Posted 09/03/26

Hazel

You may have seen the above poster in the window of the 'Bay Search & Rescue' charity shop in Grange. They have kindly allowed us to place it to help fulfill the wishes of Hazel's family. We will be planting a tree in Hazel's memory and any donations made at this time will go towards the tree and further upkeep and development of Grange Prom Gardens. Thank you.

Posted March 2026

The Stumpery

Below you can see some of us at work in The Stumpery. We have cut back the grasses and large shrubs to help open the area up and had a good weed and tidy up! We are planning to top up the path stones shortly.

Posted February 2026

The Rockery

Although it's still a bit chilly, we have recently been working on the large rockery bed near The Brew Cafe. It has now been been cleared, tidied and trimmed! We had a real challenge with the Couch grass there! As you can see in the photos below, there has been a variety of new plants introduced into the spaces created. we hope you like them!

Posted December 2025

Christmas Fair at Victoria Hall

We were delighted to have a stall at the Christmas Fair in Victoria Hall, and many thanks to the organisers for arranging this for us. Several of the gardening 'Elves' enjoyed a number of sessions making Christmas wreaths and decorations to sell on the stall. We also had a selection of decorated growing pots of bulbs, which were well received. We had an enjoyable day and must say a huge thank you to all the lovely people of Grange who so kindly purchased from our stall and made the day a great success. Happy Christmas one and all, and we hope you enjoy your goodies! All monies raised will go towards the ongoing upkeep and development of the prom gardens. Below you can see just a few of the team who made the day possible and a glimpse of our stall!

Posted November 2025

AGM

We had our AGM during November, during which John Entwistle announced that he would be stepping down from leading the Grange Prom Gardeners after several years in the position. We thank John for his commitment and guidance, and are delighted that he will be continuing to volunteer on the gardening team. David Rimmer has taken over the Lead role and we look forward to working with him over the coming seasons. You may see both names associated with this GoFundMe account, but please be assured that this is purely for administrative purposes.

Posted November 2025

Bulb Planting

We have been preparing the prom for a burst of colour next Spring, with over a hundred specially chosen bulbs planted by our expert duo all along the prom. See if you can find where they put them when they flower!

Posted October 2025

Tidy & Clearing

We have been having great fun lately, clearing away some of the overgrown areas along the prom. This will keep the place looking tidy and ensure a clean start to the season next Spring! This has given us the chance to put some new plants in the spaces created to create more interest. The big shrubs at the back of the borders have been cut back and reshaped.

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Posted 30/09/25

PromArt

Well, here we are again at the PromArt event on Grange prom last Sunday (28th September). The weather started off a bit misty, but thankfully cleared up and we were delighted to welcome lots of people to our stall to snap up some plants and to have a chat. This is the last event for this year, but we will be back again next year. We must say a huge thank you to the organisers for their support and help throughout this season, they made a big difference.

We will be continuing our work during the colder months as there is always lots to do, so thanks you to all the people who have supported us this year by buying plants and goodies from the stall, and for making such generous donations which will help us develop the gardens to look even better next year. Give us a wave and say hello if you see us at work!

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Posted 28/07/25

Winner!

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 'Gardeners Hamper' from yesterday at the PromArt event on the promenade as John (not our John!!) who was delighted with it when he picked it up at the end of the day.

Thank you to everyone who bought tickets and helped support our cause in other ways on the day. We look forward to seeing you at the next PromArt event on Sunday 31st August.

The Grange Prom Gardeners

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Posted 20/07/25

John Entwistle

Please be assured that John is very much connected to Grange Prom Gardeners and as such is the named person on our GoFundMe account. This is why it says the money is being raised for him. Don't worry, all the money we have kindly donated to us goes directly to supporting our gardening activities on the prom. Thanks again for your generous support.

