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The remarkable story of Bristol’s Easter Garden
On the afternoon of April 24, a party at Easter Garden will feature drinks from Susan’s Coffee Cart, homemade cakes, jams and preserves for sale, as well as a raffle.
There will of course also be reminisces about this fascinating corner of Bristol, with a former piece of derelict land where two ruined cottages had stood now transformed into the tranquil garden it is today.
The story of Easter Garden includes a developer enclosing land he did not own, local people tearing down fences, a stand-off involving the police, the poisoning of plants, the cutting down of trees and even a JCB being driven through the bottom wall.
A committed group of volunteers now looks after garden, located in Clifton between Wesley Place and High Street; close to the Port of Call pub.
In 1999, the public footpath through the land was officially registered on Ordinance Survey maps; and in 2014 the garden was granted to the Friends of Easter Garden for perpetuity.
Find out more about the Easter Garden in the latest episode of the Bristol24/7 Behind the Headlines podcast:
To become a Friend of the Easter Garden, visit www.friendsofeastergarden.org.
All photos & video: Martin Booth
Read more: 25 family things to do this Easter holidays, April 8-24 2022
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