Green Space Action Team - Victoria Park

THIRD OUTING with the Green Space Action Team, this time the destination was Victoria Park.   Situated just off the High Street and opposite St. Wilfreds Church.   The park has a children's and keep fit area and hosts local events as well as children's parkrun every Sunday.   Victoria Park is beautiful and the perfect place to drink coffee at Troys cafe in the park or on the go.

Haywards Heath used to have the largest population of hebes in the Nation and recognised for that, but their beds have been taken over by saplings and brambles impacting on their numbers and needed to be cleared.   Time for operation free the Hebes.

For the gardners: Hebe shrubs are a popular evergreen plant known for colourful foliage and flowers, thriving 

in sunny spots with well-drained soil, and offering great value for gardens.   They are low maintenance, pollinator-friendly, and provide year-round interest in borders and rockeries or containers.   You will find them at local garden centers or online.

The site had already been working on by a previous group, which meant picking up where they left off, clearing the brambles which were prolific and the saplings, was well as fallen branches from the trees and a large amount of rubbish casually thrown into the bushes.

This is a great team of volunteers to work with, it's always the team ethos that brings it all together and achieves so much.   I think we may be in the running for some awards, which would be amazing.   By the end of the day we share coffee, biscuits and a chat.   You walk away knowing that you have achieved something that others will enjoy, which makes it all so worthwhile.   It's a great start to the day and knowing that you are coming to the end of the week.

 If you are interested in volunteering to help the Green Space Team, it's once a week on a Thursday between 10:00 and 12:00 (two hours).   You can email them direct for more information and they will send out dates, times, and locations.   You only need to attend the ones you can, there is no pressure.

Email:  rangers.midsussex@glendale-services.co.uk