Banbury’s only community garden is a little oasis of green adjacent to People’s Park  in Banbury.     Easily accessible on foot from the town centre, the park is used by many people, both as a  through route and as a place for recreation.    The Community Garden was originally formed from the old nursery that supplied the town with all  its municipal planting.   Over recent years the garden has fallen into decline and disuse, becoming very overgrown, unkempt and unloved.   It wasn’t until September 2005 when the town council appointed a third Park Ranger with  a horticultural background that things have started to happen in the garden.

The FIsh Pond                                                                            The Poly Tunnel

In November 2006 the People's Park Community   Garden  was successfully awarded a grant for £2,500, this was granted following   an application made  to Central Networks Safer Environment Fund 

The Community Garden has now benefited from new pathways, paved areas and raised stone planters.    Those who will benefit will be volunteers who offer their time and help  in forging ahead with the refurbishment, many of whom are from  local  organisations with varied disabilities.      

In September 2006 Banbury Town Council offered   members of the public summer bedding that was being  removed from the many floral displays that had adorned Banbury throughout the  summer.   This experiment turned into an overwhelming success, an allocated 5 hour slot saw the plants disappear within 2 hours.       This environmental  recycling will now take place after the summer and spring bedding seasons.  

 Community Garden Open Day 2009