This meeting will raise awareness about the health, social, environmental, educational and economic benefits of encouraging people to become involved in any form of horticultural, environmental or conservation activity.
If you work in Health and Social Care, Social Justice, Education or the Environment please make time to attend this event – share and exchange your knowledge and skills with others.
It will be demonstrated how such involvement enhances, improves and increases an individual's sense of place, personal awareness, health and well being.
Attendees will examine issues concerning poor mental health, anti social behaviour, isolation and exclusion. They will also look at the challenges encountered during the process of re-engagement in the community and consider the health, social, educational and vocational opportunities that horticulture and environmental activities can provide.
Successful inclusion is achieved by creating opportunities for participants within the wider community. Horticulture and Environmental activities are used as the main focus in helping to promote well being, collaborative problem solving, skills transference, choice, ownership and responsibility.
Adopting alternative approaches to education enables participants to develop and revise the skills that underpin individual development, clear communication, better understanding, self awareness and self confidence.
The overall aim is to ensure greater understanding of the benefits of engaging with nature, a more effective provision of service and greater opportunity for re-engaging excluded and isolated people within their own communities.
Location:
Lawn Community Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire
