Renfrewshire Environmental Trust has received a funding boost thanks to players of a charity lottery. The award of £8,579 by People’s Postcode Trust, a grant-giving charity is funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.
Renfrewshire Environmental Trust has used the moneyto assist adults with disabilities who are involved in work experience at the Healthy HeartGarden, which is based within the Disability Resource Centre, Paisley. This project provides access to a safe outdoor learning environment for participants to gain gardening skills and increased their physical activity .
The funds provide a new fully, accessible greenhouse to enable the growing of vegetables. This project is undertaken by a partnership between Renfrewshire Environmental Trust, Healthy Heart Garden and with in-kind manual labour from Community Payback at Renfrewshire Council.
Gordon Dickson, a volunteer at the Healthy Heart Garden said; “Thanks to funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery, we have achieved a long-term aim of having a large bespoke greenhouse based at the Healthy Heart Garden. This will help to extend the gardening activities during the year, particularly in the winter months. We would also like to thank the Community Payback unit of Renfrewshire Council for their support in completing the preparation of the site and joinery work for the new greenhouse. Their unstinting support for the Healthy Heart Garden has been invaluable.”
People’s Postcode Lottery is a charity lottery, where players play with their postcodes to win cash prizes while raising money for good causes. As a charity lottery, 50p from every £2 ticket goes to support charities and good causes across England, Scotland and Wales, including People’s Postcode Trust. People’s Postcode Lottery believes in supporting local communities so the money raised stays local to players.
Further information about the project is provided by a new video – go to www.moviemakers.org.uk where the film is entitled ‘Healthy Heart Garden: New Greenhouse’.
The website for the Renfrewshire Environmental Trust at www.retrust.org.uk
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