Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap

13/09/2024

✨ We have some news….

WE WON!!!!! Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap won the Eco Friendly category at the Community Awards hosted by Bury Free Press and Bury St Edmunds Town Council 🤩🤩🤩

Organised by Naomi Hamer and Chris Wiley, we hosted the first Seed Swap in February this year, with funding from the Town Council and generous seed donations from Sarah Raven and Thompson & Morgan UK. The event was so popular that it will be returning on 22 Feb 2025!

Sadly Naomi couldn’t make the awards last night, but we’d both like to thank you SO MUCH for all your nominations - it really does mean a lot to us both ☺️

29/08/2024

05/06/2024

🌱 What would you like to see at the next Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap event?

On Saturday 22 February 2025 we will be be joining you again for our second annual Seed Swap event. We have some exciting things in store and would like to know what YOU would like to see at the next event! Tag us with your local vendors, nurseries, farm market shops, nature crafters and potential guest speakers you would like to see ✨

29/02/2024

✨🌱 2025 🌱✨

We will be back for the next Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap on Saturday 22nd February 2025 at the Centre on St John's Street. Put the date in your diaries and join our mailing list or follow us on socials for more announcements as they come ✨

https://linktr.ee/BSEseedswap

25/02/2024

🌱 THANK YOU 🌱

A massive thank you to everyone who helped spread the word and came to support this years Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap. There was such a great turn out that there was not a single moment the venue wasn't bustling with green fingers and happy faces, and at one point there was queues to the door! It filled our hearts seeing people from all ages come together over a love or interest in gardening and growing.

This event could not have run without the amazing input and support from co-host Chris Wiley from Bury in Bloom, and Chantal from Grow My Wellbeing. We had the most generous seed donations from Sarah Raven and Thompson & Morgan UK which filled all of our baskets with initial stock for you all. And we received support from Bury St Edmunds Town Council to fund the equipment needed to help us bring this fantastic event to the community.

Thanks to all of your donations of seeds and money, we managed to raise £179 for Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital to help them carry out their vital work for hedgehog rescue and rehoming. Over the next few coming weeks the left over seeds will be donated to schools and gardening projects in the area.

Follow us on socials and join our community facebook group as we will be announcing our next venture very soon 🌱

24/02/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended the seed and plant swap.

What a wonderful, busy event and great to get so many nature lovers in one room!

I’ll share more pics and clips soon but for now, here is a pic of 3 happy faces after a successful event!

Chantal 💚

Bury in Bloom
Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap

23/02/2024

🌱SATURDAY🌱

Come and join us tomorrow at the Centre on St John's Street between 11:30AM and 3:30PM to swap your unwanted house plants and seeds for new ones! This event is free to attend and everyone is welcome.

We have received some fantastic donations for the swap, there is a lovely cafe in the venue, the event is dog friendly, and all donations collected are going to Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital to support the vital work they do.

It is going to be a lovely day. Find out more at www.bseseedswap.com ✨

23/02/2024

A massive thank you to Sarah Raven for the generous seed donation for tomorrow's seed swap event!

Sarah Raven sells everything you need for a productive and beautiful garden and home. From seeds, plants, garden kits and tools to homeware. Check them out at www.sarahraven.com 🌱

See you all tomorrow at the Centre on St Johns Street from 11:30AM to 3:30PM

23/02/2024

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Please come along a support us & the wonderful people who have organised this seed swap, proceeds to be donated to us

22/02/2024

🌱✨Just two days to go to the Bury St Edmund Seed Swap✨🌱

Bring your unwanted plants, decorative pots and seeds and swap them for new ones. Here are just a few of the plants and cuttings that Chantal from Grow My Wellbeing will be bringing to swap! If you have nothing to swap, we are asking for a small donation of 50p an item. All donations collected will go to the Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital.

The Seed Swap event will be held at The Centre, on St John's Street (next to the church)

Saturday 24th February 2024
11:30AM until 3:30PM
This event is open to the general public and is FREE to attend

21/02/2024

16/02/2024

🌱 Rougham Hall Nurseries 🌱

We will be being joined at the Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap by Rougham Hall Nurseries, who will be coming to tell you all about who they are and what they do. They will also be generously donating seeds, juvenile plants and seedling pots to swap at the event. If you have nothing to swap you can donate 50p per item. All donations will be going to Suffolk Hedgehog Hospital.

Rougham Hall Nurseries have a selection of seasonal produce in their farm shop and oodles of plants, bulbs, seeds and more for all occasions. Check them out here: www.rhn.me.uk/

Rougham Hall Nurseries

14/02/2024

🌱 Old School Cafe 🌱

In the same venue that is hosting the Bury St Edmunds Seed Swap we have the fantastic Old School Cafe, who have kindly said they will stay open for the duration of the event. Come and stop by for the event and stay for coffee and cake!

The cafe boasts a selection of sourdough toasties, grazing boards, flatbreads, cakes and more. They also have an outdoor seating area that is beautiful in the summer time, and are dog friendly. This place is a hidden gem in Bury St Edmunds ✨

Old School Cafe