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BVGA Activities

Braunston Village Gardens Association (BVGA) is a village club that has an active programme throughout the year. Everyone in the village is automatically a member, no joining fee. Please contact us to find out more.

We have a BVGA Supporters list. Anyone on the list receives an email update linked to events that we run. However, we promise to keep emails to a minimum.

BVGA Events 2026

Sundays from beginning of March 11am to 12pm until the end of  May.

Braunston Community Garden Shop open at Village Hall.

Saturday 9th May 9.30am to 12pm.

BVGA Plant Sale  - Buy a variety of flowering, fruit and vegetable plants, pots and second hand tools (pot luck)!

A secret date in the summer!

Gardens competition- all businesses & residences

Braunston Open Gardens 6th June - Bragborough Hall

Saturday 5th September 

Braunston Show - a wonderful opportunity to see just what Braunston residents can do!

Thursday 3rd December AGM 7.30pm to 8.00pm

Followed by a planning meeting

BVGA regular activities 2026

Planning meetings – 7.30pm start

2nd Thursday of month.

Thursday 12th February

Thursday 12th March

Thursday 7th May

Thursday 11th June if needed

Thursday 9th July

Thursday 13th August if needed

Thursday 10th September if needed 

Thursday 8th October - planning for 2026

Thursday 12th November – if needed

Thursday 3rd December - AGM followed by a planning meeting.

Community Gardening

Members garden on a Friday morning, 9.00am to 10.30am and then go for coffee in The Wheatsheaf. Join us at any time. We start in February/March and continue until October/November.  Areas we work in are village hall, Jetty Field, bottom lock and UCC gardens, Butchers Bridge.  

 

 

 

Events Diary

The Typical BVGA Year

Month Activity Month Activity
Jan

 

 

July

Gardens competition

Community gardening

Feb

Community gardening

Garden Shop Preorders

August

Summer social

Community gardening

March

Community gardening

Garden Shop OPENS

Sept

Braunston Show

Community gardening

April

Garden Shop open

Community gardening

Oct

Community gardening

May

Community gardening

Annual Plant Sale 

Garden Shop open

Nov Community gardening depending on weather
June

Gardens competition

Community gardening

Open Gardens

Dec AGM

 

Gallery

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Jetty Field - BVGA and Jetty Field teams cleared an enormous old compost heap and built a Dead hedge and new compost bays. - Photographer A MawerJetty Field garden - The new composting bays for Jetty Field - Photographer A MawerBottom Lock Working Party May 2022BVGA Plant Sale 11th May - Thank you to everyone who came along to buy from the wonderful selection of perennials, shrubs and bedding plants at our annual plant sale.  Stall holders were sustained by some delicious Braunston Bakes chocolate brownies and The Jetty Field Association arrived from their work day to pick up some plants in their wheelbarrows. The great community Braunston atmosphere even brought the sunshine out.  - Photographer K AndrewsBVGA Plant Sale 11th May - Thank you to everyone who came along to buy from the wonderful selection of perennials, shrubs and bedding plants at our annual plant sale.  Stall holders were sustained by some delicious Braunston Bakes chocolate brownies and The Jetty Field Association arrived from their work day to pick up some plants in their wheelbarrows. The great community Braunston atmosphere even brought the sunshine out.  - Photographer K AndrewsBVGA Plant Sale 11th May - Thank you to everyone who came along to buy from the wonderful selection of perennials, shrubs and bedding plants at our annual plant sale.  Stall holders were sustained by some delicious Braunston Bakes chocolate brownies and The Jetty Field Association arrived from their work day to pick up some plants in their wheelbarrows. The great community Braunston atmosphere even brought the sunshine out.  - Photographer K AndrewsOpen GardensOpen Gardens
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