Ferndown News
Haskins Garden Centre donates £2,500 to grow local child bereavement charity’s services
Haskins Garden Centre has donated £2,500 to Jigsaw (South East) through its Charitable Fund, enabling the charity to run a new support group and activity day for bereaved children in Sussex. The charity was nominated by Haskins team member Toni Middleton from Haskins’ Snowhill centre. Toni explained: “Having lost my own mother at the…
Read MoreHaskins Garden Centre donates £8,000 to Southampton’s community farm
Haskins Garden centre has donated £8,000 to Oasis Down to Earth Farm in Southampton, allowing the community charity to purchase much needed garden tools and carry out refurbishments to the animal enclosures. The charity was nominated by Haskins team member Sophie Menjou from Haskins’ West End centre, who became aware of the charity through…
Read MoreHaskins Garden Centre raises coffee cup to ‘Barista of the Year’
Charley Stoker, from Haskins Garden Centre in West End, has ‘bean’ announced as the firm’s Barista of the Year, after going head-to-head with team members. Haskins hosts the annual competition to demonstrate the company’s dedication to coffee and to create a forum for team members from its centres based across the south, to learn…
Read MoreHaskins Garden Centre staff conquer 5k challenge in aid of Faithworks Wessex
Twelve team members from Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown conquered the Bournemouth Marathon Festival Supernova 5K on Saturday October 6. The team from Haskins ran in aid of Faithworks Wessex, the centre’s chosen charity of the year for 2019. Faithworks Wessex is a local independent Christian charity that helps people get out of crisis and…
Read MoreHaskins Garden Centres unveils Christmas department for festive early birds
Haskins Garden Centres has launched its Christmas shop at all four of its centres across the south. Customers can browse a huge variety of festive gifts for the home, plus inspired ideas for gardeners of all ages and abilities. There is also the chance to purchase decorations for the home, with a wide range…
Read MoreThree is the magic number for Haskins Garden Centre in Cultivation Street’s Ambassador competition
Three customer services assistants from Haskins Garden Centres across the south have been announced as runners-up in Cultivation Street’s National Ambassador of the Year competition. Sophie Menjou, a Cultivation Street Ambassador for Haskins in West End (Hampshire), Diane Mackintosh and Toni Middleton, Ambassadors for Haskins in Snowhill (Sussex), have each received a highly-commended recognition…
Read MoreLeading garden centre group announces the return of popular Bulb Festival
With it’s popular Bulb Festival now in full swing, Haskins wants to encourage gardeners to celebrate and showcase the fanfare of colours which can be achieved through bulb planting. Haskins’ Bulb Festival continues across all four garden centres until Sunday November 17. There are more than 250 bulb varieties on sale, with a focus…
Read MoreLeading garden centre offers hints and tips on how to enjoy blackberries in peak season
The leading garden centre group, Haskins Garden Centres, wants to encourage gardeners to make the most of peak blackberry season with an easy and delicious blackberry crumble. Blackberries are extremely versatile and can be used in numerous recipes as they have a rich taste. Best harvested at the beginning of September, blackberries can be…
Read MoreHaskins provides 600 reusable water bottles to staff to reduce its environmental footprint
Leading garden centre group, Haskins Garden Centres, has allocated all 600 team members with a reusable water bottle to help reduce single-use plastic in the overall business. Head office has been looking further into the company’s recycling and waste policy in order to make small steps along the way to reduce its environmental footprint.…
Read MoreHaskins team members reach Top 10 in Garden Centre Association’s Rising Stars programme
Two members of staff at Haskins have reached the Top 10 in the Garden Centre Association’s Rising Stars programme. The GCA programme acknowledges rising stars within businesses, and each year, 10 candidates are selected from those nominated, to receive mentoring by experts in the gardening industry. Sarah-Jane Toop, Assistant Team Leader at Haskins Garden…
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