Growing Support

Our gardening groups are busy making willow hurdles. Great activity to keep warm during the cold weather and encourage a small walk outside.

Looking for a new challenge? Join our award winning and friendly team to enable people with dementia to stay physically and socially active. growingsupport.co.uk/about/ #sth #loneliness #job #bristol #community #SaturdayMotivation

There are 850,000 people living with #dementia in the UK. Almost half say they no longer feel connected to their community. We enable older people to work together in a sociable group in the garden. Join us! growingsupport.co.uk/get-inv… #ThursdayThoughts #loneliness

Important for older people to stay active in the cold winter months. Plenty of gardening jobs which can be done indoors. This week our gardening groups are busy making willow baskets, a great activity for maintaining manual dexterity. #dementia

Our gardening group at @Brunelcare Robinson House are making great progress with their willow baskets. Willow weaving helps maintain manual dexterity vital to maintain independence. #dementia #care #sth

We're looking for friendly volunteers to support our gardening groups for older people, Closing date for our next training session is next week so get in touch today to find out more! growingsupport.co.uk/get-inv… #FridayFeeling

This week we launched a new programme of nature based activities designed by residents of 4 care homes in partnership with @aliveactivities The programme will enable older people to work in the garden, spend more time in nature and strengthen their social networks. @BabBristol

We can't guarantee you'll meet "the one" if you volunteer with us but we're sure you'll love helping support our gardening groups for people with #dementia. Next training day is Feb 22, get in touch to find out how you can join in. growingsupport.co.uk/get-inv… #ValentinesDay #bristol

Our new gardening group at Granville Lodge have been deciding what gardening activities they would like to do when the weather warms up. In the meantime we've been making plant labels so we're ready to leap into action in the spring! @aliveactivities @BabBristol

We're looking for friendly volunteers to support our gardening groups for people with dementia. growingsupport.co.uk/get-inv… @voscur @VolunteeringKW @ThornburyVC @VANS_NS