Leisure Charities That specialise in Gardening

NEWway Project was set up in 2013 in order to support the rising numbers of homeless people in the London Borough of Newham. Our team works alongside specialist support agencies, local churches and hundreds of local volunteers to provide three core services: NEWdawn - a winter night shelter, NEWday - year round daytime support services, and NEWlife - gardening workshops for local rough sleepers.

The advancement of the arts, horticulture and environmental protection or improvement, particularly but not exclusively by promoting the cultivation and conservation of rare and endangered plant species of the world and the use of sculpture within natural and cultivated landscapes.

To improve people's mental health, physical health and wellbeing through the provision of nature based activities in horticulture, gardening, environmental conservation, heritage skills, arts and craft, woodworking and education.

Encouragement and General advancementof science and practice of agriculture and horticulture in the widest sense delivered through an annual show

Provision of education, training, support to adults with mental health problems and learning disabilities through the provision of workshop based employment together with horticultural activities and leisure activities taking place throughout the North East of England. The charity helps adults to regain mainstream employment and volunteering opportunities and provides support to aid recovery.

To improve standard of agriculture & horticulture in West Dorset and surrounding area by promoting improvement in breeding of livestock, promotion and organisation of agricultural show, ploughing matches and other competitions associated with agriculture, promotion of West Dorset agriculture to the public. To provide education in agriculturally related issues. To award bursaries to local students.

Green Synergy is a Lincoln based charity, which uses the positive medium of gardening to help people come together to socialise, learn and thrive. Our work is focused in Lincoln's most disadvantaged communities and with isolated and vulnerable groups.

(1) providing scholarships to Beneficiaries to learn about the practices and techniques employed in different parts of the world and to develop best-practices based upon this learning; and(2) providing a forum for the exchange and dissemination of information among Beneficiaries about agricultural, horticultural, fishing and countryside management best practices and related information.

The Charity's objectives are to promote the general advancement of agricultural forestry and horticulture through providing exhibitions, technical education and scientific investigations and other such means. This is achieved mainly through the annual one day show, this provides education and training in all aspects of farming, cultivation and management of land and allied trades.

Pipeline provides a number of free services such as detached youth work provision within Thanet wards. Education program within schools on STI's, drugs and alcohol, self esteem. A single decker bus that provides mobile youth provision in local estates, Community Action Gardening Teams for the Elderly, Befriending projects and crime prevention working with the local government and the police.

Restoration and preservation of 5 acre walled garden.Horticultural education and training, particularly for young persons and those with learning or physical disabilities.

Church and Community working with all ages/all sections of community. Working with children/young people in clubs/groups/events. Operating through OASIS Centre, Gardens & the Edge, Church meetings, Community cafes, Toddlers Group, Creative arts/crafts groups, Children's/Youth clubs, Elderly, Therapeutic Gardening, Social Enterprise work, Food Poverty Project, Befriending, Refugees, Homeless.

To make grants and donations to individuals and institutions as they see fit. The Trustees will have due regard to the late Lady Scott's interest in horticulture as well as the arts.

Cultivate London provides youth training in a practical horticulture setting; we run a social enterprise, whereby all income generated by horticultural activities and landscaping services is directed back towards running the enterprise. This then allows us to continue to provide work and training for the young people with whom we work.

To prmote and advance for the benefit of the public, agriculture, horticulture and forestry and to promote the improvement of livestock and prevention and eradication of diseases in animals useful to humankind and in particular in the area of Cardigan and District.

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONG DISADVANTAGED AND/OR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF A FARM PROVIDING TRAINING AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, HOME-CRAFTS, COUNTRY LIFE AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE PROVISION, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME.

HighGround provides Service Leavers, Reservists and Veterans with advice and practical support about jobs and careers in the land-based sector and a Horticultural Therapy service at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall.

To offer a means related counselling service for children, young people, families and other members of the community. We will also offer a support community cafe provision where anyone will be able to access support groups, workshops and advice with no charge. A garden area is also available for activities such as bushcraft, woodwork and gardening.

The Charity manages Middle Street Resource Centre, Beeston, where we provide, and are developing a widening range of support services for people suffering from mental ill-health, social exclusion or other social disadvantages. These include therapeutic activities such as music, crafts and gardening, and courses provided by Nottingham College and other educational and training bodies.

The promotion of horticulture and floriculture by the holding of an annual show on the Sandringham Estate for the benefit of the public for the exhibition of flowers, fruit and vegetables and by such other means as the Trustees may from time to time think fit, and to distribute to charities, chosen annually by the Society, all funds held by the Society that are surplus to requirements.

Brighton Permaculture Trust:- runs 40 courses a year in permaculture, fruit growing, horticulture, sustainable design and building- runs community events celebrating the seasons - plants traditional orchards for communities and schools- manages 4 organic orchards in Brighton- provides volunteering opportunities for over 350 volunteers

Millennium Farm Trust provides supported work and training opportunities and programmes in agriculture, horticulture and rural skills for adults with additional needs, people recovering their mental health or those with an acquired brain injury at Depden Care Farm, their six acre care smallholding in Suffolk.

Boaz exists to provide an excellent day services facility in Hampshire, midway Andover and Winchester, with related horticultural and other opportunities at which adults with learning disabilities may come together to be valued and productive. Its purpose is to give dignity and confidence in a happy, safe and supportive Christian environment enabling greater independence and social inclusion.

Work for the benefit and to meet the specific needs of the local community; champion allotment gardening and to promote and support local food; preserve & promote our grade 2* listed heritage site; respect, conserve & enhance the natural environment

Providing activities for children, young people and adults in order to have fun, meet friends, learn new skills, visit new places by participating in sports, arts and crafts, cookery, photography, performing arts, singing, dancing, gardening, games, quizzes, history, heritage, day trips, residentials, engaging with the community and programmes to promote independence and life skills.