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Upcoming Sessions

  • Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Fri, 08 Dec
    08 Dec 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    08 Dec 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a baa-rilliant morning at Surrey Docks Farm! We will be sorting and bagging up flower seeds into seed packets and preparing bags of animal food for the shop. We will also go out and meet some of the animals on the farm too.
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  • Christmas card making, with MYSocial
    Christmas card making, with MYSocial
    Christmas card making, with MYSocial
    Sat, 09 Dec
    09 Dec 2023, 10:30 – 12:30
    09 Dec 2023, 10:30 – 12:30
    Come along for a wonderful, festive morning as we make handmade Christmas cards which will be given to local older adults and members of MYSocial, who may be experiencing isolation over the festive season.
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  • Making warm winter bug homes! At Roots and Shoots
    Making warm winter bug homes! At Roots and Shoots
    Making warm winter bug homes! At Roots and Shoots
    Fri, 17 Nov
    17 Nov 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    17 Nov 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    We will be collecting natural materials from the Wild Garden to make warm winter homes for all the different types of bees and insects that live here, helping our bugs be as snug as they can!
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  • Garlic, leaves and bug hotels! At Redcross Gardens
    Garlic, leaves and bug hotels! At Redcross Gardens
    Garlic, leaves and bug hotels! At Redcross Gardens
    Sat, 04 Nov
    04 Nov 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    04 Nov 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun-filled morning as we get the garden ready for Winter. We will be clearing the Autumn leaves, planting some garlic and creating some bug hotels to keep the animals safe over the cold winter months.
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  • Past event - Winter bird feeders, bulbs and worms! at Beaconsfield Gallery
    Past event - Winter bird feeders, bulbs and worms! at Beaconsfield Gallery
    Past event - Winter bird feeders, bulbs and worms! at Beaconsfield Gallery
    Sat, 14 Oct
    14 Oct 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    14 Oct 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun-filled morning as we make winter bird feeders and plant some bulbs. We will also be visiting the wormery that our previous volunteers helped to build.
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  • Past event - Fruit picking and weeding! at Church Farm, Ardeley
    Past event - Fruit picking and weeding! at Church Farm, Ardeley
    Past event - Fruit picking and weeding! at Church Farm, Ardeley
    Sat, 16 Sept
    16 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    16 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun-filled morning as we help out by harvesting orchard fruit on the farm! We’ll be picking ripe apples and plums, before getting stuck into some essential weeding in the farm’s Kitchen Garden to make sure the fruit and vegetables can continue to thrive.
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  • Past event - Get Buzzy! At Bee Urban
    Past event - Get Buzzy! At Bee Urban
    Past event - Get Buzzy! At Bee Urban
    Sat, 09 Sept
    09 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    09 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a wonderful morning at Bee Urban as we help maintain the garden, home to Kennington's famous bee community. We'll be doing some watering, planting and general gardening tasks to help the plants, bees and other wildlife thrive!
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  • Past event - Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Past event - Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Past event - Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Fri, 08 Sept
    08 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    08 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a baa-rilliant morning at Surrey Docks Farm! We will be getting stuck into a number of tasks including planting bulbs for the garden, making up feed bags for the animals and feeding some of them too!
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  • Past event - Gardening and planting morning!
    Past event - Gardening and planting morning!
    Past event - Gardening and planting morning!
    Sat, 02 Sept
    02 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    02 Sept 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Roll up your sleeves for a fun-filled morning and get stuck in helping us look after the garden at Bragbury End. We’ll be planting up some planters, as well as doing other weeding, digging, watering and gardening tasks to keep it looking beautiful!
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  • Past event - A Community Food Hub Help Out!
    Past event - A Community Food Hub Help Out!
    Past event - A Community Food Hub Help Out!
    Sat, 26 Aug
    26 Aug 2023, 09:00 – 10:30
    26 Aug 2023, 09:00 – 10:30
    Join us for a wonderful morning of organising food donations, which have been saved from going to landfill, and help us get ready for when the Food Hub opens later that morning.
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  • Past event - Gardening and Fuschia fun!
    Past event - Gardening and Fuschia fun!
