Community gardening opportunities this spring

Does your charity want to get involved in more outdoor projects?
There are many things that affect our health that can’t be treated by doctors alone. Loneliness, stress, and anxiety caused by financial pressures or poor housing are things that can’t be treated with medicine. Green social prescribing connects people with non-medical support to help with issues like these.

How can Walton Charity help?
We have outdoor spaces around Elmbridge available for local organisations. You can refer the people you work with to our existing projects or come and run your own!

The community allotment
This project has been running for seven years on Terrace Road, Walton on Thames. Sessions run on Tuesdays and, as the weather gets warmer, on Fridays too. We would welcome any referrals to the project. It’s very flexible and relaxed and is attended by a wide range of volunteers with a mixture of vulnerabilities (physical, mental and emotional).

We are also happy for groups to do their own outdoor projects or use the space for meetings on other days of the week. You can find the allotment by searching for the postcode KT12 2DY, it’s really near the Xcel Leisure Centre. Read more about the project here.

The Tree Canopy Project
Located in a mini woodland site off Rydens Road, Walton on Thames, the Tree Canopy Project is home to Rewilding Forest School, who run forest school sessions for children throughout the year, and to other natural practitioners who run regular workshops for adults.

We are currently creating a new community growing space which will be available this spring for local charities and community groups to run outdoor activities and growing projects. The new space will include raised planters, sheds and green houses which groups can use for their own projects.

So, if you are a natural practitioner looking for a green space for your workshops, or a charity wanting to run your own green project, please get in touch to discuss opportunities. Email Karen Heynike kheynike@waltoncharity.org.uk or call her on 01932 220242.