Room for You: Gardening Club

Weekly on Wednesdays, 10:00am to 3:00pm
Churchyard Garden, St John’s Waterloo

Come and help out in our award-winning, eco-friendly churchyard garden with our Community Gardener, Santa Pedone, and our friendly team of volunteers. No experience? No problem! Just bring your enthusiasm for planting, discovering wildlife and enjoying a good chat over a cup of tea. Find out more about the churchyard here. This club is part of Room for You, our flagship community and creative programme at St John’s Waterloo.

Get in touch with Santa Pedone, our Churchyard Gardener, at churchyard@stjohnswaterloo.org. You can also reach out to Abigail Tripp, our Outreach and Engagement Officer, at outreach@stjohnswaterloo.org or 07741 736 481, to register your interest. She’ll also be happy to tell you more about this Club and other creative and community activities at St John’s Waterloo.

Photograph: Members of our Gardening Club at the Churchyard Garden of St John’s Waterloo. Images by Eleanor Bentall.

About The Bridge At Waterloo:

The Bridge At Waterloo is a secular charity located at and founded by St John’s Waterloo. Through its historic building, staff, volunteers and in partnership with its neighbourhood and other organisations, TBAW promotes community engagement, the arts, and horticulture to encourage social justice, communal involvement, inclusivity, and environmental responsibility. Read more about our activities and our flagship programme, Room for You, here.

Getting to St John’s Waterloo: St John’s Waterloo is accessible by bus, tube or train; the nearest station is Waterloo Station. Parking is available in Exton Street on pay bays, Monday to Friday from 8.30am till 6.30pm & Saturday 8.30am till 1.30pm. Payment must be made by phone or app, details can be found on signs along Exton Street. After 6.30pm (1pm on Saturday) parking is free within the bays and on single yellow lines. There are no disabled bays along Exton Street. Parking is also available in car parks in York Road and Cornwall Road, details for both can be found online.