Saturday 27th January 2024
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Report written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner
On what turned out to be a crisp and chilly morning, GoodGymmers Matthew, Ben, Nicola and Kanika met Jack along with the lovely task owners from Nature's Haven at the Maidenhead Community Centre.
We had our tasks laid out - digging for the new veg beds and building frames for the bed. Ben, Matthew and Jack got into the sawin' of timber and building the beds. Nicola and Kanika grabbed spades to start a diggin' under the guidance of volunteer Roger and his dog Buddy (who looked fetching in his red coat bringing the GG colour to the proceedings).
On previous visits, GGers had already cleared the area of bushes and brambles. As the diggin' went along, many adjustments were needed to get the bed frames down flat. Matthew joined the diggers and deep channels appeared soon enough. With a lot of fiddling, Jack and Ben helped with layin' of the first veg bed.
Two hours went by in no time and with a lot of appreciation from our task owners, we bid our farewell's and headed off in different directions.
Nature’s Haven is an outdoor retreat to escape the pressures of everyday life. We aim to give our visitors a sense of strength and protection with the intention of providing a more tranquil state of mind. Our healing garden will be filled with a variety of plants that promote a sense of wellbeing and hope. Our garden designs are based on the principles of a physic garden, focusing on the plants' inherent healing properties. It will be a place of refuge where peace, healing, distraction and stress relief is promoted. Nature's Haven will create, maintain & continue to develop healing gardens to generate an abundance of positivity. The gardens will be restorative and yet enabling too, allowing the visitor to 'simply be', reflect & be fully present in the moment and/or actively engage in gardening through our social therapeutic horticultural programmes. We will provide events and opportunities to engage as many people in our community as possible as we nurture and promote a feeling of connectedness. We champion sustainability and we are guided by permaculture principles thus avoiding synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides. The gardens are designed with accessibility in mind. Wheelchairs will be able to access all areas of the garden and the paths and raised beds will help the visually impaired navigate their way around. We will also have adapted tools to assist with any mobility issues.
See moreSat 27th Jan 2024 at 9:01pm
Well done you all, it's lookin' good! Looks like hard work though. Hope Buddy wasn't very tired 😂
Sun 28th Jan 2024 at 8:44pm
Wow, it looks like you got heaps done! Nice work team x
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