Everton FC have unveiled an award-winning sustainable garden through their Everton in the Community (EitC) charity. The Brickyard Garden made its debut at the Tatton Park RHS Flower Show, and has now been permanently rehomed at The People’s Place, a mental hub in Liverpool near to the Goodison Park Stadium.
The sustainable outdoor space will be used to grow produce and help residents learn new horticulture skills. It will also be used to support one-to-one therapy sessions, group counselling, outreach work and community events.
The design has been awarded a Royal Horticultural Society gold medal and also won the Best Terrace and Slim Space Garden at the Tatton Flower Show. The opening ceremony in its new city home was attended by designer Conal McGuire, EitC’s Jonathan Jones, and various Everton FC stakeholders.
Jonathan Jones, Senior Programme Manager at www.evertoninthecommunity.org commented: “We’re delighted and extremely grateful to host the Brickyard garden at The People’s Place. It’s such a welcome addition to our mental health and wellbeing hub and will serve many different purposes for our staff, participants and the local community.”
He added: “This sustainable outdoor space will bring a sense of calm and serenity to L4, help tackle issues of food insecurity and enable us to enhance our offering at EitC.”
Conal McGuire at Conal Studio, said: “It’s so rewarding to see the concept of the garden come to life. The last month has been a whirlwind, after winning a Royal Horticultural Society gold medal and Best Terrace and Slim Space Garden at Tatton and then relocating it to its new home at The People’s Place.”
He added: “It’s all worthwhile seeing first-hand how the garden will help to support and sustain the important work that takes place here for many years to come.”
Dr Naomi Maynard Feeding Liverpool added: “The garden looks fantastic; we are so excited to share it with Feeding Liverpool’s network in collaboration with EitC. This garden brings urban community food growing into the heart of L4, taking an important step towards everyone in Liverpool being able to grow, cook and eat good food in their local community.”
EitC is a leading sporting charity and has a variety of well-regarded outreach programmes. It was established in 1988 and has since earned a reputation for being prepared to get involved with pertinent social issues in the area.
It focuses on the wellbeing of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in society, helping them to improve their quality of life and gain the confidence to take new paths. The charity has helped young people to steer away from the pitfalls of crime and anti-social behaviour and find their way back to education, training, or employment.
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