For almost two years now the Green Backyard has been threatened with closure after Peterborough City Council announced its intention to sell the land for development in 2011. At the community garden, which is still entirely run by volunteers,...
Please join us for food, fun and dancing at the inaugural Peterborough in Transition Ceilidh. This will be a very special event with live folk music and a caller to guide you through all of the dance steps. Ceilidhs...
Our wonderful community green space is 5 years old! The gardens are beautiful but by far our most successful crop has been all the amazing people we have met along the way. We’d love to see as many of...
Do you love the Green Backyard and want to help it to become even more beautiful and successful, but don’t quite now how to get involved? Team GBY will need lots of lovely volunteers like you to help it...
The Green Backyard has recently become a charity and is electing a Board of Trustees to lead the organisation at our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday April 2nd. Anyone can stand so this event is for anyone who would...
To register for this event click here On May 3rd The Green Backyard will be hosting a May Day Celebration being organised by Peterborough in Transition. Any profits from the proceeds of the event will be donated to...
On Wednesday we’ll be holding our monthly volunteer meeting. There is plenty to talk about: there will be a chance to give feedback on our recent events (Natalie Bennett’s visit and the May Day Celebration); an opportunity to sign...
The ultimate bring-and-share community picnic! Our annual event as part of The Green Festival and The Big Lunch, get stuck in to some delicious food and bring something to share too, all at our beautiful community gardens. This year there...
The Green Backyard and Greeniversity Peterborough invites you to a free introductory class on willow weaving. Learn about willow as a craft material. Follow demonstrations of willow weaving with plenty of opportunity to make a pleasing willow artefact and...
On Wednesday we’ll be holding our monthly volunteer meeting. It’s a chance to find out about recent developments, and to give some feedback on upcoming plans, including a banner on the new lean-to and improvements to on site parking....