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Learning from our Heritage

With this project being run by Workmatch, an organisation that works towards benefiting and supporting a variety of people with disabilities and disadvantages, the Learning from our Heritage project offered more than a simple educational experience.

Based in Lugwardine, this project aimed to restore, and make safe, an ancient walled garden, redesigning it as a Victorian kitchen garden and using traditional organic farming methods.

True to the ethos of Workmatch, a major part of this project was to enable work-based training to take place and allow employment preparation for disabled and disadvantaged people through horticulture and health and safety.

Another aspect of this project’s training was through the social enterprise element. The aim was to achieve financial sustainability by March 2007 through the sale of vegetable produce and hanging baskets, and through the delivery of accredited training in these areas.

The walled garden will be open 5 days a week for training. There were two special open day events every year, although members of the public were invited to contact Workmatch if they would like to visit at other times. There were other days throughout the year which were advertised as “guided visits and walks” which were publicised in local community newsletters, websites and the local tourist office.

Volunteering opportunities were available to the general public for the development of the walled garden.

Anna-Marie Tuite

Tel: (01432) 265545

Email: info@workmatch.org.uk

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Last Updated: 15 March 11