Our mission is to inspire people about the natural environment. We also provide volunteering opportunities in the garden and are a venue for educational activities. To read more about our charitable objectives, click here.
Martineau Gardens is the registered charity that manages the gardens and wildlife area. We are a therapeutic Community Garden and a Visitor Attraction.
We have many regular volunteers who contribute so much to the gardens. We also have corporate volunteers from local businesses.
We have a Friends Scheme to support us financially and ‘fund the unfundable’ (the day to day or unexpected costs) that do not fall within any particular funding stream. Please do consider becoming a Friend of Martineau Gardens.
Our Members elect Trustees at the Annual General Meeting to take responsibility for good governance, financial oversight and ensuring compliance with our legal responsibilities. You can read our latest Annual Report presented at our last AGM here.
Activities at Martineau Gardens include:
- Volunteering
- Therapeutic Horticulture Programme
- Events
- Produce for Sale
- Courses
- Schools
- Forest School
- Corporate Volunteers
- Tours
- Talks
- Venue Hire (Covid 19 update)
Patrons
Alys Fowler
To find out more about our patrons, click here.
Our Trustees
Peter Arnold, Tim Bruton (Chair) Liz Hensel, Felly Nkweto Simmonds, Peter Townley MBE and Tom Walkling.
Find out more about our Trustees here.
Our Staff
Excepting our CEO, all our staff are part-time specialists.
CEO: Jenni Fryer (Gill Milburn retired October 2021)
Therapeutic Horticulture:
Men / mixed groups, Freedom from Torture, specialist work placements: Stewart Holmes
Special Education, Women’s Groups: Jacky Hotchin
Wellbeing Support Worker: Kim Knowles
Therapeutic Support Worker: Isis Bradshaw
Garden/ Therapeutic Horticulture Apprentice : Cameron Wilson
Deputy: Jane Bradshaw
Environmental Education Teacher: Juliette Green
Administrator: Felicity McCabe
Fundraiser: Ruth Harvey (Michael Burnett until March 2022)
Marketing and Communications: Sarah Hill-Daniel
Advisors
Annual independent examination of accounts: BVSC
Bee Keeper: Sam Walker
Wildlife recorders: Brian Perry and Andrew Curran
- WILDLIFE Southern Hawker Dragonfly emerging from the pond at Martineau Gardens photocredit: B Perry
- GARDENS Providing peace and tranquility – a breath of fresh air at Martineau Gardens
- VOLUNTEERING – at the heart of what we do
- PRODUCE – organically grown produce