Posts by Carlyn Kilpatrick

With February just around the corner, Carlyn is preparing to co-host an exploratory meeting with Nigel Boldero, Chair of Trustees for The Papillon Project, to discuss the possibility of setting up a ‘Green Care Hub’ for Norfolk.  The idea is that the Hub would be a network bringing together projects, organisations and people involved in…

With the prospect of some Winter days ahead, which many people find challenging, now is the perfect time for us to harness our energies and take a cue from nature by resting and restoring – ready for the Spring – much like animals hibernating through the Winter, replenishing their energy through sleep.   We are…

The Nurture Project team was treated to a glorious Autumn day for our recent Open Afternoon; a rather grey and dreary morning transforming into blue skies and sunshine just in time for our visitors to arrive at our headquarters near Fakenham. The welcome weather gave us the chance to showcase our horticultural therapy work in…

The Nurture Project has recently welcomed two new hives of bees into its woods.  We have been told by the beekeeper that they have settled really well into their new home with lots of vegetation for them to forage from, and we are confident that the project’s walled garden and ephemeral pond will benefit from…

The Plant Lovers Day at Creake Abbey on the 25th May was a resounding success for all involved – there were plenty of people in attendance on a gloriously sunny day and the event had been brilliantly organised, as always, by the team at Creake Abbey.  Proceeds from the day were gratefully received by the…

The Nurture Project is thrilled that Norfolk County Council have accredited the project as a Day Service Opportunities Provider. This will mean that local people living with mild to moderate mental ill health can now access the project through their personal health budgets. Personal health budgets are a way of offering individuals with long term…