Congratulations are in order as this week Farnham won gold at the National ' In Bloom' competition and were also awarded the accolade as ' Best Town ' in the UK!

We've already surpassed the average rainfall for October and the acre is definitely incredibly muddy under foot. However work goes on apace as we continue putting the acre to bed for the winter whilst also getting new projects up and running.

Another busy week full of gardening activities; the Men in Sheds team putting up a well needed shed, The Parenting Space successfully launching a new term and the visit of the children’s group The Beavers to the garden, the highlight of the week for us though was Thursday - World Mental Health Day.

It was wonderful to see so many turn up on Wednesday, despite an overly gloomy forecast the day before which didn't come to pass!

We gathered on Wednesday to enjoy a harvest lunch together! The food, most of which had an element of the acre in it, included parsnip soup, apple cake, apple pie, potato and leek soup and roasted hazelnuts.

Only three weeks ago we were steaming under record temperatures and and now there is torrential rain! We were surprised to see so many volunteers on Wednesday, all sheltering from the rain in the cabin - optimists all.

The acre has been a hive of activity so far this summer but now it's time to take a short breather, take time to reflect on what a beautiful garden we have created and to enjoy it.

A small group of volunteers started work on Monday to ensure the acre was at its very best this week with two judging days looming and a picnic to host.

The week was incredibly busy for us all as we prepared for two more days of judging for the South and South East in Bloom. This year we had been asked to be part of Farnham's bid to win Gold, a huge honour for us.

On Monday a group of volunteers were on the acre for the first of our judging days - In your Community ( South and South East in Bloom).