PRE-SCHOOL children visiting Ross-on-Wye Community Garden were surprised to be surrounded by a television film crew during their visit to the outdoor facility.

The television crew were filming an episode of BBC’s Escape to the Country and spent their time at the award-winning garden in the centre of town.

On the day of filming, Ross Pre-School Playgroup, which had already arranged to visit, were surprised by the attention they received.

The children met and chatted with the crew who obliged them by having their photo taken with the young pupils.

While at the community garden, the crew filmed a number of different projects that take place including the zero-waste stall, the Family Hub and the pre-loved school uniform stall.

Film crew in action
ESCAPE: The tv crew film local residents giving their views on the local area. (Submitted)

They also interviewed local residents, asking for their views of Ross and the surrounding areas along with the family of potential house buyers looking to move to the area.

Tim Shelley, manager of the Ross site said: “We were very excited to have the crew with us. It’s fabulous to be involved in this project and to know people want to move to the Ross area and want to get involved in projects like the community garden.”

 

Film crew in action
STALLS: Visitors to Ross Garden Centre look around the various stalls whilst the tv crew capture their interest in the facility. (Submitted)

The format of Escape to the County revolves around potential home buyers searching for their dream homes in rural areas where the buyers view three or four properties for sale, including a mystery house, in their chosen area.

Each episode also features countryside information about the potential purchaser’s chosen area, complete with interviews with local residents of various ages and backgrounds to gather their opinions about the area. This is how Ross Community Garden became involved.

Last year almost 1,000 children visited the community garden, a facility which has also been running cooking and growing clubs and supporting families, particularly through its zero-waste stall and the free pre-loved school uniform stall.

Earlier this year Ross Community Garden also played host to a networking event for the Family Hub so that representative of various organisations could meet with others already working in the town and county to celebrate what’s going on in the area and highlight any gaps that these organisations are not currently working in.