    Past event - Gardening and Fuschia fun!
    Sat, 19 Aug
    19 Aug 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    19 Aug 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Roll up your sleeves for a fun-filled morning and get stuck in helping us look after the garden at Bragbury End. We’ll be planting up some planters with fuschias and shrubs, as well as doing other weeding, digging, watering and gardening tasks to keep it looking beautiful!
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  • Past event - Gardening fun! at the Community Allotment
    Past event - Gardening fun! at the Community Allotment
    Past event - Gardening fun! at the Community Allotment
    Thu, 17 Aug
    17 Aug 2023, 13:30 – 15:00
    17 Aug 2023, 13:30 – 15:00
    Roll up your sleeves for a fun-filled afternoon and get stuck in helping us look after the wonderful Community Allotment at North Hertfordshire College. We’ll be doing watering, weeding, taking cuttings and harvesting the crops!
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  • Past event - Intergenerational planting! with The Red Shed
    Past event - Intergenerational planting! with The Red Shed
    Past event - Intergenerational planting! with The Red Shed
    Thu, 10 Aug
    10 Aug 2023, 10:30 – 12:00
    10 Aug 2023, 10:30 – 12:00
    Join us for a wonderful morning spending time gardening with older members of The Red Shed as together we create and plant themed herb plant pots - from pizza to roast dinner herbs! These will be sold at the Open Day to raise valuable funds for The Red Shed.
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  • Past event - Gardening fun! at the Community Allotment
    Past event - Gardening fun! at the Community Allotment
    Past event - Gardening fun! at the Community Allotment
    Thu, 03 Aug
    03 Aug 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    03 Aug 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Roll up your sleeves for a fun-filled morning and get stuck in helping us look after the wonderful Community Allotment at North Hertfordshire College. We’ll be doing watering, weeding, taking cuttings and harvesting the crops!
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  • Past event - A Big Sort Out! With ASLAN
    Past event - A Big Sort Out! With ASLAN
    Past event - A Big Sort Out! With ASLAN
    Wed, 26 Jul
    26 Jul 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    26 Jul 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a wonderful morning of organising clothes donations, ready to be distributed to people living homeless in London.
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  • Past event - Fruit picking and weeding! at Church Farm, Ardeley
    Past event - Fruit picking and weeding! at Church Farm, Ardeley
    Past event - Fruit picking and weeding! at Church Farm, Ardeley
    Sat, 08 Jul
    08 Jul 2023, 10:30 – 12:00
    08 Jul 2023, 10:30 – 12:00
    Join us for a berry-fun morning as we help out by harvesting soft fruit on the farm! We’ll be picking ripe gooseberries, redcurrants and strawberries, before getting stuck into some essential weeding in the farm’s Kitchen Garden to make sure the fruit and vegetables can continue to thrive.
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  • Past event - Wiggly worms and gardening fun! at Beaconsfield Gallery
    Past event - Wiggly worms and gardening fun! at Beaconsfield Gallery
    Past event - Wiggly worms and gardening fun! at Beaconsfield Gallery
    Sat, 08 Jul
    08 Jul 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    08 Jul 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a morning of gardening fun at Beaconsfield Gallery, as we help make a wormery, weed the yard, and do other gardening tasks which are helping insects and plants in the gallery garden to flourish.
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  • Past event - Seed sowing and pond dipping! At Roots and Shoots
    Past event - Seed sowing and pond dipping! At Roots and Shoots
    Past event - Seed sowing and pond dipping! At Roots and Shoots
    Fri, 07 Jul
    07 Jul 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    07 Jul 2023, 10:00 – 11:30
    Hop along to a morning of fun activities to help the team at Roots and Shoots! We’ll get stuck in with various tasks including; planting lettuce seeds, watering the plants and some pond dipping to record the insects that are living there.
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Book below for our March & April events in Lambeth and Southwark! Booking is free but essential. If a session is sold out, please email to be added to the waiting list: maddy@familyvolunteeringclub.co.uk. The Stevenage pilot programme, plus Lambeth & Southwark sessions for May - July will be published here in early April.

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