UK: Urban gardening and how you can ‘just do your bit’
From brightening up urban areas, to litter picks and growing food for those in need, voluntary groups across Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire dedicate their time to helping communities.
By Eleanor Maslin
BBC
Jan 5, 2026
Excerpt:
“You can’t change the world, you’ve just got to do your little bit,” says Pru Tomes, the chair of Beverley Urban Gardeners (BUG).
The group came into fruition a year ago, with the mission to brighten up areas in its town.
It was inspired by Hornsea Urban Gardeners (HUG), set up in 2016 by June Greensmith, which is still going strong nearly 10 years later.
HUG also runs an allotment, growing vegetables which it supplies to Hornsea Pantry twice a week.
Ms Greensmith said the group, which involved about 50 people across the town, turned neglected spaces into gardening areas.
This includes underplanting street signs to create mini gardens, a chat bench corner on the seafront, a sunken garden and the community orchard and allotment on Hull Road.
The allotment works for people who prefer to work alone or in small teams and they “grow all the vegetables you can think of” Ms Greensmith said.
Ms Greensmith said the group was fully self-funded and raised money by selling cuttings and baskets, as well as having items donated to them.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/uk-urban-gardening-and-how-you-can-just-do-your-bit/
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