After far too long, at last I write again. Amidst the desolate and ransacked landscape of the NHS, a few shoots of new and fresh green life are starting to emerge. Today was one of them.
After a morning of heavy rain, a week-long teapot crisis, a month-long effort to turn an almost bare patch of soil into an vibrant, nurturant and tranquil space, and a three-year long effort to get greencare off the ground - it all came together this afternoon.
Thanks to dozens of people who have been working tirelessly, energetically, creatively and because they feel an absolute passion for 'doing mental health differently'. And thanks of course to the BIG Lottery which has awarded us (as ExclusionLink) a grant to set it all up at Wexham Nursery, through its EcoMinds programme with Mind.
I'm too tired to try to put the atmosphere into words, but here's a few photos to try saying it...
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The 'cake of the yurt' which was cut at 5pm
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| Somebody said 'it looks like Baby Jesus is missing' - so we found one! |
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| Come this way, to the willow circle... |
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| Where the wishes grow on trees |
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| Like this one, which has a certain appeal for us... |
And a lot of information ended up in the programme - so it's uploaded
here for you can see more of what went on...
More later. Goodnight - and thank you all!
