Castlepark Community Garden Project is situated in Castlepark at the back of Castlepark Community Centre. The project is looked after and run by Catlepark centre. The project is run by people with learning disabilities who look after the garden and maintain the grounds round the centre by litter picking and keeping the garden open to the public and keeping the garden clean and tidy. The volunteers who work in the garden also volunteer in the cafe and the older people lunch club every Tuesday.
Project Description
Castle park garden project has been running for about thirteen years. The people with learning disabilities have attended the centre weekly keeping the grass cut, the weeds at bay and the wooden pengola, benches and planters painted yearly. We had some storm damage this year and some of the wooden planters need repaired we also need to buy decking to repair the pengola has the wood has rotted. We also need to get a skip to remove some of the gardens older items that cannot be repaired. The people are from Trindlemoss Day opportunities they work hard weekly in the garden , some also volunteer at the older people lunch club and recently the Castlepark Cafe has now opened up weekly provding another service to the community Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We hope that we are sucessfull in applying for funding to buy the following items so we can repair the broken items and get the garden back to its original state so the community can enjoy spending time in it. We also grow fruit and vegetables that can be used in the centre to make soup and for the lunch club.
Skip Hire £300
wood to repair pengola and planters £300
Paint £90
wood to repair and restore planter - £200
wood screws - £30
new water fountain - £80
Location: Castlepark Community Centre
Proposed on behalf of: Castlepark Community Garden Group
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