British Garden Centres rally for Garden Re-Leaf Day
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British Garden Centres is preparing for its biggest ever fundraising effort for Garden Re‑Leaf Day on 20 March, with activities planned across all 78 centres in support of Greenfingers Charity.
The family-owned garden centre group hopes to raise £100,000 during 2026, doubling the £52,000 it raised for the charity last year.
Fundraising events taking place in centres will include raffles, cake sales, bingo nights, quizzes, tombolas, fancy dress competitions and creative guessing games designed to involve customers and staff.
In addition to in-store activities, teams will take on personal challenges such as sponsored walks, cycle rides and endurance events to boost fundraising totals.
Among these challenges, teams from centres in Leeds and Harrogate will climb Mount Snowdon, while the team at Brigg plans to cycle the distance between every British Garden Centres location over five days.
Tring Garden Centre in Hertfordshire will once again host the southern sponsored walk for Garden Re-Leaf Day, welcoming participants from across the horticulture sector.
Further fundraising challenges include members of the company’s marketing team running the London Landmarks Half Marathon in April.
Meanwhile, Phillippa Stubbs and Libby Stubbs will take on the challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in June to raise additional funds for the charity.
Greenfingers Charity creates therapeutic gardens at children’s hospices across the UK, providing outdoor spaces where children with life-limiting conditions and their families can relax, play and spend time together.