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12 January 2010 - 6:12pm — Jackie
WAVE is delighted to have been successful in winning £50,000 from The Peoples Millions to fund our Garden of Hope!
Considering the overwhelming support that you have shown us, we would like to keep you updated on the progression of our Garden of Hope. We invite you to visit our group on Facebook ‘WAVE Garden of Hope – How the garden grows…’ which shall show how the Garden is created and developed.
Please click here to visit.
The Garden of Hope project proposes:
- To develop different sections of the garden to enable people’s different stories to be told such as young people, the bereaved, the injured, Families of the Disappeared etc.
- To showcase the creative artwork that is produced through our therapeutic work
- To create a working garden that includes a ropes course and play area for our children and young people
- To cultivate a vegetable patch and sensory garden with plants, flowers, shrubs and accessible greenhouse
- To develop new customized pathways, archways and car parking which shall be fully wheel chair accessible
- To create a designated contemplation and remembrance area encompassing seating and a water feature
- To build a small ampitheatre for public lectures and debate
Key Benefits of The Garden of Hope:
- A garden for all ages
- Fully Wheel chair accessible
- Specialist sensory garden for those with sight or other difficulties
- Multi-purpose not only for direct support services but also to facilitate discussion and provoke thought
- A place of safety and serenity for those most in need
- And a place where children can be safe while their parent or sibling is accessing support services
The Garden of Hope is scheduled to be completed later this year in 2010 and so we hope to mark the occasion with an official opening.
Watch this space for details!