Woodston Library is packing flower seeds with notes for neighbors

Through October, Friends of Woodston Library are inviting people of all ages to make seed packets with a hopeful message and give them away.

By Tazzora Editorial TeamVerified · Source: BBC NewsOct 13, 2026 · 1 min read

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A person crouching in a garden bed and sowing seeds by hand — Illustrative photo of a person sowing seeds. This is not a Seeds of Friendship workshop at Woodston Library. Tlaleng Mofokeng / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Friends of Woodston Library are spending October on Seeds of Friendship, workshops where people make seed packets and add a hopeful note for a neighbor. BBC News reported the project on October 13, 2026.

The sessions are at Woodston Library on Orchard Street in Peterborough. The packets hold flower seeds meant to be sown locally. Jenny Storey is among the people behind the idea. It is open to all ages and is aimed at loneliness. The report describes the workshops. It does not give a count of packets handed out.

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BBC News reported on October 13, 2026, that Friends of Woodston Library in Peterborough are running Seeds of Friendship through the month of October. At workshops in the library on Orchard Street, people make packets of flower seeds and tuck in a hopeful message for a neighbor. The seeds are meant to be sown nearby. Jenny Storey is part of the project. It is for every age, and it is aimed at loneliness. The report is about the workshops happening this month. It does not say how many packets have been given out.