Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust has been helping Pilton Equalities Project to create a new Health & Wellbeing community garden at their West Pilton base, and the new garden is getting into good shape after a series of planting and growing sessions.
ELGT recieived funding from the Health & Inequalities Standing Group to provide community gardening in areas of disadvantage to enable an improvement in health and wellbeing.
The community garden was funded by the City of Edinburgh Council Health & Social Care and NHS Lothian as gardens have proved to make a significant contribution in helping improve the physical and mental health of the participants. The project enabled the services users to get involved in making a physical improvement and develop new skills. This in turn generates a feeling of being valued and increases the confidence in the participants.
To read more about ELGT’s community gardens projects please click here.
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