The STIGA team are proud to announce that they have donated a number of products to Growing Space through their We Care That You Care campaign!
Growing Space is a charity working with people with mental health issues, learning disabilities and people who are neuro-diverse. At Mardy Park Resource Centre, in Abergavenny, the team are engaged in gardening and tending the grounds of the centre. They are aged 19 to 90 and care for the gardens through maintaining borders, grass cutting, hedge cutting, fruit and vegetable production and propagation of the plants used in the gardens.
The grounds are enjoyed by the team, their families (on open days, they raise funds for Nursing charities under the National Garden Scheme) the residents of the 8-bed residential unit which is used for the rehabilitation of older people recovering from hospital stays and a palliative beds, social services staff based at the centre and members of the public who use the grounds. The team are very proud of all their hard work and dedication.
Jim Quinn of Growing Space, stated, “The generous gift from STIGA will enable more of the volunteers to engage in a wider variety of tasks. The lightweight battery-powered machinery will help democratise the tasks available to team members who had been previously denied the opportunity because of the weight of petrol tools or clunky design, for example, pull cords on petrol tools. The team were chuffed to be awarded the excellent STIGA tools and they are enjoyed daily by the team. The lightweight tools have also allowed older volunteers and women to get involved. The team pride themselves on their Green credentials, winning a Green Flag Award, and the tools are greatly appreciated.”
The project provides meaningful activity through horticultural engagement seeking to combat social isolation and loneliness and to improve the health and well-being of the volunteers. Growing Space provides accredited training in horticulture and helps those who wish it, find employment or further training.
The products were kindly delivered for free by Monnow Mowers. Jason Sanders established Monnow Mowers 25 years ago and has since fortified the business on a reputation of first-class service trusted by local Monmouth residents and commercial businesses alike.
Covering all of Monmouth and the surrounding areas, they offer a wide range of gardening tools and mowers.
Jason Sanders said, “Monnow Mowers & Machinery Ltd are proud to have been a part of this initiative. We hope that everyone at Growing Space enjoy using this new equipment, kindly donated by Stiga. When delivering the tools, It was a pleasure to meet some of the staff at Growing Space who work hard to provide such great support for the community.”
The STIGA and Mountfield products donated were:
Collector 136e Lawn Mower
VS 100e Blower/Vac
MM2605 5-in-1 Multi-Tool
MBL 270V Blower
Amanda Kincaid, UK STIGA Marketing Manager said, “We are so pleased to donate our products to the Growing Space team. The Mardy Park gardeners obviously love what they do and their joy is given back to the community tenfold. We hope that these STIGA tools will help them to continue with the wonderful work that they do.”
The ‘We Care, That You Care’ campaign embodies the STIGA passion for nature and the pledge towards a more sustainable future. The goal? To support 90 community garden groups throughout the UK, honouring each year of the 90th anniversary, by empowering others with innovative, eco-friendly garden products.
How to get involved
If you are responsible for any non-profit, community group or charity that looks after a green space and would like to receive products from STIGA’s innovative, eco-friendly garden product range…for free, then simply register on the wecare.stigauk.com website.
The STIGA judging panel will assess your application along with your social engagement tokens. You will be notified if you are successful, stating the free products that will be donated to your community group.
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