Seeds of Hope is a new festival celebrating Calderdale’s green spaces and community spirit!
Building on our rich heritage of growers and community gardens, we will be celebrating our boroughs communities, gardeners and creatives through the creation of ten micro show gardens at the Seeds of Hope Festival at Shibden Hall this summer, celebrating 100 years of Shibden Park.
During the festival, we invite you to explore the gardens, get inspired to grow your own and meet the teams who created them. Join us to learn new skills with hands on activities, a family friendly trail, talks, tours and workshops for all ages.
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Inspiration
The inspiration for the festival came from Lights, Camera, Score! a UNESCO Seeds of Hope schools project, where English Chamber Orchestra musicians and animators are brought together with schools to dream up musical scores and animations to inspire environmental action. UNESCO asked us to think big to widen the impact of the project beyond the participating schools and Seeds of Hope Festival was the outcome!
Community
Ten community groups in Calderdale will be creating unique micro show gardens, that will form the Seeds of Hope trail around Shibden Park. The gardening festival will be free to attend and will also include family trails, talks and activities.
We will be sharing more about the community groups and gardens on our social media channels so please follow along for more information.
Legacy
The wider community project will open up opportunities for people to volunteer, learn new skills and bring communities together. After the festival the show gardens will return to the communities who created them, accessible to all to enjoy.