Jason Savage and the Prince’s Trust Volunteers, Team 94, recently handed over their completed Community Project to the staff and residents from The Safe Harbour Residential Home, Bebington. The team have completely renovated the garden area for the residents so that they have a pleasant place to sit and enjoy with their relatives and visitors. Before the Prince’s Trust Volunteers renovated the garden area the only place visitors were able to sit outside, was in the car park. The residents are delighted with the garden and are looking forward to spending lots of time there.
There was a lot of work to be done to renovate the garden, the whole area had to be cleared of several tons of earth. The task was made even more challenging because the skips to remove the excess earth were unable to be delivered near to the building, the team had to remove the earth by the barrow load and push them up a hill to the skip. After removing all the earth, by hand, they then brought stone chippings to the garden, this time downhill! Many hours were spent working in some very unpleasant weather, but the team overcame the weather and worked through with determination until the job was finished. Jason and Jody, The Prince’s Trust Team Leaders, are very proud of the team’s efforts and are glad that the residents now have a lovely garden to enjoy.
The Prince’s Trust programme is a 12 week course to develop personal skills, working as part of a team within the local community. The course includes outdoor pursuits, work placement opportunities and a one week residential, leading towards a final presentation of the students’ achievements, at the end of the programme. If you are aware of a person who would like to develop their personal skills, working as part of a team within the community please contact Learner Services for details of how to join the course.