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Home > News > Volunteers help transform Kerwin Court’s courtyard
There is already a thriving garden group at Kerwin. Now, members of the local community have come together to offer their horticultural expertise and muscle power, to help turn the courtyard into something special. They’ve also given kind donations of topsoil, plants, and other materials.
The John Laing Charitable Trust has given a generous grant of £1,500, and we’d like to say a huge thank you to them for supporting the transformation.
By the summer, the people we support will have a new courtyard filled with calming colours, scents, and sounds, to enhance relaxation and mental wellbeing.
A few days ago, a group of volunteers came to the service to start digging and laying topsoil, and to prepare the flowerbeds for planting. In just a couple of hours, they had made a visible difference.
Jenny Rennison, Occupational Therapy Assistant, who has masterminded the project, said:
“The support and kindness we’ve received have been incredible. The people of Slinfold are amazing. For the first time, this project feels possible. You may be able to tell, I’m very excited!”
The service already had a wonderful relationship with the Slinfold Community Shed, who have worked with the people we support many times in the past, helping them to create some stunning crafts for the garden.
Jenny continued: “When they heard we wanted to transform our courtyard, they offered to help – and put us in touch with some other amazing local residents, who also wanted to get involved.”
Matt, who is establishing a garden business, offered to help. He’s planning a garden full of lovely scents and shades of purple, to create a feeling of calm.
Anne, Lisa and Vicky volunteered on the day too. Together, they were hard at work digging, laying card to help suppress weed growth, and planning where new succulents and other plants would go.
We’d like to thank the family of one of the people we supported at the service, who has sadly passed away. They have donated a beautiful new fountain in memory, and it will really enhance the tranquillity of the space.
Jenny said: “A huge thank you to the John Laing Charitable Trust for their generous grant, to everyone who has volunteered their time to help us and donated towards the project, and also to Bury Hill Landscape Supplies, who gave us trade price on the topsoil.
“We’ve received some great advice from the cut flower garden opposite the centre – and they’ve also kindly donated some plants, so a huge thank you to them.”
We can’t wait to see how things look as the plants and flowers begin to grow, and for the people we support and their families to begin enjoying the space.
