Sensory Garden – we have a sensory Garden to the rear of the property. Volunteers from Harworth Group, a regeneration company helped breathe new life into our overgrown sensory day. The Volunteers dedicated their time and effort to return the garden into a a safe and secure environment for our women. Joshua Johnson, communities and placemaking co-ordinator at Harworth, said: “It was incredible to be able to support the Tassibee centre, which plays such a vital role in empowering its service users to learn new skills, socialise and build connections in Rotherham.
With the help from a team of volunteers from HarworthGroup, Tassibee’s overgrown Sensory garden was transformed into a useable, safe and secure Sensory Garden.
Several volunteers from the company helped breathe new life into the overgrown garden. Harworth Group Selected Tassibee from many suggestions provided by Kerry McGrath from Voluntary Action Rotherham.
Kerry stated “at Voluntary Action Rotherham we’re proud to connect local businesses and charities on projects such as this”
Joshua Johnson, communities and placemaking co-ordinator at Harworth said “ we immensely enjoyed spending a day, helping to revamp their garden and making it a welcoming and beautiful space in which the charity can continue it vital mission.”
Delivery Partner Karen Greville at Harworth HR stated that volunteering opportunities provided ways to connect across culture New volunteers to assist with the garden are always welcome.
New volunteers to assist with the garden are always welcome.
Volunteering day shows value of ‘connection across cultures’ (rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk)
‘‘I love it! Absolutely fabulous! I am so proud of what has been achieved. Well done Tassibee volunteers. What a perfect space to relax and reflect and give people ownership and purpose.’’ Nettie – NHS Rotherham
Keith Gilson, a Volunteer Shares His Experience With Tassibee
Occasionally you see something good and wholesome, a beacon that’s draws you to it. And so it is with Tassibee. My first contact was in connection my work and the award of a 4 Good Fund grant, when I went along to Tassibee to learn more about the people and their Charity.
Tassibee’s grant application mentioned the need to help fund workers who would teach life skills to Asian women – things like learning how to understand bus timetables, shopping etc. These are simple things to me, but without such skills, they are potential source of isolation, alienation and a real barrier to communication. Such matters were totally outside my thought processes, formed I confess from a lifetime of ignorance when it comes to matters BME.
Khalida the Charities CEO, explained how some women find it so difficult to move from their cultural roots. Without the intervention of Harworth Group, the garden had become an overgrown and unusable space. The garden now looks absolutely amazing and welcoming.
Tassibee service users are grateful for all the hard work and dedication provided by the volunteers and for re-creating a safe and secure environment which they can begin to use once again.
Tassibee currently have a few volunteers who are maintaining the garden and are looking for new volunteers who can provide fresh ideas on expanding and maintaining the garden.
