Community projects
with the Employment Support Team
A new gardening project has
been set up by the Employment
Support Team at Crosby
Employment and is becoming a
huge success in our local area.
The project, which was set up
earlier this year, is about using
a mix of gardening and
education as a new way of
engaging communities. It also
gives opportunities to local
people to learn new skills,
develop confidence and
improve their health and
wellbeing.
So far, with the help of John
The Gardening Project
Cavill and Dwain Kreiner a
Crosby Employment volunteer,
the project has helped the
Market Hill area, 7KS School
and the Somerby Road
Allotments in Scunthorpe. The
project is also having a huge
impact on the Viking Resource
Centre, Barton where the
garden has had a huge revamp
and local children have been
able to plant vegetables, which
they'll use to grow and cook at
the Tea Time Club.
Chris Baker, Community
Investment Co-ordinator
commented "The Gardening
Project is a great way of
engaging with local people. It
not only helps to teach them
about growing food and
cooking it in a healthy way, but
it also shows them different
ways of maintaining their own
garden. This all ties in
perfectly with other projects
Ongo run.
"Having someone like John on
board is great for us. He ...
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