A group of young adults from Chorleywood-based charity Mission EmployAble have embarked on a new project with an award-winning gardener and landscaper.
The group, who all live with learning disabilities, began a new project last month with Sunnyside Rural Trust and Tom Stuart-Smith at his home in Bedmond.
They helped to plant flowers, cut down trees and generally tidy up the garden as part of the Serge Hill Project for Gardening, Creativity and Health. The project aims to develop a community garden where locals can learn more about the art of gardening.
The young people are on a supported internship programme run by Mission EmployAble, which trains young adults with learning disabilities from Herts, Bucks and beyond to become ‘work-ready’.
Vanessa Rousseau, head of charity operations at Mission EmployAble, said: “The Serge Hill Project, founded by Tom Stuart-Smith, is a not-for-profit initiative that believes working with nature can transform our health and wellbeing, and foster inclusivity – a philosophy that makes it a perfect fit for us.”
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