On Friday 24th May, I spent a lovely morning with Colin Baldwin, the priest at St Cedd's and St Stephen's churches, part of a lively and growing community here in Southend.
Colin showed me the wildlife garden and children's group at St Cedd's before taking me to see the amazing regenerated garden at St Stephen's which also has a really charming coffee shop.
I'm going to help them apply for grant funding so that they can continue and expand on their really important work in the community.
