How green our garden grows...

Between 01 April 2008 and 01 April 2008, in Kent

A group of green fingered students from Homewood School in Tenterden gave their time to help improve the gardens for the elderly and people with Dementia at the West View care centre in Kent.

Over 20 young volunteers took part, cutting back hedges and clearing the gardens for the patients. Gordon Shepherd of Shaw Healthcare said: "This garden is really important for people with Dementia who can often spend a lot of time indoors. Being outside keeps their senses active and gives them some freedom. It is great to see young people from the Agents4Change campaign take an interest in the lives of older people."

The students will also be taking part in a World Challenge, where they will be organising a community project in a local school in South Africa. They need to raise funds to help cover their expenses and enable them renovate some old classrooms, organise and construct an outdoor play area and help and assist in the classrooms with the South African students, many of whom have lost their parents to AIDS.

Hannah Brooks, year 13 Homewood School student said: "We are all excited about going to South Africa and helping people our own age improve their experience at school. Helping those closer to home is also a priority for us and we hope the garden will make a difference to the elderly patients in the hospital."

Posted on 02 July 2008 20:20:37 by Stefanie Foreman