Green Minds offers sessions of gardening and growing produce at our allotments, encouraging people with personal experiences of mental health difficulties to become involved in outdoor gardening activities, learn new skills and meet others.

What service users can gain from coming along:

• Gentle exercise

• Increased time outdoors

• Learn about the benefits of growing your own

• Learn about different types of plants and vegetation

• Benefit from a calming, quiet environment

• Building new friendships within the community

• Meet others with mental health difficulties

• Learn about garden/allotment design

• Improve your wellbeing

• Talk about mental health

• Improved sense of self-worth

• Build your confidence

Locations and Groups:

Leamington Spa 

• Men’s Group held every Tuesday, 10am-12pm  

• Mixed Group held every Wednesday 10am-12pm. 

• The Leamington Allotment is at Northumberland Road Allotments, Leamington Spa, CV32 6HB. 

Stratford upon Avon 

• Held every Monday, 11.15am-1.15pm (Winter Times: 11.15am-12.15pm)  

• The Stratford-upon-Avon Allotment is at Lifeways Therapy Centre, 30 Albany Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6PG. 

Would you like to attend?

Please send a message to melanie.campbell@springfieldmind.org.uk or call 01789 298615 saying what venue and day you would prefer. You will then receive a message to confirm your place.

There are a very limited number of spaces available due to latest Government restrictions.

For more information about the groups and for how they have adapted to updated COVID guidelines, please go to their website here.