Hulme Community Garden Centre

Hulme Community Garden Centre (HCGC) is a garden and community centre in Hulme, Manchester, England, that was featured in a 2017 episode of the TV show Gardener's World.[1][2][3]

Hulme Community Garden Centre
Location28 Old Birley Street, Manchester, England M15 5RD
Coordinates53.4652°N 2.2494°W / 53.4652; -2.2494
Established2001
Websitehulmegardencentre.org.uk

It opened in 2000,[4] on a brownfield site with the goal of encouraging health living through gardening and sustainable food growing.

As well as selling plants, HCGC has a cafe, a public garden, outdoor cooking spaces, a straw bale classroom, and a pond area.[5] HCGC run events throughout the year, from courses on growing vegetables to wellbeing sessions.[6]

Ginkgo tree seedlings were grown at the HCGC in 2014 to celebrate the anniversary of Manchester becoming the first nuclear-free city in the UK.[7] The same year, Hulme Community Garden Centre's submission at Dig the City festival in Manchester was granted a Gold Award and named best in show.[1]

HCGC was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2015.[8] After crowd-funding £15,000 in 2015, the HCGC was able to further develop its site.[9]

An episode of Gardeners' World was filmed at HCGC in 2017, increasing the public's interest in the centre.[10][3]

As of 2018, HCGC had a turnover of about £250,000.[3] In 2019 HCGC ran a community share offer enabling it to be owned by local residents and supporters.[4][11]

References
  1. "Manchester awards urban garden medals". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  2. "Episode 6: Gardeners' World: 2017". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  3. "Garden centre profile: Hulme Community Garden Centre, Manchester". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  4. "Invest and grow Hulme Community Garden Centre". Crowdfunder UK. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  5. https://hulmegardencentre.org.
  6. "Teach children about berries – they engage with nature, connect with others". the Guardian. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  7. "Hiroshima ginkgo tree seeds take root in Manchester". BBC News. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  8. "Record number of parks and green spaces awarded Green Flag Awards for 2015". www.hortweek.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  9. Abbit, Beth (2015-08-04). "Gardeners raise £15,000 to allow them to continue with charity garden project in Hulme". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  10. "Episode 6: Gardeners' World: 2017". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  11. "'Life and soul' Hulme Community Garden Centre invites Manchester to become a part of its core". Mancunian Matters. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
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