Harefield Healing Garden News
We have been busy fundraising and planning the garden… Here’s some of what we’ve been up to:
Please support this super fundraiser, racing to raise money for the Harefield Healing Garden!
Norbert Biczo has chosen to run to raise money for the Harefield Healing Garden. Sunday 15th March 2020: Congratulations to Norbert, who completed the Victoria Park Half Marathon run today, raising £250 towards the Healing Garden. Luckily the event wasn't cancelled...
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We have received a £25,000 grant towards the building of the Healing Garden!
We are delighted to have been awarded a £25,000 grant from a private trust. This grant means that we can begin stage one of the garden construction this summer; the groundworks, including the paths, the structure of the boarders and flower beds. We are busy finalising...
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Kings College Hospital showed us the site for their exciting new rooftop garden project
We had the pleasure of meeting Transition Programme Manager Katy Child and Intensive care consultant Tom Best of Kings College Hospital, to take a look around their top-of-the-range new build ITU building, complete with its very own helipad and rooftop garden ...
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Local business Artemis donate their tree surgery skills to the garden
We are thrilled that the local community is so willing to support the Healing Garden. Local tree surgeons Artemis Tree Services, based in nearby Rickmansworth have very generously donated their skills to the site of what will become the Harefield Healing Garden, to...
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The Harefield Healing Garden appeal has officially Launched!
Thank you to everyone who came along to our launch party on Thursday evening. Special thanks to Dave Royston, Consultant Anaesthetist, for the fascinating talk on the history of Harefield Hospital and the healing effects of plants, and to James Smith and Jason Lock...
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Garden News May 2019
We asked leading landscape and garden designers Bowles & Wyer to take a fresh look at the design concept in the light of input from patients, their relatives, doctors, nurses, psychologists, and other hospital staff, and responses to the questionnaire drawn up...
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Garden News October 2018
Landscape Garden designers and contractors Bowles & Wyer agree to take on the project in Autumn 2018 bringing their expertise and experience in creating hospital gardens to the table. Working on Nicki Jackson’s original design for the Healing Garden, they have...
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2017 Garden news – Initial concept plan
In 2017 Rosie met with Garden Deisigner Nicki Jackson, to draw an initial concept plan for the Healing Garden. Armed with this plan Rosie presented her idea to the directors of Harefield and the RBH Charity agreed to support a proportion of the fundraising needed to...
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Alscot Lodge open garden 2020
Karen and Jim Eyre are kindly opening their beautiful garden for charity on Sunday 21st June 2020 2pm - 5pm. This is a beautifully designed garden with its fabulous planting and plenty to interest all. Head Gardener Richard Maskell will be on hand to offer advice at...
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Harefield Healing Garden Burns Night Ceilidh 2020
Drams were raised, sporrans were polished, lassies toasted, dosies do’ed, willows stripped, and homage paid to Rabbie Burns at our 2020 Burns Night Ceilidh. On Saturday 25th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2...
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The Harefield Healing Garden appeal has officially Launched!
Thank you to everyone who came along to our launch party on Thursday evening. Special thanks to Dave Royston, Consultant Anaesthetist, for the fascinating talk on the history of Harefield Hospital and the healing effects of plants, and to James Smith and Jason Lock...
read more
Harefield Healing Garden Launch Party!
Thursday 9th May 6pm – 7.30pm in the Concert Hall at Harefield Hospital Please join us from 6pm to hear all about our plans, view the Healing Garden designs and meet the team, followed by a drinks reception and a small exhibition of limited edition Botanical Art;...
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Burns Night Ceilidh
On Saturday 19th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2 listed Old Barn to hold a Burns Night Ceilidh. We had an amazing band, Craigievar (from four weddings and a funeral- back in the day) who ensured that no one...
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Alscot Lodge open garden
Jim and Karen Eyre kindly opened their fabulous gardens at Alscot Lodge near Princes Risborough in aid of the Harefield Healing Garden. This is a garden that had never previously been open to the public and as well as giving people a rare opportunity to see the...
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Chelsea Courtyard at the Chelsea Gardener Plants that Heal Exhibition
In May 2018 we held our second Plants that Heal exhibition, by courtesy of the Chelsea Gardener, who kindly lent us their stunning Chelsea Courtyard for our exhibition, and which was accepted as part of the Chelsea Fringe 2018 (coinciding with the Chelsea Flower...
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Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition Plants that Heal for the Healing Garden: In 2017 we held an exhibition of botanical art at Chenies Manor, courtesy of the owners, Boo and Charles Macleod Matthews. The theme was "Plants that Heal," and consultant Dave...
