Gazebo & Veg Garden for Chadsgrove

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Funded on
26 Jan 2023

Funding for a gazebo so young people (aged 19-25) with physical disabilities and/or complex medical needs can engage with nature and learn how to grow food for the local community and the foodbank.

£15,747 Raised of £11,333

38 Backers

138%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 26 January 2023 | Delivered on 18 July 2024

£15,747

RAISED

38

BACKERS

85

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

Largest pledge from The Gosling Foundation

£7,000

From The Gosling Foundation

£20

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

82

people have visited this project!

60 m² of new green space created

3 local community projects supported

16 July 2024

Community Garden Dreams Come True

Bromsgrove Standard

The garden now offers a multi-sensory environment where students can touch, smell, see, and even taste what they have grown,

£5,430

DONATED

By Worcestershire County Council

£55 Revenue generated

Chadsgrove Educational Trust donated £50

38 People involved in project delivery

Volunteers involved

4 Volunteers involved

26/06/24 - 26/06/24

Chadsgrove College Vegetable Garden Opening Party at Chadsgrove Specialist College

Chadsgrove College Vegetable Garden Opening Party

Chadsgrove Specialist College

4 m² of food growing space created

16 New items of equipment provided

1 Community event created

hours provided

150 hours provided

learning opportunities for external students provi

38 learning opportunities for external students provided

202 items of fresh produce produced

05 June 2023

Celebration time as Bromsgrove's Chadsgrove College wins prestigious award

Bromsgrove Standard

Chadsgrove was praised for its self-advocacy, active citizenship and community inclusion for independence in adulthood.

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23 Days volunteering opportunities

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More about our impact

https://www.chadsgrovespecialistcollege.org.uk/

Chadsgrove Educational Trust provides bespoke personalised educational packages that are tailored to suit each student’s individual needs. We are a small college providing extended learning opportunities for students aged 19-25 with physical disabilities and/or complex medical needs. At Chadsgrove Educational Trust we believe that every young person should have the opportunity to develop educationally and enjoy a fulfilled life. We are passionate about maximising personal achievement and challenging students to reach their full potential. We believe that every young person should be given the opportunity to develop a real purpose to their life. We are innovating all the time with new and exciting projects to maximise the learning potential of all of our students. We are the only Specialist 19-25 provision in Worcestershire, so are uniquely positioned to provide exceptional education and support in this area. Our three key aims are to be focused and prioritise the learning of skills that translate to real life experiences to prepare students for a fulfilling life outside of the education system and to make learning fun as enjoyment in learning helps memory retention.

The curriculum is broad and reflects the complex needs of the learners and aims to develop learners English and Mathematics, as well as community involvement, health and wellbeing and skills for the workplace. We believe that it is important for our students to engage with the local community, feel and know that they can contribute and also gain an understanding of wider issues like the environment, the climate crisis and how they can do their part to help address this. The outdoor area including the gazebo and vegetable garden is central to this aim. The outdoor space will enable the students to learn outdoors irrespective of the weather. Our students participate in several activities in the community, including going to cafes, ordering and paying for their food. These skills have been used when they volunteer at a local café. Planting a vegetable garden, cultivating and looking after it will teach the students about sustainable farming and responsibility. By selling the produce in a local café and donating to the foodbank, the students will get a sense of achievement that something they have created has value to the community and also helps the environment.

Please follow this link to find out more about our campaign: Chadsgrove Educational Trust College Garden Campaign

Project Owner: Chadsgrove Educational Trust The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.