Celebrating two blooming brilliant awards
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The wellbeing of people who access our services is at the heart of our work, and we run lots of different activities, both indoors and outdoors, to support people to improve their mental and physical health.
You may not know, but we have some beautiful garden and allotment spaces at Caritas, including at our supported accommodations for people experiencing homelessness, and in our day centres too. Our community allotment is also a haven in the city, growing food which is shared in our food pantry for local families and individuals to enjoy.
We were really thrilled to have our green spaces be recognised with North West in Bloom awards recently. The awards, which are run in partnership with the RHS, highlight attractive environments that benefit residents and visitors alike. They encourage organisations to improve their surroundings through imaginative use of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping, aiming to achieve a more sustainable environment.
Our Lalley community allotment was awarded an Outstanding – Level 5 award, acknowledging the hard work of everyone involved in the allotment.
It’s a real team effort, with volunteers, visitors and staff working together to grow some amazing produce and flowers, as well as running a large number of activities and courses too.
If you’ve not visited, why not pop in to say hello? It’s a lovely place to get involved in gardening, or to simply sit quietly with a book or a cup of tea and enjoy some peaceful time away from it all.
Our Caritas House supported accommodation was also recognised in the awards, receiving a Level 3 award.
The staff and residents have worked hard to create a lovely garden area at the accommodation, and enjoy spending time outside, whatever the weather, as well as growing food to share.
One of the residents of Caritas house, Stuart, took his dog along to the ceremony, as they had played a great part in preparing the garden.
Congratulations to everyone involved, and to everyone who was nominated too.
It’s brilliant to see so many amazing projects taking place in our area, and we were really inspired!
Find out more about our Lalley Community Allotment by clicking here.