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Alscot Lodge open garden 2020
Karen and Jim Eyre are kindly opening their beautiful garden for charity on Sunday 21st June 2020 2pm - 5pm. This is a beautifully designed garden with its fabulous planting and plenty to interest all. Head Gardener Richard Maskell will be on hand to offer advice at...
read more
Harefield Healing Garden Burns Night Ceilidh 2020
Drams were raised, sporrans were polished, lassies toasted, dosies do’ed, willows stripped, and homage paid to Rabbie Burns at our 2020 Burns Night Ceilidh. On Saturday 25th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2...
read more
The Harefield Healing Garden appeal has officially Launched!
Thank you to everyone who came along to our launch party on Thursday evening. Special thanks to Dave Royston, Consultant Anaesthetist, for the fascinating talk on the history of Harefield Hospital and the healing effects of plants, and to James Smith and Jason Lock...
read more
Harefield Healing Garden Launch Party!
Thursday 9th May 6pm – 7.30pm in the Concert Hall at Harefield Hospital Please join us from 6pm to hear all about our plans, view the Healing Garden designs and meet the team, followed by a drinks reception and a small exhibition of limited edition Botanical Art;...
read more
Burns Night Ceilidh
On Saturday 19th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2 listed Old Barn to hold a Burns Night Ceilidh. We had an amazing band, Craigievar (from four weddings and a funeral- back in the day) who ensured that no one...
read more
Alscot Lodge open garden
Jim and Karen Eyre kindly opened their fabulous gardens at Alscot Lodge near Princes Risborough in aid of the Harefield Healing Garden. This is a garden that had never previously been open to the public and as well as giving people a rare opportunity to see the...
read more
Chelsea Courtyard at the Chelsea Gardener Plants that Heal Exhibition
In May 2018 we held our second Plants that Heal exhibition, by courtesy of the Chelsea Gardener, who kindly lent us their stunning Chelsea Courtyard for our exhibition, and which was accepted as part of the Chelsea Fringe 2018 (coinciding with the Chelsea Flower...
read more
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition
Chenies Manor Botanical Art Exhibition Plants that Heal for the Healing Garden: In 2017 we held an exhibition of botanical art at Chenies Manor, courtesy of the owners, Boo and Charles Macleod Matthews. The theme was "Plants that Heal," and consultant Dave...
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Fundraising news
Alscot Lodge open garden 2020
Karen and Jim Eyre are kindly opening their beautiful garden for charity on Sunday 21st June 2020 2pm - 5pm. This is a beautifully designed garden with its fabulous planting and plenty to interest all. Head Gardener Richard Maskell will be on hand to offer advice at...
read more
Please support this super fundraiser, racing to raise money for the Harefield Healing Garden!
Norbert Biczo has chosen to run to raise money for the Harefield Healing Garden. Sunday 15th March 2020: Congratulations to Norbert, who completed the Victoria Park Half Marathon run today, raising £250 towards the Healing Garden. Luckily the event wasn't cancelled...
read more
Harefield Healing Garden Burns Night Ceilidh 2020
Drams were raised, sporrans were polished, lassies toasted, dosies do’ed, willows stripped, and homage paid to Rabbie Burns at our 2020 Burns Night Ceilidh. On Saturday 25th January the Beacon school in Amersham kindly allowed us the use of their beautiful Grade 2...
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Team of three take on the Royal Parks Half Marathon in aid of The Healing Garden
Team of three, Louise, Catherine and Katy, volunteered their running legs to run the Royal Parks Half Marathon on Sunday 13th October in aid of the Healing Garden, raising £3,350 towards the garden. "Every penny in every pound will help us on our way, so we are very...
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We have received a £25,000 grant towards the building of the Healing Garden!
We are delighted to have been awarded a £25,000 grant from a private trust. This grant means that we can begin stage one of the garden construction this summer; the groundworks, including the paths, the structure of the boarders and flower beds. We are busy finalising...
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Ingleborough climb raised £406.50 in memory of Jessica Cook
A team of 9 completed the challenge from Jessica's mother's workplace, Johnsons Workwear, Manchester. Their youngest climber was Harry Holden aged 7. Inglebrough is the tallest of the 3 Yorkshire Peaks and despite some bad weather conditions they completed the climb...
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Rebekah Cook has raised funds for the Healing Garden in memory of her daughter Jessica
Rebekah Cook has very generously raised and donated £750 towards the Healing Garden from a 'dress down day' at her work in memory of her daughter, Jessica. "Jessica was cared for by the Harefield ITU team in 2016 aged 20. She had flu and this lead to heart failure. We...
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‘Throw a party in your Garden’ at Alscot Lodge raises £125 for the Healing Garden
Karen & Jim Eyre invited members of their local W.I to visit their fabulous garden at Alscot Lodge. This is the third time they have generously opened their garden and donated all funds raised to the Harefield Healing Garden of which they are brilliant supporters...
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All funds raised to go to the Harefield Healing Garden; a restricted appeal of the
All funds raised to go to the Harefield Healing Garden; a restricted appeal of the