Charities Supported
Since Open Gardens started in 2007, over £54,000 has been distributed to charities nominated by the garden owners, including Voluntary Service Overseas, Emmaus UK, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, Home Start (Cambridge and District), Histon and Impington Feast, Diabetes UK, Camsight, The Cogwheel Trust, HI Friends, Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital and WaterAid. Our 4 charities for 2024 are as follows:
Abbey Fields
Looking after the Croft Close set aside and Long Meadow for a network of wildlife-rich, green spaces, that present and future generations can access and enjoy.
Histon and Impington Feast
Histon and Impington Feast Week is an annual celebration during which the villages raise money for the local community.
Explorer Scouts Cambridgeshire
For boys and girls aged 14-18 years and welcome everyone, including those completely new to scouting.
The Trussell Trust
An anti-poverty charity and community of food banks providing practical support to people who can’t afford the essentials, and campaigning for a future where none of us need to use emergency food to get by.