Monthly on the last Sunday of the month, starting Sunday 27 September

Level 1: 11:30am-1pm

Level 2: 1.30-3pm

Medical herbalist Hayley Rigby returns with another Junior Herbalist Club (JHC) in the Walled Garden, including a new Level 2 course for anyone who has completed Level 1.

The aim of JHC is to let children learn about the healing and medicinal plants all around them in a safe and supervised environment and is proudly supported by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists.

In each session, the children will learn about the medicinal uses of a particular plant and make something to take home (e.g. lavender bags, lip balms, or bath bombs). JHC has been planned so that the children build on their knowledge and skills as the tasks become more complex, and the learning more in-depth. At the end of each session the children are given a worksheet to complete so they can develop a portfolio of learning.

The course includes:

• Identification of common herbs growing all around

• Safety – which herbs are safe to use and which are poisonous

• Folklore – taught through stories and songs

• How to grow and harvest herbs

• Medicinal uses of common herbs

• How to use a variety of common herbs for first aid

• How to make a variety of herbal preparations to keep and take home

• Respect for all plants and their environment