MARSHMALLOWS slowly toasted over a firepit while music rang out over a mental health charity’s garden during an evening of song, storytelling and food.
Restore threw open the gates of its hidden garden in east Oxford to the public for its first In The Garden summer festival on Saturday.
About 150 people packed into the garden in Manzil Way to have their tastebuds tantalised by food from freelance chef Jack Greenall of Smoke and Thyme.
Visitors also enjoyed a range of finger foods, including olives, cheese and tomatoes on cocktail sticks.
Volunteer Peter Graham, a 20-year-old maths student at Oxford University’s St Edmunds Hall, said: “It was a really good event, everyone really enjoyed it and it went really well.”
The event was raising cash for the Oxfordshire charity, which supports people with mental health issues through a range of different coaching, recovery groups and training.
Visit restore.org.uk for more information.
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