The Red Shed WGC – (S)heds Up!
Sheds Up, Pathways Underway, and a New Community Taking Shape There’s a real sense of momentum at The Red Shed – Welwyn Garden City. Over the past few weeks, our new garden at Watchlytes Primary School has taken a huge step forward, with both…
The Red Shed – Welwyn Garden City
Breaking Ground on a New Dementia‑Friendly Garden If you’re new to The Red Shed, welcome. We’re a Hertfordshire charity offering dementia‑friendly horticultural therapy and wellbeing activities — calm, creative, nature‑based workshops designed to help people living with dementia, and their carers, feel connected, confident…
Staying Safe in the Heat: Important Advice for Our Community
Hertfordshire is expecting an exceptional spell of hot and humid weather, with temperatures in the shade likely to exceed 37°C for two to three days. Nights will also remain very warm, reducing the body’s ability to recover. These conditions can be challenging for everyone…
A note from our Founder…
Having no idea about where to start with my final blog, I thought I would go right back to the very beginning.I was between jobs with no real plan about what I was going to do, but I was full of energy and had…
Gardening Indoors: Beating the Winter Blues at The Red Shed
Winter’s shorter days and unpredictable weather can make it harder to get outside, but that doesn’t mean gardening has to stop! At The Red Shed, we embrace indoor activities that keep us connected to nature and support our wellbeing, even when we’re spending more…
2024 – A Christmas to Remember!
This years Christmas Party was our biggest one yet! Our Red Shed participants, friends and families all got together to celebrate the season. We had a band (from Singing for the Brain), Bingo, a raffle and food galore! Our biggest gift was a wonderful…
Could you be the next member of The Red Shed team?
We are looking for a CEO and a Garden Operations Manager to lead The Red Shed through our plans for growth and expansion and to oversee the continued smooth running of our successful site in Stevenage, The role and person specifications are below. If…
Growing Connections
At the Red Shed, we are proud to have built international connections that inspire and broaden our horizons. Recently, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Stevenage Kadoma Link to our garden, along with some special guests from Kadoma, Zimbabwe. It was a fantastic…
Stakeholder Input
At The Red Shed, we believe in making our garden a placed shaped by the people who use it. Our Stakeholders – participants, carers, volunteers, workshop leaders, trustees and supporters – all have a voice in deciding what happens here. We encourage everyone to…
Boro Bygones – Bringing the Community Together Through Reminiscence.
At The Red Shed, we’ve always been dedicated to creating meaningful, garden-based activities for those living with dementia, but our commitment to wellbeing extends well beyond the garden gate! We have been thrilled to share our latest partnership with Stevenage FC Foundation on an…