Moseley Community Development Trust (CDT)

Headway West Midlands has an operational base in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital on Alcester Road. This resource offers support and services to people with brain injury. The centre is staffed by fully trained personnel and is heavily reliant on the support of regular volunteer helpers. The centre provides users with a variety of activities and resources including drama, office skills, photography, creative literature and gardening. Community based activities include trips, outings and events, social activities, sports and recreational and educational visits. Staff at Headway work closely with other brain injury assessment and rehabilitation services, social workers and other professionals involved in client care plans.

The Headway building nestles beside the pedestrian entrance to Moseley Hall Hospital. It is a modern single storey building with easy access for wheelchair users. In winter 2004 Moseley Community Development Trust's Volunteer Co-ordinator Naomi Hawkins approached Headway to see if they would be interested in developing their garden area at the front and side of their building. Headway's gardening group, consisting of clients, staff and volunteers, set about making plans to transform the small piece of garden area outside their building. There were initial worries about vandalism as the garden is situated next to a public right of way. Plants and shrubs had been vandalised in the past and this had often made the group reluctant to put any time and energy into working on the garden.

The gardening group met every Wednesday and when weather allowed they spent hours preparing and renovating the tired looking garden areas. CSV's Run a Muck, which is based in the Moseley Community Development Trust building, donated a truck load of community compost. Moseley CDT's Volunteer Co-ordinator provided Headway with application forms to claim grants through CSV's Action Earth campaign. After months of dedicated hard work from the entire Headway gardening group, and with support of other Headway users, the land outside the building had been completely revitalised. There are a multitude of vibrant and iridescent colours that sweep the side wall of the building. This had once been a disregarded space. The main bed of flowers and shrubs form a large triangle of different textures, scents and colours that attract butterflies and bees. The bed separates the building from the public path and grass area. On the other side of the flower bed is a patio area where staff and clients sit out. The garden has proved an eye catching and attractive focus for both Headway users and passers-by that use the pathway through the hospital grounds.

Contacts

If you would like more information about Headway West Midlands you can make enquiries on 0121 442 4671 or email enquiries@headway-wm.org.uk
To find out more about CSV's Run a Muck community composting scheme visit the CSV Run a Muck website or call them on 0121 449 1991 or 0121 328 5330
For more details on volunteering opportunities in the Moseley area please contact Moseley Community Development Trust's Volunteer Co-ordinator Naomi Hawkins by e-mail or by phone on 0121 449 6677


Making Gardening Headway
milonic Headway West Midlands has an operational base in the grounds of Moseley Hall Hospital on Alcester Road. This resource offers support and services to people with brain injury. The centre is staffed by fully trained personnel and is heavily reliant on the support of regular volunteer helpers. The centre provides users with a variety of activities and resources including drama, office skills, photography, creative literature and gardening. Community based activities include trips, outings and events, social activities, sports and recreational and educational visits. Staff at Headway work closely with other brain injury assessment and rehabilitation services, social workers and other professionals involved in client care plans. The Headway building nestles beside the pedestrian entrance to Moseley Hall Hospital. It is a modern single storey building with easy access for wheelchair users. In winter 2004 Moseley Community Development Trust's Volunteer Co-ordinator Naomi Hawkins approached Headway to see if they would be interested in developing their garden area at the front and side of their building. Headway's gardening group, consisting of clients, staff and volunteers, set about making plans to transform the small piece of garden area outside their building. There were initial worries about vandalism as the garden is situated next to a public right of way. Plants and shrubs had been vandalised in the past and this had often made the group reluctant to put any time and energy into working on the garden. The gardening group met every Wednesday and when weather allowed they spent hours preparing and renovating the tired looking garden areas. CSV's Run a Muck, which is based in the Moseley Community Development Trust building, donated a truck load of community compost. Moseley CDT's Volunteer Co-ordinator provided Headway with application forms to claim grants through CSV's Action Earth campaign. After months of dedicated hard work from the entire Headway gardening group, and with support of other Headway users, the land outside the building had been completely revitalised. There are a multitude of vibrant and iridescent colours that sweep the side wall of the building. This had once been a disregarded space. The main bed of flowers and shrubs form a large triangle of different textures, scents and colours that attract butterflies and bees. The bed separates the building from the public path and grass area. On the other side of the flower bed is a patio area where staff and clients sit out. The garden has proved an eye catching and attractive focus for both Headway users and passers-by that use the pathway through the hospital grounds. Contacts If you would like more information about Headway West Midlands you can make enquiries on 0121 442 4671 or email enquiries@headway-wm.org.uk To find out more about CSV's Run a Muck community composting scheme visit the CSV Run a Muck website or call them on 0121 449 1991 or 0121 328 5330 For more details on volunteering opportunities in the Moseley area please contact Moseley Community Development Trust's Volunteer Co-ordinator Naomi Hawkins by e-mail or by phone on 0121 449 6677
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Making Gardening Headway

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