Community Gardening in Lawrence Weston
What we do Social and therapeutic gardening groups in care homes and community gardens Training Resources and practical support Lawrence Weston Garden Group
Why we do it Loneliness and social isolation are bad for our health Lawrence Weston Community Plan Spending time in nature is good for our health and wellbeing
Gardening is good for you - 5 ways to wellbeing
Community gardening project Lawrence Weston Joint funded by Ambition Lawrence Weston and Bristol Public Health Aims to: improve local green space involve local residents in its development and upkeep provide meaningful activity and opportunities to socialise for older people enable residents to grow and eat their own fruit and vegetables.
The story so far… Ran 19 group sessions, with a total of 140 attendances by local residents Engaged older people and people with dementia in meaningful gardening activities Held 2 volunteer days Facilitated 36 hours of volunteer support to residents during sessions
Tel: 07581281578 Contact us dalec@growingsupport.co.uk Website: www.growingsupport.co.uk Twitter: @Growing_Support Facebook:www.facebook.com/GrowingSupport