BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73@activlives.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170518T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170518T140000 DTSTAMP:20250403T134350Z URL:https://activlives.org.uk/events/launch-of-garden-for-older-people/ SUMMARY:Launch of Garden for Older People DESCRIPTION:ActivLives is launching its Garden for Older People on Thursday 18th May\, during Dementia Awareness Week.\n\nThe garden\, at Chantry Wal led Garden\, is the result of many hours hard work by volunteers of the pr oject.\n\nIt is especially designed to enable older people who may be whee lchair-bound with conditions such as Dementia to get active in an outdoor community setting\, with opportunities to have a chat with other local peo ple\, make friends\, and share their skills and ideas.\n\nEveryday ActivGa rdens Development Manager Susannah Robirosa said: “We are delighted to b e launching this garden to enable older people to carry on gardening.\n\n “It is also a beautiful garden for people of all ages and abilities to e njoy.”\n\nCouncillor Roger Fern\, part of Ipswich Dementia Action Allian ce to make Ipswich a Dementia friendly town\, is expected to cut the ribbo n at 12 noon\, with volunteer designers and builders who have worked on th e project.\n\nPLANT SALE\n\nThere will be a chance to buy good quality shr ubs\, perennials and bedding plants\, as well as garden-ready vegetable pl ants.\n\nThere will also be tea and homemade cakes so you can relax and en joy this special garden.\n\nThe garden is in front of a heritage gardener ’s cottage and comprises a large patio with pergola\, sensory garden\, w heelchair-accessible gardening bays\, raised beds\, and – still in the m aking – a pictorial meadow and wildlife-viewing platform.\n\nActivLives would like to acknowledge the following funders in helping create this gar den\, improving disabled access at Chantry Walled Garden\, and funding our work with older people and people with Dementia and other neurological co nditions:\n\n Money raised by HealthIntend CIC through The Health Lottery\ n Tesco Bags of Help\n Fonnereau Road Health Trust\n RHS Elspeth Thompson Bursary\n David &\; Jill Simpson Fund\n Port Community Fund\n\nFor more information please contact: Development Manager Susannah Robirosa 01473 3 45350 Mobile 07530 407302 susannah@activlives.org.uk or visit www.activliv es.org.uk/activgardens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170326T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR