Lincoln Greeners
Lincoln Greeners is a sustainable, weekly gardening group.
Join to learn gardening skills, make friends and transform your neighbourhood.
Create a communal green space with edible garden for all to enjoy.
“Journey with Lincoln Greeners has helped me transform my life in ways I never imagined”
Our workshops
Lincoln Greeners is free to join and everyone is welcome. We meet on Tuesday mornings, 10:30am - 12:30pm at Roxby Close, LS9 7LR.
At our weekly sessions, you’ll get stuck into seasonal tasks like planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting - learning how to grow flowers, herbs, and vegetables from seed to plate.
We focus on simple methods that anyone can try, even if you’ve never gardened before. You’ll learn how to care for plants, understand what different crops need to thrive, and share knowledge with others -from growing tips to the many uses of herbs and plants in different cultures.
Refreshments and equipment are provided.
No gardening experience necessary!
Bus tickets provided where needed.
Meet Danmore
Lincoln Greeners is run by our Green Engagement Lead, Danmore, a community development practitioner with over 15 years’ experience supporting marginalised communities in Zimbabwe and the UK. He believes in the power of gardening to foster connection, challenge prejudices, and support well-being.
What excites you most about working with Lincoln Greeners?
I share the Lincoln Greeners’ passion for harnessing gardening and nature to improve wellbeing. I’ve experienced the regenerative power of gardening and nature in terms of well-being and making places better, and I’ve seen how powerful shared outdoor spaces can be for fostering connection and belonging.
Why do you think spaces like Roxby Community Garden matter?
These spaces promote social interaction, a sense of belonging, and well-being. But Lincoln Greeners and the Roxby Community Garden offer something deeper.
For refugees and asylum seekers, green spaces like this can be places of rest, providing a sense of stability for people who have been on the move for a long time.
The garden becomes a new repository of passion, culture, and craft, especially for people whose cultural roots and creative traditions are tied to distant lands and distant pasts that may no longer be physically accessible.
Supporters
Mafwa Theatre is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund & Leeds City Council through the arts@leeds programme. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
