Adult Learning

About Hammersmith Community Gardens Association (HCGA)

Hammersmith Community Gardens Association is a local environmental charity delivering wellbeing courses and environmental projects. Their aim is to promote sustainability, maximise biodiversity, and encourage wildlife while supporting community connections.

Courses and training include

• walking for wellbeing
• cooking with natural ingredients
• gardening skills
• nature illustration
• family learning linked to horticulture

They also run projects including:

• conservation training schemes
• volunteer gardening sessions
• health and wellbeing projects
• environmental education

Meet the HCGA team

What three words describe your organisation?

• friendly
• knowledgeable
• sustainable

What attracts people to your organisation?

Practical, hands-on sessions that focus on using natural ingredients and improving health and wellbeing. Learners also take home what they make as a gift for themselves or others.
 

Which is your most popular course and why?

Pickles and Preserves. Popular because people want to learn how to make their own preserves. With more people interested in chemical free, healthier products, our Thyme To Get Together course, where learners make natural beauty products is in regular high demand.

Success story

Lucy joined the Thyme To Get Together course in 2021 and has since completed five more, including Pickles & Preserves. She wanted to get out in her community and meet new people. As a retiree living on her own, our courses have helped her build an active social life and feel less isolated.

Contact details

• telephone: 07890 514050
• email: [email protected]
• contact: Katie Jacks, Operations Manager