Autumn is one of the best times of year to get involved. Over the coming months there’ll be opportunities to help improve our parks and river:
- planting more native hedgerow in Esplanade Gardens
- adding shrubs and bulbs at Churchfields
- clearing more of the paths
- putting up new bird boxes
- tending to the Suffrage Sensory Garden
- litter picking across the green spaces and along the river foreshore
Whether you fancy a bit of light gardening and a chat, a good work out doing some digging, or a pleasant stroll whilst picking some litter, there are plenty of ways you can help out.
No experience is needed and all equipment is provided - just turn up for as long as you can give wearing suitable clothing. Children are welcome, accompanied by an adult.
Sessions run year-round, usually a Saturday morning, and last around two hours - a friendly way to spend time outdoors, meet people, and help look after this corner of Rochester. Our remaining 2026 events calendar is on our website and the full 2027 programme of dates is being finalised behind the scenes now and will be published soon.
You can find our activities calendar here.
Litter Picking News
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Volunteer Session: March 2026
Our intrepid volunteers gathered once again for a multitude of activites including litter picking, sea wall plant growth management and tree canopy lopping, once again achieving a splendid amount within the two hour session.
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Foreshore Litter Pick: April 2025
One of the activites we undertake a few times a year is to extend our litter picking efforts further upriver from the Esplanade Gardens to the stretch of foreshore by the Medway Towns Rowing Club. As usual, we collected a huge amount of litter, as well as some larger and more interesting items!