Bagged, sieved compost now available
We like rats, we really do – we like them as neighbours, down by the riverbank. We just don’t want to invite them for dinner. Or for them to move in with us. It’s windfall season, and although you might get away with the odd apple in with your garden waste, please be reminded that we […]
Silent Auction – Own a Truly Rare Agapanthus!
We’re delighted to have been gifted an extraordinary plant to auction in aid of BATCOM. ‘Lucky Jim’ is a rare species of agapanthus (African lily) – not a hybrid or commercial variety. It was discovered in the mountains near Johannesburg, South Africa by a plant hunter named Jim, who brought it to the UK and named it […]
Plant Sale a huge success
“I had no idea you’d have such a great selection – now I have to buy loads!” Thanks to everyone who donated plants and cakes for our fundraiser on the 7th June, we raised almost £1,200 in total and there’s still more plants available! Simon’s RHS Badminton Pocket Garden BATCOM director Simon Deeves is building […]
BATCOM will be having a fundraising plant sale/open day on Sunday 7th June, 11am-2pm.
All welcome! If you’ve not been to see the site please do come down and have a nosey at what we do! We’ve been busy growing and propogating plants, but would love donations of any more – garden/allotment or houseplants – for our stall. We can also take any of your unwanted garden-related bits off […]
Summer Season 2026
New Summer Season opening times The lighter evenings are here and BATCOM is now open every Monday between 6-8pm as well as the usual Saturdays 10am-12pm – brought to you by our amazing team of volunteers putting in the extra hours on site and behind the scenes. Sunday 7th June – BATCOM’s Summer Plant Sale […]
We have Compost!
And it’s ready to leave site with you. The dry ground last summer meant a shortage of grass mowings and other fresh greens to go into this first batch. Rainfall in September finally filled our tanks with runoff to add a late boost to the bays, giving us a slow-composted mix from woodchip and hedge […]
Autumn Happenings
We are now closed on Monday evenings as the nights draw in, but you’ll still find us on site on Saturday mornings between 10am-Midday. Please ensure you continue to seperate your green waste to help volunteers sort the chipping…. one pile is for soft greens, the other for woody trimmings and branches. Also – bring […]
Dry as a….
Well, it’s been a dry old summer hasn’t it? Our compost heaps are not as decomposed as we would have liked, but when we turned the piles this week it was lovely to find them damp inside, and crawling with life – worms and busy little crustaceans and billions of other tiny life forms we […]
It’s hotting up
Your green waste dseposits are coming in and our first batch of compost has started cooking. Once the first heat peak has cooled, we will turn the pile into the next bay to set the process off again by re-introducing oxygen to the mix. The heat helps the material to decompose quickly, and we’re hoping […]
Build Update, BATCOM in The Guardian, apply for Membership now!
We are indebted to the lovely folks who have spent some of their past seven Saturdays helping out and bringing the smiles (and occasionally cake). It’s looking great – donated trees and woodchip in situ, the container’s getting a coat of smart green paint and the fencing is about to go in. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages […]