u3a

Ely & District

Garden 1

Status:Active, not currently accepting new members
Group leader:
When: Monthly on Tuesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
3rd Tuesday
Venue: Ely Library

To join and attend meetings of a group, please contact the Group Leader. 
Note that you have to be a member of the Ely & District u3a to join any of our groups (see Membership for instructions on how to join our u3a).

Garden Group members listen to the owner and his wife at Holme Hale, Group Leader Lesley Bishop in centre

Garden 1 arranges garden visits and has meetings at Ely Library, usually with an external speaker. This takes place every third Tuesday of the month, 2pm for 2:15pm (see the list of events below).

New members are welcome. For more information, contact Penny Maplestone or Sylvia Everitt by using the email link above.

The photo is of Simon Broke welcoming Garden Group 1 members to his garden at Holme Hale near Thetford, on a somewhat wet afternoon in April 2024

Groups in category: Gardens and Plants

During the Covid-19 lockdown, Garden Groups 1 and 2 combined to publish U3A Garden News edited alternately by Joan Wall and David Latham. . With the return of regular meetings, this newsletter came to an end, but links enabling you to open any of 48 issues are available in this document:

Forthcoming events

19th May 2026
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Group Visit
Pre-booking essential. Cost includes garden entrance and refreshments.
Cost: £12
Booking Required
16th June 2026
1:30 pm
Group Visit
Pre-booking and advance payment essential. Cost includes garden entrance and refreshments; all proceeds to NGS.
Cost: £15
Booking Required
21st July 2026
1:30 pm
Group Visit
National Trust and RHS members free entry with membership card (check still a partnership garden near the date). Otherwise entry is currently £18; refreshments from the cafe.
Cost: £18
15th September 2026
Group Visit
Visit includes a guided tour (38 maximum). Pre-booking and non-refundable payment in advance essential. Cost of £17.50 includes tour and refreshements in the Fork Handles cafe.
Cost: £17.50
Booking Required

Page Editor: David Latham