Missenden Walled Garden is an award-winning charity – empowering adults with autism and learning disabilities (our members) to transform their lives through Social Therapeutic Horticulture and community engagement. As a commissioned provider for Adult Social care, we hold a quality assured, ‘5-Star Excellent’ service rating from Buckinghamshire Council.
We support our fifty plus members through teamwork, personal development, community engagement and social inclusion. Our focus is gardening and the outdoor environment.
We do this with a dedicated and passionate team of staff and volunteers. Working together, we support our local community with our gardening skills; along with providing horticultural services, such as: planting and maintaining a 10-acre site for Missenden Abbey (our home), and growing fruit & vegetables for their kitchens. We also have a seasonal plant and produce stall, ‘Pop up and Grow’ which is run by our staff, members, and volunteers. We produce honey and apple juice, propagate plants and prepare craft items. Our additional enrichment opportunities involve beekeeping, the arts, music, dance, bushcraft, sports, and community visits.
Opening times:
Please contact us directly if you would like to come and visit.
If you would like to support us at present, the best way to do so would be with a donation (please see our DONATE section). If you did wish to purchase our plants and other produce, such as: pressed apple juice, honey and seasonal floristry items, please do contact us in advance, so that we can plan safely.
Data protection:
We take your privacy and the protection of the data we hold very seriously. You can read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy here. If you have questions or concerns then please contact us.
Key charity personnel for First Aid and Data Protection:
- First Aid Trained: Our employed care team are first aid trained
- Data protection. Our Data Controller is Janet Oldknow – admin@missendenwalledgarden.org
Referrals:
Our referral form for members can be downloaded here
Can you help us?
Demand for our services is increasing and we now need to develop our site and extend the work we do. Can you offer support on the following?
- Volunteering: We would be delighted to speak with you if you have time to volunteer within the garden Monday to Friday, or if you could help in our fundraising activities at other times.
- Transforming our infrastructure: We are delighted to announce that this much needed project is underway with outline design plans.
Please contact us to if you are able to help in any way.
Donate via Just Giving: https://www.justgiving.com/missendenwalledgarden
Our team:
- Kyle, Clare, Colette, Zoe, Dave, Caro, Melanie, Caroline, Gayle, Jenny and Gill; along with a wonderful team of additional staff and volunteers ensure our members receive a rich variety of support and engagement.
- Janet, and Jane provide us with all our essential finance and administrative support.
Our history:
The Walled Garden was run by Buckinghamshire Council as a centre for adults with disabilities but threatened with closure in 2017. A dedicated and passionate group of parents and local supporters stepped in to save the centre and create our wonderful charity.
Annual reports:
Please see the link here to our Charities Commission page for all our reporting:
https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5095441