the greenhouse project

Since it started in October 2010 the GreenHouse has been getting a lot of attention.  The GreenHouse aims to provide a worthwhile alternative to traditional day service opportunities for people with learning disabilities.  Offering a variety of work related skills, as well as developing living skills, the GreenHouse is working with people to encourage independence, self reliance and employability.

From the start the GreenHouse has been fortunate to get help from a number of organisations including staff from British Gas who helped clear the land required for the allotment, shoppers at Waitrose in Portswood, young people from the Chatterbox (Hedge End, West End and Botley youth council), staff from HCC Manor Farm Country Park, Groundworks Solent, Eastleigh Borough Council and especially GE Aviation at Hamble who have made donations of money and materials as well as volunteer hours.  We are very grateful for all of this support.

And now we are embarking on the next stage of development of the GreenHouse - a new building (pictured left).

We have been very lucky to secure funding from BAA Communities Trust which will cover a large part of the cost.  We are also fortunate to be receiving support from local building company Foreman Homes. They have been instrumental in drawing up plans and getting the Centre's grounds surveyed.  The plans have been drawn up by HGP Architects of Wickham at no cost and the grounds were surveyed by Encompass Surveys of Fair Oak.  Encompass director Steve Hall said "great place, great cause, good project and absolutely no question we will provide our services free of charge and asap".

Staff from Southampton Airport at Eastleigh will be invited to come along to the Centre in the Spring to help carry out some preparatory work. 

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