News and updates

Happy 2026 to all our members! We hope your gardens are resting well and that you are already looking ahead to a flourishing new season. As we kick off the year, we have an important update regarding 2026 Membership Cards : Early Bird Memberships (Processed): If you submitted your renewal or new membership by November 22, 2025 , your application has now been fully processed. Digital Cards: These have been sent out via email. Please check your inbox (and your spam/junk folde

Never mind Christmas… here at the Depot we’ve already got our sights set firmly on your gardens for 2026! Over the past few weeks, the team has been hard at work analysing what you purchased throughout 2025 so we can fine-tune our stock for the year ahead. We’re placing orders with our suppliers now and making the most of discounts to ensure we can offer you the best possible prices next season. A huge thank-you to everyone who helped keep the Depot running smoothly in 2025—p

Hello all An update as we reach mid-November. As of this week we're going to process all early bird memberships for 2026, meaning from Friday this week, 21 Nov, the office will close until Jan 2. If you have not yet joined/renewed: Anyone who has renewed or joined during the 2026 early bird period will have their cards processed during this period. This is not an automatic process so requires effort to manage the 200+ cards, please be patient. Card availability: 2026 Physica

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The upcoming Annual General Meeting of Claygate Gardening Society on November 27th will be our 75th.  We are part of the village community.  Membership is rising.  We are financially in good shape.  We have had another busy year with a lot of activities and added benefits, culminating with Gardeners’ Question Time being recorded here. These things do not happen spontaneously; they are planned and organised by your committee. This has been largely unchanged for three years, th

on Thursday 23 October in Claygate Village Hall 7.30 p.m. for 7.45 p.m. start Women Writers and Their Gardens   Cheryl Sands, Garden Historian, discusses the idea that gardens can be perfect settings for dramatic scenes - they are traditionally a space away from the conventions of society and allow for all kinds of freedom. Jane Austen, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Agatha Christie, and others weave in their thoughts on gardens, society, healing and the cycles of life, often insp

Reminder 2nd recording of BBC GQT Radio 4 from Claygate Holy Trinity will be broadcast on Fri 19 Sept 3.00 pm - repeat Sun 21 Sept 2.00...

Autumn Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Show 2025

Kathy Clugston and the GQT panel travel to Claygate to solve more gardening conundrums.

Cathy Stewart We are sorry to announce the recent death of long-standing CGS member, Cathy Stewart, and offer the condolences of all...

Your chance to exhibit your home grown produce with small prizes awarded to winners in each category

On 17th July 19 CGS members visited these two pre-Elizabethan houses and gardens, both dating from the14th century Ightam Mote. The...

Following an invitation from Claygate Gardening Society, on 22nd July 350 people from Claygate and beyond had a very entertaining evening...

Our first double garden visits of the year, only 15 minutes apart in Hampshire, were a great success.  They are very different in style...

For catering purposes, we need to close the guest list for the fully-catered garden party, at Steve and Linda Wells' garden, by next...

As members of our vibrant gardening community, we understand the profound impact that allotments and community gardens have on our...

A memorial service for Mark will take place at 11:00 am on Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 at Church of the Holy Name 42 Arbrook Lane Esher...

Sorry to disappoint, but all tickets for the recording of BBC Gardeners' Question Time were scooped up by Friday afternoon, 30th May, by...

It is with great sadness we report the death of Mark Sugden on Monday 19th May after a struggle with cancer.  Mark was a CGS committee...

A quick message from the team at the depot to share that they have new stock of Silvamix and Soil improver! Pop down next Saturday to...