Rainbow Gardens featured in the Independent!

In September 2019, we featured in an article published in the Independent The article was about doctors beginning to prescribe gardening as a way to manage mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. These non-medical treatments are known as social prescriptions. So why is gardening so good for you? Because it can be a wayContinue reading “Rainbow Gardens featured in the Independent!”

Community garden volunteers: Litter picking at Oppy Wood

Regular volunteers at Rainbow Garden Hull will know that our activities aren’t just limited to the garden site. We get out and about in the community too. Each year, volunteers and staff from the garden take part in a memorial ceremony at Oppy Wood around the time of Remembrance Sunday. Beforehand, we also operate aContinue reading “Community garden volunteers: Litter picking at Oppy Wood”

Rainbow Gardens win the support of ultra-runner John Hunsley

Ultra-runner John Hunsley completed the incredibly tough Marathon des Sables in 2019. Now he is offering to raise funds and awareness for Rainbow Garden Hull. Unfortunately, John’s plan to run the Cape Wrath Ultra in the highlands of Scotland in May 2020 has had to be cancelled, due to the measures being taken to controlContinue reading “Rainbow Gardens win the support of ultra-runner John Hunsley”