Duchy Barn Garden, Higham Ferrers

Duchy Barn Garden, Higham Ferrers

The community garden adjacent to Chichele College on the Higham Ferrers estate in Northamptonshire continues to reveal glimpses of its historic past as volunteers work to maintain and further improve the site. Since the official opening of the Duchy Barn Garden, local volunteers have carried on their painstaking work of removing ivy, replacing stonework and […]

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Historic ‘Gateway to God’ Re-opened

The Duchy of Lancaster was pleased to support the reopening of a historic gateway leading to the 15th century Bede House in the grounds of St Mary’s Church in Higham Ferrers earlier this summer. The restored access will improve the pedestrian links between The Bede House and St Mary’s churchyard to Midland Road in the […]

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900 Jubilee Trees Planted

As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations this year, the Duchy of Lancaster is to plant almost 900 trees across its estates in Cheshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire in support of The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) initiative. 70 commemorative oak and pear trees have been planted across the key farm holdings and a new […]

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The Power of Community

A community garden that took shape during lockdown has been captured on film. The short feature, which celebrates the efforts of volunteers responsible for the creation of the garden, was shot in September as part of the Nene Valley Festival. The garden, which sits alongside the 15th century Chichele College owned by the Duchy of […]

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A Place of Sanctuary and Quiet Contemplation

A medieval garden brought back to life by volunteers has provided the people of Higham Ferrers with a place of sanctuary and quiet contemplation during the Covid-19 pandemic. One NHS worker would sit on the bench to listen to the weekly clapping for key workers, for example, while families and friends found it a safe […]

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