The EWF is a national charity helping schools to become more wondrous and inspiring places.
The EWF is creating a permanent endowment fund to help our schools become the most wondrous and inspiring of all human places.
24/04/2026
Volunteers and gardeners needed….
Come and get some gentle exercise in the morning sunshine ☀️, meet new people and join the Kitchen Gardeners this Saturday at 10.30am and help plant cucumbers, courgettes and giant pumpkins 🎃
Please meet at the Sir Herbert Leon Kitchen Garden, off Fern Grove at 10.30am
No experience necessary, tools - and possibly the best cake you’ll ever taste provided…..
08/03/2026
The Lift Sir Herbert Leon garden grows! Ex SHL student Jodi, along with new volunteer Teresa, came along and helped volunteers plant 12 rows of Second Early potatoes 🥔.
Thank you Michael and Pat for the wonderful cake. And top work Cecelia for getting though that troublesome clay! We also managed to plant 12 rows of peas 🫛 and a rhubarb crown.
Quote of the Day:
“It’s so wonderful to get out of the house and do something positive”
28/02/2026
“I’ve been waiting all my life for something like this to happen on the Lakes Estate…” Pat
Another great day at the Lift Sir Herbert Leon Kitchen Garden. Four more fruit trees planted 🌳 a small cluster of broad beans planted and two of the large growing beds cleared and prepared ready for planting.
Thank you Milton Keynes Community Foundation for helping to make this happen…
18/02/2026
The orchard trees are all prepped and ready for planting at the Sir Herbert Leon Kitchen Garden - we also had a delivery of some extra topsoil - thank you for your top work George Davies Turf and delivery driver Jamie - tremendous skill and help!
16/02/2026
Wonderful to see the new community entrance take shape at the ! Ready for the orchard planting day on Saturday 21.
11/02/2026
Twenty four fruit trees to plant at the Sir Herbert Leon Academy - apples, pears, plums and cherries and more…. Bring a spade if you have one!
07/02/2026
The polytunnel strim-edges are now installed at the Sir Herbert Leon Kitchen Garden - the grass-cutting team can now do their thing without damaging the covering!
06/12/2025
Who better to help you plan out a new community orchard than a senior lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University. We did a good job Emmanuel - thank you so much for you free time and efforts. What a top guy!