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Pop the kettle on and settle down with a cuppa to read what our Mental Health charity based in Bath has been up to...



New Volunteer Group launched
On October 21st 2023, we launch our new Volunteer session at the Walled Garden for those who had expressed a desire to help in the garden...
Grow for Life
Oct 21, 2023


"I feel a lot better and more confident"
Grab a cuppa and have a read of Ian's* story. It's just one example of how Grow for Life is making a difference to the mental health and...
Grow for Life
Oct 20, 2022


Apple Day
Apple Day event in Bath with Grow for Life charity
Grow for Life
Oct 17, 2022


Genesis Trust group
This week was our last session with the Genesis Trust group, and we made sure to get out in the sunshine! The group did an amazing job...
Grow for Life
Jul 21, 2022


Lift Off
It was 'potato lifting week' at the Walled Garden at Newton St Loe. Our founder led the group of volunteers and new gardeners in digging...
Grow for Life
Jul 8, 2022


Harvest
Today our Thursday Social and Therapeutic group we returned to our Walled Garden in Newton St Loe for our second potato harvest; this...
Grow for Life
Jun 28, 2022


Continuing to Grow
Our church partnership with St Philip’s church, St Martins school and Grow for Life continues to grow… Most of the morning was spent in...
Grow for Life
Jun 28, 2022


Welcome to Genesis
This week we welcomed our Genesis Trust group to the Grow for Life Walled Garden. The team helped us to plant beans, and worked in pairs...
Grow for Life
Jun 24, 2022


Veg Galore
Our Partnership group working out of St Martin’s School with St Philips & St James church continues to flourish. Our volunteers have been...
Grow for Life
Jun 24, 2022


Growth and Change
Our return to the Walled Garden in Newton St Loe this Thursday was just brilliant, so much had grown and changed since our last visit....
Grow for Life
Jun 23, 2022


Propagating and Potting
Our second horticultural therapy session with the Genesis Trust group this afternoon - first off we found some outdoor shade! We then...
Grow for Life
Jun 16, 2022


Foundations and Future
Grow for Life is taking some time to reflect on where it is now heading after being founded more than seven years ago. We started this...
Grow for Life
Jun 14, 2022


Railway Flowers
Thursday afternoon saw a group from the Genesis trust join us for some horticultural therapy. They chose flowers from the greenhouse and...
Grow for Life
Jun 10, 2022


The Botanical
This week our social and therapeutic gardening group were out and about in the Botanical gardens of Victoria Park. With the recent rain...
Grow for Life
Jun 9, 2022


Flowers for Life
Our final Flowers for Life session, planting up hanging baskets for display at Bath Royal United Hospital. We put striking gaura 'sparkle...
Grow for Life
May 30, 2022


What a difference a month makes...
What a difference a month makes. Our social and therapeutic gardening group returned to the Walled garden our May visit, and for many it...
Grow for Life
May 27, 2022


Fairfield House
This Thursday we were we were enthusiastically welcomed at Fairfield House, a local community centre. The GFL team made a huge visual...
Grow for Life
May 19, 2022


Graduation Day
Congratulations to all our City & Guilds Level 1 Horticulture class today—they passed! Week 12 our last session, started with assessments...
Grow for Life
May 17, 2022


Good Gym
We welcomed a bright, energetic team of volunteers from @goodgym to the Walled Garden this weekend. Their help was invaluable to us. As a...
Grow for Life
May 16, 2022


A Spring Clear
Our social and therapeutic gardening group were back at Bridgemead Care home this week. A little more clearance and throwing, than...
Grow for Life
May 13, 2022
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