News & Stories

Growing stories from Ability Grows.

Updates from the plant shop, community projects, practical horticulture and the people helping things grow.

A participant with a decorated potted Christmas tree in the Ability Grows shop
Seasonal activity in the plant shop.
Community recognition · 7 December 2026

We’re going to Parliament!

On 7 December 2026, Ability Grows will join Flintshire’s Community Champions at Parliament following an invitation from Becky Gittins MP. Read the full story about this shared achievement.

Ability Grows announcement graphic showing Parliament and Flintshire’s Community Champions 2026, courtesy of Becky Gittins MP
Celebrating our invitation to Parliament as one of Flintshire’s Community Champions 2026.
Looking ahead · Spring 2027

A new plant stall at Greenfield Valley Heritage Park.

Look out for our plant stall beside the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park visitor centre in spring 2027. Follow the full story for confirmed dates, times and visitor details as they are announced.

Illustrative preview of a green Ability Grows gazebo and plant stall in a leafy outdoor setting
Illustrative preview of the planned Ability Grows plant stall.

Taking Ability Grows into Holywell.

Our work with Holywell’s town-centre planters brings practical growing activity into a shared public space. See the Community Projects page for more about the work and how people contribute.

A public planter filled with colourful flowers in Holywell town centre
A colourful contribution to Holywell town centre.
A shared vision for Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity Community Garden

Explore the developing Holy Trinity garden and community-hub plans, photographs of existing activity and the latest project position in one place.

Landscape concept visual of Holy Trinity Church, Greenfield, with raised planters and a community pergola
AI concept visual of the proposed Holy Trinity community garden. Select the image for a larger view.
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