Swaffham Newsletter

Rugby Players Pass On Some Love
Swaffham Rugby Team celebrated Valentine’s Day at
Meadow House Nursing Home.
Residents at Meadow House Nursing Home in
Swaffham, Norfolk, were treated to a fun surprise
visit on Valentine’s Day when the Swaffham Men’s
Rugby Club arrived to present gift to the residents.
The team arrived at the home and each brought red
roses for residents, as well as the staff.
Garden Science Trust
Garden Science Trust is a small educational charity based
at the Green Britain Centre, where we work very closely
with the staff growing organic fruit and vegetables in
the large productive demonstration garden.
The team stayed for a good while into the evening
chatting and sharing their kindness and gifts
with residents. In keeping with the charm of the
occasion, they even performed a song for the ladies
in the main lounge.
Maria Seitan, Manager at Meadow House
commented: “They say that sharing is caring and
we want to thank the team from the bottom of our
hearts for visiting us on this special day and share
their time with everyone here at the home.
”At the end of their visit the rugby club promised
to return. “We are very much looking forward
to having them back here at Meadow House”
continued Maria. “The smiles on our residents’
faces really said it all! It was a lovely visit and we
would like to thank our activities coordinator,
Belinda, for making this visit happen.”
For more information about Meadow House Nursing
Home’s residential, respite and day care services,
visit the home on Norwich Rd, Swaffham PE37 8DD
or telephone: 01760 725146.
We work mainly with adults with learning difficulties
or those with other barriers to education and
employment. We teach horticulture, craft, art and
science basic skills and knowledge to encourage
independent living skills, social skills as well as
encouraging interests in as many areas as possible.
In 2017 Garden Science Trust is also going to be involved
in the Town Team’s initiative Pride in Breckland and
the Swaffham in Bloom work. We are very pleased
to have secured funding of £2,000 from the Tesco’s
Bag for Life scheme with which we will be running
a Blooming Roadshow for the next few months. We
hope to be working with local schools making seed
bombs, sowing seeds and encouraging local children
to grow flowers, beautify their local environment,
take responsibility for their form and the urgent need
to grow bee friendly plants throughout the year.
We are also going to be hosting a yarn bomb event
at the Iceni Community Centre, which will be timed
to coincide with the judging of the Swaffham in
Bloom competition, so would be very pleased to
involve as many local knitters, crocket experts and
crafter as possible. 2016’s Yarn Bomb at the Green
Britain Centre was really fun for everyone who
was involved, so we would like to repeat that huge
success this time.
Anyone interested in our work, or who would like
to host a Blooming Roadshow event or make some
items for the yarn bomb, please contact us via our
office number 01760 726746 or our Facebook page
Garden Science Trust.
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