Community Wellbeing: Gardening Skills for All
Course overview
Weekdays at Merrist Wood College.
If you have a keen interest in gardening and would like to learn some new horticultural skills whilst getting active and meeting new people, then you might enjoy being part of the Gardening Group at Merrist Wood College, set in the beautiful Surrey countryside.
Join a community of like-minded people who enjoy working outdoors and looking after the environment.
This is one of our Community Wellbeing courses.
Our Community Wellbeing programme offers a series of FREE, government-funded courses to develop skills, knowledge, confidence and improve mental wellbeing for adults. Participation can help those managing mental health conditions that have a mild-moderate impact on their day-to-day lives.
You need to be aged 19 or over (at the start of the course) AND:
- employed and earning an annual salary of less than £25,000 or
- unemployed, in receipt of state benefits and looking for work
- have a social or emotional difficulty or challenges with mental health or emotional wellbeing
You will learn how to create and maintain gardens for pleasure, relaxation and wildlife.
You will need an interest in gardening and working outdoors.
All participants will need to provide their own appropriate outdoor clothing, protective footwear and gardening gloves.
Alternatively enrol by phone quoting OC02CP0A097Q
Meet the tutors
We want our learners to feel welcome, safe and at ease when attending our classes, especially if this is your first time attending an adult education class or if you're coming back to education after a break.
If you're interested in one of courses, meet our tutors first! You'll see they have similar passions and interests and, most importantly, the right qualifications to help you make the most of your time and money.
