Celebrating Success: Open Garden 2024
Following the success of last years event, our recent Open Garden 2024 was another testament to the vibrant community and transformative work we do here at The Red Shed. Blessed with a beautiful day of sunshine, the garden was in full bloom providing a…
Debunking Myths: The Transformative Power of The Red Shed
Here at The Red Shed we have encountered many misconceptions about the abilities of those living with dementia. “What’s the point of a garden club if they have dementia? They can’t do a lot, and will they remember what they have done?” This question…
TWIG – giving international support to The Red Shed
This month we have had the privilage of being nominated as a Charity for the year for Toulouse Womens International Group aka TWIG. Toulouse Women’s International Group (TWIG) aims to provide a diverse range of social, cultural, and sporting activities for its members of women…
Including refugees and asylum seekers in our volunteering community
We have been very lucky at The Red Shed to include an asylum seeker in our volunteer team. Maha came from Sudan where she was a teacher. She travelled to the UK and while she was waiting for her application for residency, she wanted…
JANUARY JOB LISTS….
January is a quiet time in the garden but it is a time of planning and looking to the future – We have made a list of events we would like to run this year, including a Quiz Night, Open Gardens, Plant Sale and…
Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time!!
Through December we have run Craft goups for Red Shedders, their families and our Friends at the Irish Network. We also had a get together for our volunteer team to say a BIG thankyou for their hard work commitment and support this year. Then…
Dementia Friendly Stevenage
This year we have been having a great time working with the Stevenage Mayor as one of her chosen charities. We have been raising money, raising our profile along with that of all the dementia services in the town…but most excitingly of all we…
Introducing our newest member of staff…….
In a world often consumed by negative news and headlines it has been a breath of fresh airfor me to stumble across The Red Shed; a haven of possibility and warmth nestled withinour local community. The Red Shed was a place, until recently, I…
Young Volunteers
This month we were really pleased to work with the Family Volunteering Club who encourage children under 5 to volunteer. A group of young volunteers and their Mums came to The Red Shed and helped with a few tasks around our garden. They were…
Better Together………
We are really pleased to team up with Hertswise to grow our Carers Cafe and build on the service we offer. We launch our new look Cafe on 1st August. We will continue to meet once a month and provide support, respite and information…
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