Papworth Trust welcomes seed funding

Published by Sarj for Papworth Trust in Communities and also in Education, Environment, Health

Papworth Trust has received a generous donation that will help clients in the Gardening Group at its Centre based in Cambridge.

The £1,000 cheque was from Weymans funeral services in Cambridge, who have offered to sponsor the Group.

The money will go towards building a vegetable garden for clients at the Centre to use. Clients will learn about how to arrange hanging baskets; where vegetables come from before they arrive at a supermarket; and looking after your garden.

John Aves, manager of Papworth Trust’s Centre in Cambridge, said: “We’re delighted to have received this donation from Weymans.

There are many benefits to the Gardening Group from promoting a healthy lifestyle to cooking the produce that the clients will grow.”

The cheque is the second donation from Weymans to the Papworth Trust Centre. Last year, money was donated after clients at the Centre said that they would like a Nintendo Wii for everyone to use.

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Papworth Trust is passionate about supporting disabled people. Each year the Trust helps over 17,000 people from the East of England and beyond through a wide range of services covering Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation, Housing, Personal support, and Learning for Life and Work.

The Trust also works with the Government, employers, service providers and commissioners to promote disability equality and good practice.

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Please note that Papworth Trust is an independent disability charity and is unconnected with the Papworth Hospital NHS Trust.