Flourish Community Garden

When we applied for Innovation funding we were in the early stages of planning our project to reinvigorate an unused community garden within Frimley Lodge Park to be known as “Flourish”. 

The space/garden was already there (see photo below) but wasn't being used currently. We felt this type of space was needed both for the Surrey Heath Borough community, and voluntary organisations especially at the time of applying (in 2021) and coming through the Covid-19 pandemic. We hoped it would help ease some of the mental health issues and isolation that have been exacerbated over the pandemic years, as well as supporting our younger, older and more vulnerable residents to find enjoyment in an outdoor setting.

We had already made contact with a few different organisations one being “Surrey Heath Young Onset Dementia Service” to use the space in a way which suits their clients. We hoped that this garden could become a safe space for all local residents.

We had ambitions for this to be the start of something bigger, that we could potentially have more gardening spaces out there for the community to be involved in. If you're local why not come a long and see how the garden looks today - Visit Frimley Lodge Park