‘It’s transformed the village’: the volunteers greening up Britain’s train stations
A volunteer working in the gravel garden at Alresford railway station, in Essex. Photograph: Oliver DixonView image in fullscreenA volunteer working in the gravel garden at Alresford railway station, in Essex. The RHS said: “The judges were especially impressed by how active the group was in including different members of the community in the station’s activities, from school children, Brownies to other volunteering and gardening groups”.
- ▪A volunteer working in the gravel garden at Alresford railway station, in Essex.
- ▪Photograph: Oliver DixonView image in fullscreenA volunteer working in the gravel garden at Alresford railway station, in Essex.
- ▪The RHS said: “The judges were especially impressed by how active the group was in including different members of the community in the station’s activities, from school children, Brownies to other volunteering and gardening groups”.
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A volunteer working in the gravel garden at Alresford railway station, in Essex. Photograph: Oliver DixonView image in fullscreenA volunteer working in the gravel garden at Alresford railway station, in Essex. Photograph: Oliver DixonGardens‘It’s transformed the village’: the volunteers greening up Britain’s train stationsExclusive: Five gardening teams shortlisted for Royal Horticultural Society’s new Railway Stations in Bloom awardHelena HortonSun 20 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 20 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleEvery year since 1964, towns across the UK have bloomed with hanging baskets and brightly coloured flowerbeds planted by residents.They wield their trowels in aid of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom competition, a coveted accolade…
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