THE SHED
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Mission Statement
The Shed aims to be a space that has been specifically designed to meet the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the people using the garden and facilities as well as their caregivers, family members and friends. The Shed aims to be a model of public involvement and low-cost sustainable development. As we look forward to the next five years, we will be working to continue the core activities which make the garden accessible for all and to achieve our ambitions of creating a facility where people can find friendship, or learn new skills, to improve their health through gentle work and feel valued through their involvement.
About This Cause
To provide a public garden and related facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the public at large in *Wellbeing o To provide and maintain The Shed project for the use and the benefit of those in physical, mental, or social need, with the objective to improve conditions of life for the said beneficiaries and to promote development and support. o To promote Wellbeing, where people of all ages, and from all walks of life, get together to develop and maintain an inspiring open space. Helping them to improve their health and well-being, increase their physical activity levels, build their confidence, and enable them to make new friendships, build social networks and reduce loneliness. * Physical health o To provide a safe and secure facility where people can stretch their abilities o Make available facilities for all needs, through raised planters, easy access paths, ramps for easy egress, appropriate social events o Appropriate equipment will be provided to enable participation • Recovery/resilience o To liaise with specialists for referrals through social prescribing o Encouraging physical interaction mindful of limitations * Mental health o To provide a safe, functional, and supportive space for individuals and families. o Incorporate passive uses such as quiet private sitting areas next to small wildlife ponds Services: • To provide a garden for all members of the community and general public to use free of charge for recreation and leisure • To offer the facilities to organisations and individuals who want to hold their own events for their members, such as workshops or private functions. Everyone in the community can access the garden for this purpose • Working in partnership with other organisations to facilitate events and activities that benefit certain community groups in particular those who are disadvantaged socially, economically, through disability or life circumstances • Events and activities open to everyone to encourage general use • Use of the garden as a venue to demonstrate and encourage a greater understanding of sustainable living. Construction with natural materials, growing organic food, managing water resources, managing waste disposal, eating off the land, and use of renewable energy sources. • The Shed is a social and information center, signposting to other organisations and training. • Activities for young people and volunteering placements • Breathing space: An opportunity to drop by for a chat among friendly faces. Wander through the willow tunnels and sit and watch the birds and insects or take walk around the Herb Garden. • Community Harvest: Vegetables will be on offer or you can pick your own. Perfect locally sourced food, grown organically, free of pesticides. Free to those who work in the garden, otherwise a small donation towards running costs is requested. There will also be a selection of seasonal plants and herbs. • Growing skills: Opportunity to join a workshop. Regular gardening courses as well as workshops on seasonal topics, such as willow weaving, botanical art, pricking out seedlings, making an insect hotel, healthy eating, and cookery classes in due course. • Young green fingers: Special school projects to encourage schoolchildren learn where their food comes from. A great learning environment where teachers, helpers and children come along for a hands-on afternoon of bringing seeds to life. Also using nature’s materials in an artistic way. • Green teams: Liaising with health professionals and linking with charitable trusts whose members need to make use of this space, to nurture and improve the well-being of their clients. • Volunteering and training opportunities in gardening and horticulture, business, and enterprise, for long-term unemployment, NEETs and people “a long way from the job market”, together with the retired and injured. • Courses, workshops, and sessions on exercise through gardening, healthier lifestyles, including cooking and eating all go some length in supporting general health and fitness and benefits of working in a social environment.