Shenley Wood Village’s Sensory Garden
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With the very welcome news that the fence could be removed, our ambition was re-ignited and a revised layout drawing was produced, embracing the potential of extending into the wider garden area.
This news opened the possibility, which had been our ambition all along of making the garden accessible, not only for residents but also for the wider community, to anyone in need of a tranquil setting, where they can benefit from a combination of all the sensory elements of hearing, seeing, touching and smelling.
With hope and determination closely intertwined, we set about our task of portraying our proposals. In order to provide clarity, a model was produced showing the relationship of elements both salvaged and re-sited, to examine their effect and to stimulate and persuade further exploration of elements within the garden.
The production of the model had the desired effect. More and more people became interested; this was something they could see was going to happen!
That determination received a very welcome boost with a poll of all apartments returning a majority of more than 97% in favour of the proposal!
There was only one question remaining: where were we going to get the money for such an ambitious proposal?
The launch of our fundraising programme witnessed letters to local businesses, clubs, and societies, including Masonic Lodges, Rotary Clubs and The Lions, together with any available local and national grants.
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