We were delighted to be informed last November that we have  been chosen as the preferred supplier of raised beds to Wherry Housing Association (part of the Circle group).  WHA has initiated a scheme whereby points can be 'earned' by residents which can then be 'spent' on behalf of the community on a number of different items, such as solar lighting, garden benches, and now, raised beds for community gardens.  WHA manage over 6,900 homes in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshre and Hertsfordshire, and we are really looking forwards to installing our beds on behalf of some of those residents over the coming year.   

Phew! That's it for the year!  We won't be attending any further shows this year, so you'll have to wait until 2012 to see us on the road again.  At the moment, we're booked up for the following:

East Anglian Game and Country Fair,  Norfolk Showground, Norwich.  28th - 29th April 2012 .  This year we're proud to be a sponsor of the inaugural Gardening Area at the show.  There will be a marquee next to our stand with lots of seating and we'll be giving talks about growing your own in raised beds over the two days of the show.  We'll be joined by Tim Marshall who is the Head Gardener of the Holkham Estate in North Norfolk who will also be talking about what it takes to keep those fabulous gardens up to scratch.  Do come along and visit and have a sit down for one of the talks.  No heckling allowed, unless it's vegetable related...

The Grow Your Own Show, Loseley Park, Guildford.  6th - 7th May 2012.  Nice show this, we had a really great response last year to our beds, and like last year, we'll be giving talks about the best way to grow your own in a raised bed.  Lots of hints and tips, and we'll be giving a bed away in our free prize draw.  Worth coming along just for the chance of winning that, surely?

The Surrey County Show, Guildford Show Ground, Guildford. 4th June 2012  Biggest one day show in the country. It's a lot of work for one day on our part, but is definitely worth it.  We made some great contacts and some good sales last year, and are hoping for more of the same this year!

The Royal Norfolk Show - Norfolk Showground, Norwich.  27th - 28th June 2012.  

More to be confirmed, so watch this space.  

Thanks to all of you who came and chatted to us about our beds, frames and covers at various different shows around the country this year, we enjoyed meeting so many interesting people.  Feedback on our products has been fantastic and we've sold beds from one end of the country to the other.   Our bespoke frames are flying out of the door too - there are lots of you out there with your own raised beds who have been searching for good quality frames to support your covers, and now you've found us!  So spread the word. 

We are working on a new product range to help entice even more new growers and introduce them to the pleasures of home-grown food, and we'll be posting information and pictures on that as soon as we can.