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Milen's Wellness Garden

Milen's Wellness Garden

Milen Care By Milen Care

Creating an outdoor space that promotes the wellbeing of older adult s involves considering accessibility, comfort, and opportunities for social interaction and physical activity.

Batley Delivery stage

34
backers
£9,943
raised
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This project was funded on 07 Aug 2025!

A beautifully landscaped garden designed with the needs of older adults and people with disabilities in mind. An accessible garden space that is wide, smooth and ensures easy navigation for those using walkers or wheelchairs. The garden will include benches with comfortable backrests, strategically placed around the garden, offering good spots to rest and enjoy the surroundings. The garden will be filled with a variety of colourful, fragrant flowers and plants. Raised flower beds allowing easy access to gardening activities, which can be both therapeutic and enjoyable. Our sensory garden plants will have interesting textures and scents, stimulating the senses and providing a calming effect, and engages all the senses, sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound. This outdoor space will form part of Milen Care centre, designed to be a haven of tranquillity and activity, promoting both physical and mental wellbeing for older adults and people with disabilities.

What we'll deliver:

  • Create a raised garden area
  • Create raised beds and planting areas
  • Comfortable seating
  • Colourful sensory planting

Why it's a great idea:

Milen Care garden will offer a range of positive outcomes, for older and disabled adults . Here are some key benefits: Enhanced Mental Wellbeing: The calming environment and sensory stimulation can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, promoting a sense of peace and relaxation. Improved Physical Health: Engaging in light gardening activities can improve mobility, strength, and coordination. The gentle exercise also promotes cardiovascular health. Cognitive Stimulation: The variety of plants, textures, and scents can help stimulate the mind, potentially improving memory and cognitive function. Social Interaction: Sensory gardens provide a communal space where people can gather, fostering social connections and reducing feelings of isolation. Emotional Benefits: The beauty and tranquillity of a sensory garden can uplift spirits and enhance overall mood, contributing to emotional wellbeing. Connection with Nature: Spending time in nature has been shown to have numerous health benefits.

Steps to get it done:

  • Accessible outdoor space created by 6th Nov 2025

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Location Batley

About the space

Outdoor space to the side of Milen Care Centre

Council

Kirklees Council

How will the money be spent?Target (inc. fees)  £9,834

Build wall - £4,000
Artificial grass - £1,500
Dig and level area - £1,500
Concrete wall - £1,100
Lay new turf - £800
Fix steps - £100

Costs Breakdown

This shows how money raised for the project will be spent. These costs have been confirmed by the project's Delivery Manager and verified.

Build wall
£4,000
Artificial grass
£1,500
Dig and level area
£1,500
Concrete wall
£1,100
Lay new turf
£800
Fix steps
£100

Overfunding

This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on:

  • Contingency to protect the project against inflation

Target (inc. fees)  £9,834

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