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Celebrate spring!

The GHS band is one of many units in the Goochland Day Parade

• April 22- Keep Goochland Beautiful Day—for everyone concerned about trash along our roads, this is an opportunity to do something about it. Free truck nets will be given away at county convenience centers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Clean up volunteers can obtain supplies from three areas: Central High Cultural and Educational Complex (2748 Dogtown Road);County Administration Building (1800 Sandy Hook Road);Centerville Company 3 Fire-Rescue Station (52 Broad Street Road). Go to https://www.goochlandva.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=956 for details.
• April 29- Spring Garden Fest- Sponsored by the Goochland Powhatan Master Gardeners will be held at Reynolds Community College, 1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland. The day, which is a celebration of all things gardening, begins at 8 a.m., includes a plant and rummage sale. Go to https://www.gpmga.org/spring-garden-fest-information-form for details.
•  May 3- Kates Day—Elizabeth Kates, the first warden of the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Courthouse Village—believed that incarceration should help offenders learn job skills to enable them to become productive citizens when they rejoin society. The Kates Foundation was created in her honor to support education for offenders. Kates Day features a sale of wonderful plants grown by offenders in the horticulture program; baked goods; and handcrafted items. If you’ve ever wanted to see what the inside of the VCCW looks like, this is your chance. The organization’s annual meeting, which is part of the event, includes dinner and entertainment. All proceeds fund scholarships, literacy, and vocational opportunities. Go to https://www.theelizabethkatesfoundation.org/events.html for details. Note: special attendance rules apply.
•   May 20- Goochland Day begins at 10 a.m. with a parade that starts in front of Six Pence Home Décor 2913 River Road West. The festival will be held at the Goochland Sports Complex (behind the county administration building from 11 to 4. Go to https://www.goochlandday.com/ for details.