centre Homeless Project.

We also encourage you to bring along food, clothing and blanket parcels to donate, which we forward to The Salvation Army to distribute to the lonely and elderly in time for Christmas. Food should be non-perishable (i.e tins, etc) and clothing and blankets should be put in plastic bags to protect them from the elements.

.In addition to warm clothes, you will need to bring a torch, so you can read the song sheets we supply.