Estimated Price

£5,000

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Summary

Improving our outdoor social space by planting fruit, vegetables, herbs and sensory plants. Developing it into a productive garden to supply food for cooking groups and the weekly pantry. Gathering local people in an intergenerational way, tackling social isolation, becoming more invested in their local greenspace and centre.

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Description

The events and activities on offer the chance to take part in gardening and growing workshops, cooking on a fire and wood oven, sessions with music and movement, woodland crafts, planting growing your own food at home and celebration events.  All the activities will be developed around the needs of the community and we plan to be led by their ideas moving forward.

Addressing current barriers preventing the local community from connecting whilst engaging them to develop their own social hub.  A place where they can grow, socialise and enjoy food together.  Helping local people to develop friendships and feel more invested in the area, making it sustainable in the longer term.

ELGT’s team who currently deliver Out & About in and around South Edinburgh, which has been successful for many years, will plan and deliver the programme on behalf of the management committee and centre.  We have collaborated on many programmes over the years with families, kids groups, youth groups and older adults, which have all been very successful.  Their aim is to introduce communities to outdoor based activities in an affordable way, making them more sustainable for the future.  These should be offered in a comfortable and fun way – with lots of positivity to encourage further attendance.

In the longer term aiming to give the local community tools to move forward with a sustainable and achievable plan to improve health and well being.

Collaboratively we will be getting people involved, building relationships and developing trust by using innovative ways to engage with those that are hard to reach.  Using our knowledge and skills to bring the young people we work with along to activities, whilst the team at ELGT will gain referrals through Community Link Workers, GP’s and clinicians, other organisations and key stake holders.  We will also promote these activities thorough our popular social media platforms as well as distributing and displaying promotional materials locally too.

 

• • Increased food production for community cooking groups and pantry
  • Forming friendships and reducing social isolation
  • Trying new activities
  • Learning new skills
  • Greater connections with community
  • Improved confidence
  • Increased independence
  • Intergenerational opportunities for the community
  • Connected with nature in their local greenspace
  • Increased community participation and volunteering
  • Build strong, inclusive and resilient communities
  • Opportunities that meet community needs to address health inequalities