A Burntwood based community group will be jazzing up its garden as part of a restoration project.
MHA Communities Burntwood are based at the Old Mining Village, in Queen Street and work within the local community to support older people.
They provide a wide range of social activities and events, supported outings, befriending services for older people, interest groups, signposting and other services that enable older people to remain actively involved in their local community.
Following funding from local Staffordshire County Councillors and Burntwood Town Councillors through the People Helping People Fund, the garden will be renovated with plans for four raised beds at around 24 inches high running long ways with a one metre gap between them.
The group hopes to start the project in May with group members and local volunteers participating.
Caroline Bruno, scheme manager for MHA Communities South Staffordshire said: “The building where we are based is owned by the council and I wanted to make sure we can develop a sensory garden for our members to go and spend some time.
“The project was inspired by the Burntwood based Dementia Friendly Communities group of which I am a member, along with my ambition to deliver more green care services for all of our members especially those who attend our dementia day care service.
“We have an office and common room on site and have the space outside which has potential, thankfully we have allocated funding and can start working on it as soon as possible.
“The garden will be fully accessible and as well as scented flowers and herbs we will use natural resources to make art sculptures and musical, interactive pieces.
“There will be seating areas and an area where we can deliver outdoor workshops
“The garden will be open for all of the community in Burntwood and once open I want to encourage other community groups to use it.
“Our members will contribute by planting and looking after the garden and I will be calling on the services of our volunteers to pitch in.”