The Grange Prom Gardeners

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Posted 30/06/25

PromArt 29th June

We had a fantastic day yesterday on Grange Prom at the latest PromArt show and it was nice to chat to so many people who were visiting. We must say a huge 'THANK YOU' to everyone who helped support our endeavours by means of donations and purchases of the plants we had for sale.

And a big 'CONGRATULATIONS' to Stephen B who won the beautiful watercolour and pastel painting of the bay, which was painted by artist Hazel Smith. With thanks to everyone who purchased tickets we raised £78 for our funds. Look out for us at the next PromArt event on Sunday 27th July. We hope to see there!

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Posted 25/06/25

See you at PromArt on Sunday! - 29/06/25

We are delighted to announce that we will be having a stall at this weekend's PromArt on Grange Prom with many thanks to the organisers for their support. We will have some plants for sale along with some fun goodies we have been making. All monies raised will go to our gardening funds. We hope to see you there!

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Posted 25/06/25

THANK YOU!

We are delighted to announce that we have reached our target of £500! Thank you so much to all the wonderful people who have supported us in many ways and for all the generous donations. Rest assured that all the money we receive will go directly to the maintenance and development of the Grange Prom Gardens. Please see the photos below of our volunteer gardeners in action along the prom recently.

We are now looking at further ways to use funds we receive from public donation and hope to announce plans for future projects soon. If you would like to help support this exciting time in the development of Grange Prom Gardens we have today increased our target by another £500 to allow this.

Volunteer Gardeners in Action!

We thought you might like to see the kind of work we do when we meet up for our gardening sessions on the prom. On Wednesday 4th June we decided to improve the appearance of a section of the gardens that had become overgrown due to the recent heat and huge amounts of rain!

So a couple of our volunteers got to work on the area and after a few hours graft the results achieved can be seen in the the photo below.

We hope you agree it looks better! See if you can find it when you next visit the prom! Our plan is to introduce some plants to the area in the next few weeks to add some colour.

Our Stall at the PromArt Event!

We had a great day on Sunday 27th April at the first PromArt Event of the 2025 season and would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by for a chat and offered support and made much appreciated donations. We were delighted by the amount of people who purchased the plants we had for sale, and wish you good luck with your growings - do get in touch or come and see us on the prom if you would like any advice or guidance on your plant or anything to do with gardening.

We attempted to make some little mementos of our work and were really pleased at how many of them sold. A favourite was the fun garden barometer that we put together allowing you to decide on your gardening activity by observing a piece of string!

We are planning to attend all the PromArt events this year, with the next one being on Sunday 25th May, so come along and see us if you can and we can tell you all about our plans for the maintenance and development of the gardens along the prom.

We look forward to meeting you.

Grange Prom Volunteer Gardeners.

Weekly Gardening Group

Our weekly gardening groups meet every Monday and Wednesday morning to help keep the gardens along Grange-over-Sands promenade looking beautiful. If you would like to join us, feel free to have a chat - we’re a friendly bunch! As an unfunded group, we rely entirely on community support and public donations. We hope you enjoy the gardens today!

There's lots to do! Can you help?

Our volunteer gardening team meets on the prom each Monday and Wednesday morning to actively participate in gardening activities to help keep the displays looking as fabulous as possible. There are always many jobs to be done including weeding out and clearing overgrown areas, pruning and shaping bushes and trees, preparing soil for new plants and planting and caring on an ongoing basis. There are never enough hands or hours to do all the work we would like to!

Helping Hands are Always Welcome

We are a small team, always on the look out for more volunteers to join us. So if you would like to help keep the prom gardens looking great and get yourself fit at the same time, why not drop us a line via GoFundMe with a few details and we'll get back to you. Or drop by for a chat on the prom!

Another Way to Help

As a self funded volunteer gardening team we rely solely on public donations to cover the cost of our overheads along with the ongoing need for seeds, plants and tools etc for the exclusive benefit of the promenade gardens under our care. If you are able to make a donation today please know that it will be 100% used to fund our gardening activities. All staff are unpaid volunteers.

Thank you for your support. It really is appreciated.