Fundraising Gala

Our Fundraising Gala was held on Saturday 20th January 2024. It raised £2500 to help us make accessibility improvements at our Community Garden.

We’ll update you soon about how the funds will be used.

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Event Sponsors

We are extremely grateful to the following local organisations for sponsoring our Fundraising Gala.

Headline Sponsor - Sylvan restaurant

Secondary Sponsor - West of Scotland Housing Association

Event Sponsor - Exact Eyecare

Event Sponsor - LUC

Special thanks also goes to Hobs Repro and Soul Food Sisters for their in-kind support of the event.

And thanks to all the local businesses who donated raffle prizes, including:

Our vision is to build Woodlands into an attractive and creative community where people connect with each other and thrive. Central to this is our Community Garden on West Princes Street. The garden has twice been named the Best Community Garden in the UK, winning praise for our successful integration of social wellbeing and the environment.

The Community Garden is now 13 years old and some of its original infrastructure is in need of a refresh. Since the pandemic the profile of the garden users has changed, and we’re seeing more people with mobility and other access needs coming to the garden to improve their health and wellbeing. There’s also been a real expansion in our early years work and with families with pre-school age children. The garden’s original design didn’t fully take account of accessibility needs, and we are working with disability experts to advise us on improvements we can make.

Funds raised at the gala will enable the garden to continue to grow and be used by people of all ages, backgrounds and mobilities.