A Farnham group which promotes wellbeing and connection through gardening and the great outdoors has held a community get-together.

Teamwork was the dish of the day as Space2Grow recently held a Big Lunch at its Acre home near St Andrew’s in gratitude of its volunteers and supporters.

The afternoon of socialising and amazing food and drink went down a treat with guests with the Farnham Hedgehogs helping organisers to set up the marquee and food stands.

Children enjoying food at Space2Grow
Pupils get ready to tuck into the amazing buffet (Space2grow)

There was a picnic atmosphere with guests bringing their own sweet treats and savoury delights to share at the community event.

The highlight of most people's lunches was the homemade vegetarian samosas created by the talented Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Association.

Farnham Town Mayor with kids at Space2grow
Mayor of Farnham, Cllr Brodie Mauluka, also attended. (Space2grow)

Space2grow created the event to celebrate the amazing work of its volunteers, while encouraging guests and groups to connect and come up with new ideas to help residents of Farnham.

Its team are busy creating more community projects that aim to benefit the physical and mental wellbeing of townsfolk.

The one-acre site provides access for young children to experience nature in a fun a safe environment. Highlights include the Space2play experience which features an outdoor kitchen, mud pit and a secret garden.

Community-led sessions help parents to learn key skills for young families and teenagers drawing on years of experience parenting and dealing with difficult behaviour.

Space2grow table of food
Dozens of people attended the Big Lunch event at The Acre (Marcus McQuilton)

After their recent work creating a picturesque Farnham bug house sign for Gostrey Meadow the Men in Sheds team at Space2grow has been hard at work creating another stand-out piece for the Bourne Show in July which is sure to be featured in many photos.

Space2grow relies upon the goodwill of its volunteers and fundraisers so it can provide a fun outdoor space for people of any age. For more details visit https://www.space2grow.space/what-we-do-2

People enjoying food at Space2grow
All smiles at the dinner table (Space2grow)