Open Gardens took place over the weekend of 17th / 18th May 2025 and was organised by people from St Mary’s Church and The Wivenhoe Society. 33 gardens took part, 700 peole visited them and £4,900 was raised. 50% of this money went to the Church in support of its maintenance cost of a historic building, with the other 50% going to The Wivenhoe Society. Once again, WivSoc are distributing their share to Wivenhoe organisations in the form of grants to help those organisations raising money for projects or things. Applications for a grant must be submitted by the end of June 2025.