Over the last five years Down to Earth Stroud has grown considerably, allowing us to allocate gardeners dedicated to the Cheltenham area among others. Establishing these new gardeners and a collaboration between us and Cheltenham Borough Homes enabled us to start the Cheltenham Borough Homes Subsidised Gardening Assistance Scheme. This is a pilot scheme that allows 20 residents of Cheltenham to receive a subsidy on the cost of gardening work that they would otherwise unable to carry out due to age or ill health. This scheme is intended to be the first step towards establishing something similar to Down to Earth Stroud. If you are interested in local food-growing, gardening or horticulture in the Cheltenham area, or would like to find out more about the projects we do, feel free to get in touch with us on: 01242 802550 or send us an email to: info@downtoearthcheltenham.co.uk
To see what we've been doing in Stroud, visit: www.downtoearthstroud.co.uk