| Funders
and Volunteers
We are always in need of donations
large and small.
If you are a business, charitable trust, funding body or just
looking for a worthwhile cause to whom you wish to donate then
please don’t hesitate to contact us. We would be delighted to hear
from you. We would be happy to show you
round our project and introduce you to some of our beneficiaries. You will be able to see for yourselves
what a worthwhile charity we are.
We welcome donations of time, goods, equipment and machinery and
the all important money to help with large purchases and to secure
salaries for the staff at the project. Without them we cannot function.
We gained charitable status in March 2005. We benefit people of
different ages abilities and backgrounds. All attend on a regular basis and the pictures in our gallery say
it all.
Funders
The following organisations have helped the project enormously with
generous donations:
| Shrewsbury Horticultural Society
Funding for a new garden
The Tree Council
Funding for heritage fruit trees
Aga Shop Ketley
Resources for Rural Crafts
V Festival
Funding for laptop computer
Awards for All
Funding for a workshop
Funding for The Get
into gardening projectThe Walker Trust
Funding for building works
Funding towards electricity supply
Basil Houghton Trust
Funding for cold frame and raised beds
Portman Building Society
Funding for part workshop
Shropshire Community Fund
Funding for tools and equipment
NIACE
Funding for website, basic skills materials
The Millichope Foundation
Funding for lavatories
Lloyds TSB of England and Wales
Funding for a part time tutor for one
year
Baron Davenport
Funding for wheelbarrows
Garefa Trust
Funding for tools and equipment
The P B Dumbell Charitable Trust
Funding for tools and equipment
The Lady Forester Charitable Trust
Funding for general assistance
The Batty Charitable Trust
Funding for 'Growing Confidence' project
The Co-operative Community Fund
Funding for a project aimed at low income groups
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K S Hartley
Funding for polytunnel skin
C Sergent
Funding towards seating arbour and
plants
Bradford Charitable Foundation
Funding for internal electric
appliances
Wolves Aid
Funding towards managers salary
Codsall Wood Show
General donation used towards orchard
and specialist tools
The Percy Bilton Charitable
Trust
Funding towards buildings
The Roy Fletcher Charitable Trust
Funding for a rotorvator
Advantage West Midlands/Nexus award
Funding for a workshop
The Lynn Foundation
Funding part of 'Growing Confidence'
project
Travis Perkins
Donation of building materials for
compost toilets
Harnage Grange Farms
Donation of manpower and machinery for
installing compost toilets
A & N Daniell Trust
Ongoing funding for equipment and
resources
The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation
Funding towards part time tutor for 'Growing
Confidence' project
William A Cadbury Trust
Funding for promotion of 'Growing Confidence'
project
The SFIA Educational Trust Ltd
Funding towards part time tutor for 'Growing
Confidence' project
The Mercers' Company
Funding towards part time tutor for 'Growing
Confidence' project
Big Lottery 'Breathing Places'
Funding for preparation of woodland and
activities including tree surgery, fencing and promotion
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A Taste of Volunteers
in Action:
Regular Volunteers
Daphne Wiggett, Susan Haines and Project staff joined forces
over the Summer break to keep the garden weed free and ticking over.
A big thanks to all involved.
Shifnal Round Table provided manpower and transport for
moving outdoor seating.
The Willows Shifnal Two residents volunteer
their time on a weekly basis to assist with general garden duties.
Student Richard
Huber completed a sponsored swim raising
£765.75 towards installing mains electricity supply.
Tutor Jayne Archer completed a
sponsored tandem parachute jump raising
£1080.00 towards installing mains electricity supply.
February 2008 A whole weekend of volunteering
to complete the mammoth task of installing two fully disabled
accessible Natsol compost toilets. The team was Kevin
Tunstall, Wesley Crockford, Eric Hall, Terry Merchant, Richard
Huber, Jeff Dixon and John Walker.
The RAF
at Cosford provided volunteers to
help clear land - one Sunday in February 2006 over 40 RAF men and
women came and helped out.
We also have a continuous
stream of
volunteers providing expertise in
accountancy, IT and administration, landscaping and hands on labouring as
well as tea makers and cake makers at fundraising events etc.
Volunteering Opportunities
If you have time and expertise or a willingness to muck in then
please talk to
Rozz about volunteering opportunities.
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