Plympton Gardeners Association has made a donation of £500 to the charity Friends and Families of Special Children.
The charity provides training and information for parents of children with disabilities as well as a range of activities for the children and their siblings.
Friends and Families was adopted by the gardeners as their chosen cause in 2020 and the recent presentation represents funds raised by their members, primarily through plant sales and selected weeks running the coffee bar at Harewood House.
The presentation was made by PGA chairman John Gilding and secretary Carol Penhallurick to Tim Tod from Friends and Families at Harewood House during the PGA’s AGM meeting in February. At the same meeting members and visitors listened to a talk on ‘Wildlife Friendly Gardening’ by Ben Candlin.
The group’s next meeting is at 7.30pm on March 3, again in Harewood House where there will be a talk about the restoration of Saltram Gardens by Martin Stott. Non members are welcome to attend and there is a small admission charge on the door.
The PGA’s next major event will be their Spring Show at Harewood House on March 19 which will be opened at 1.30pm by Lord Mayor Cllr Terri Beer. More details and a show schedule can be seen on the group’s website at plymptongardeners.com
The Spring Show will be the group’s only ‘open’ show this year; their summer show in August is changing to a closed show for members’ only exhibits, although the public will still be able to go along and see the bench displays as usual.
(Story courtesy of Plympton Podcast)
