VGs keep the flower beds and tubs in the village tidy and colourful!

Donations - Money, plants, materials, tools - Always appreciated. Contact us.

We are all volunteers - More are always welcomed!
Gardening skill & knowledge not essential - Helpful guidance is always nearby.
We meet twice each month to tend the plants, mainly in the centre of the village.

When? - Normally 1st Sunday and 3rd Thursday each month.
No commitment required, just show up at 10 am. for about an hour.
Where? - Outside the Village Hall.
For short-notice changes click here.
New volunteers can contact us before attending.

Sunday June 2nd ~ VGs' Plant Sale
SC Village Hall 10 am - 12pm
Plants, Teas, Coffees.
Free admission
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"Work Parties" One hour twice a month 10 am - 11 am
Forthcoming dates:-
1st Sunday and 3rd Thursday of each month
(unless the weather is really dire)
For other information click here.
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Next Social Event
It's been mooted, a coffee+cake meet, maybe midweek might be appealing. What's your view?.
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Other organisations' events
Sunday 9th June ~ Village Day on Memorial Field. VGs will have a stall with information.
Thursday 13th June @ 7pm - "Climate Friendly Gardening". A talk by Andre Tranquilini, Estate Manager of Waltham Place, as part of The Great Big Green Week. Venue TBA. Contact Eco SoCo.
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"We're Gardening in the rain ...."

Not only that, but as a result of PW's marketing efforts last Sunday at the SoCo Spring Clean we've already gained one new young recruit!
Please could all VGs spread the word to encourage more volunteers - essential for our survival!
Print business cards by clicking > here <.

Sonning Common Spring Clean.

Several VGs attended this annual event, to contribute to the litter collection and with the WI providing refreshments. The day was well covered in The Henley Standard and on SoCo SpringClean F-book
Our A-Frame board was conspicuously displayed by Paul who gave a brief marketing speech about VGs' work, and distributed at least 40 promotional cards to the crowd.
You can print your own by clicking > here <.

Autumn Lunch at the Hare and Hounds.
"A merry gathering ..... " (continued on our "Other Events" page).

Check "Forthcoming Events" for the next one

New Year Social at The Red Lion Peppard Common
Pictures are in the "Other Events" page.

Sunday 5 June 2022 - Summer planting.
The session was very well attended, and much was achieved in record time. This included planting a special tiered display of blue and yellow, representing the Ukraine flag, in front of the Village Hall in recognition of the dreadful crisis.
Plants were kindly donated by Heath and Watkins.
See report in The Henley Standard.
Soon to be featured in the Sonning Common Magazine.

Click for full size

Our new display board was "unveiled" on Thursday 21st April 2022 and attracted the attention of passers-by.

Please stand it near where we are working to let folk know what we do and encourage more volunteers to join us. It is quite light. You will find it is easily carried.

If you're thinking; "What a pity it says .... .... .... .", please suggest amendments!

Please let us know if you have any VG news.

OUR WEBSITE
On our website we're keen to weed out and prune off the bad.
We aim to plant brilliant ideas, and nurture a blooming good display about what we do.
Help us make it more attractive and useful than the old one.
It can evolve to suit and serve us all.
What would you like added, changed, or removed?
Please send feedback and ideas for its improvement.

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Section under construction.

This section will be for our best pictures
Please feel free to make suggestions for inclusion

Stan's presentations:-
Click on a year for a short video showing the work done by VGs during that year, and what the village looked like as a result.
2013 - A Year (almost) in the Life of the Sonning Common Village Gardeners. 3:01.
2014 - A Year (almost) in the Life of the Sonning Common Village Gardeners. 3:03.
2015 - A Year (almost) in the Life of the Sonning Common Village Gardeners. 3:06.
2016 - A Year (almost) in the Life of the Sonning Common Village Gardeners. 3:50.
2017 - A Year in the Life of the Sonning Common Village Gardeners. 3:04.

The RHS Britain in Bloom 2014 Portfolio for Sonning Common - A more detailed and technical account produced for the competition judges.  4:33.

This section to be improved - One day! - - I'd rather be sailing

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. or phone (0118) 972 2141 .

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Sonning Common Village Gardeners  - Printable Resources

VG's "Business Cards" to give to potential volunteers, etc.
Click here. Prints 8 "cards" on A4. pdf 300kb

Cards are like the one shown but bigger

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Sonning Common Village Gardeners  - External Links - We take no responsibility for the content of offsite links

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Sonning Common Village Gardeners  - Site Map and Searcher.

Main areas of this website

• HOME / About us
• About us.
  
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• News
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• More to be added - One day! - - I'd rather be sailing
  

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