About us
The
charity began its activities by operating out of a small office,
classrooms and part of the walled garden at Weston Park. The encouragement
and generous nature of the help from the Park gave the charity
a fabulous start, but in
order to grow and develop we reluctantly came to the decision
to look for premises that offered greater scope.
Having investigated
all potential opportunities the charity moved its operation to
the walled garden at Kilsall Hall, Tong by kind invitation
of Phillip and Mary Hutchinson. Time was then spent in finding
a permanent site for the long term benefit of the charity and
this was finally achieved in the late spring of 2007.
The charity is now based
at a permanent site at Coppice Green Lane, Shifnal.
The site consists of four workshops for indoor
horticultural activities, together with six acres of prime
agricultural land on which we can create some wonderful gardens -
with an abundance of fruit, vegetables, flowers and shrubs for all
to enjoy.
The Walled Garden
Project has started 2010 with:
- 10 members of staff
- 9 regular volunteers
- 80
clients from social services working towards basic skills and
National Proficiency Testing Council (NPTC) accreditation.
- 60
young people from schools in Telford and Wrekin, Staffordshire
and the West Midlands working towards OCR, ASDAN and John Muir
Award qualifications.
The Walled Garden Project achieved charitable status in March 2005
and since then has had several successes in charitable grants See
Funders and volunteers page for details.
Our students have been involved with the collection preparation
and delivering of logs for the retired residents in the local area.
The beneficiaries and volunteers also take part in several
conservation projects in the surrounding woodlands
The feedback from our students, staff
and volunteers who attend
is very encouraging.
Future Plans
We plan to expand our client base and improve
the project by many different means:
- School Allotments where each group can grow their own.
- Cut Flower Garden - produce to be sold locally.
- Trial Beds where selected seed varieties
will be grown, trialled, tested and recorded.
- Heritage Orchard - planting of
Shropshire and Staffordshire varieties of Apple and Pear.
- Environmental Orienteering Trail
- Seasonal plant sales
- The sale of our fresh fruit and
vegetables
Rozz Crockford, Project Manager, has plans for the
creation of several themed gardens within the six acre area at
Coppice Green Lane. The gardens will represent historical and
cultural themes. This will offer variety and interest to
participants and visitors alike.
Staff
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Mary Rickards - Tutor through
Walford and North Shropshire College
Joyce Monaghan - Tutor through
Walford and North Shropshire College
Tracey Russell - Learning Support
Assistant through Walford and North Shropshire College
Jayne Archer - Project
Development Coordinator and Tutor through Walled Garden Project
and Walford and North Shropshire College
Joy Howells - Learning Support
Assistant through Walford and North Shropshire College
Wesley Crockford - Learning Support
Assistant through Walford and North Shropshire College, Project
Worker Walled Garden Project
Susan Buckle - Tutor Walled
Garden Project
Judy Taylor - Tutor through
Walford and North Shropshire College Outreach Tutor
Walled Garden Project.
Emma Wilkes - Learning Support
Assistant through Walford and North Shropshire College and Tutor
Walled Garden Project ... and a valuable team of volunteers! See
Funders and
volunteers
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