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The summer heat wave and drought (June-Aug), the winter flooding (January-March) and the early spring drought (Mar-June) have all combined to make for a very challenging 9 months.

Trustees Nigel and Yvonne were very pleased to meet some of the recent In Memoriam Donors and members of their families up at Hampshire Farm Meadows on Saturday 26th September.

A small intrepid group of 4 decided to brave the threats of Storm Dave on Easter Saturday to continue work on clearing grass and weeds from around the Arboretum trees.

On 28th of February The Friends of Hampshire Meadow held another useful, if muddy, work party up in the arboretum.

It was a lovely sunny morning for the Friends of Hampshire Farm Meadows work party. We splashed our way through the puddles and mud up to the arboretum. 

There was a tree planting work party on 1st November 2025. Thirteen keen tree planters turned up and quickly got stuck into planting 33 trees of various species around the site. 

On the 27th September we celebrated a significant moment with the unveiling of the second sign at the Arboretum, which contains an information board on one side and in-memoriam plaques on the other.

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Richard Galloway, a valued trustee and one of the founding members of EVMA. Richard passed away peacefully on 25th September 2025.

We are delighted to announce that all three In Memoriam binders are now in place and available for public viewing. 

EVMA Metal Sign

The EVMA Metal Sign Goes Up

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The EVMA sign was installed on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at the entrance to the arboretum at Hampshire Farm Meadows.

The impressive looking sign is made of metal, coated with nylon and painted British racing green to match the environment.

The installation was carefully planned by Trustee Guy Schofield, with the vital assistance and expertise of Chris Rosier, a flint wall expert, and Sandy Galloway, a Westbourne Tree Warden.  The ground was incredibly hard and the helpers did sterling work digging the holes.

The meadow was looking its best in full sunshine with numerous wild flowers and grasses blowing in the wind.

The Sign is Created The Sign Arrives
Carrying the Sign Digging the Hole
Digging the Hole Sign is Ready for Fixing
Sign Going in the Hole The Sign is Up

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