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Dorinda Wolfe Murray from Independent Gardening Ltd and Fi Boyle from Fi Boyle Garden Design have been working alongside the charity Combat Stress to create a garden specifically for those affected by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Combat Stress.   The garden is to be installed at Combat Stress' headquarters at Tyrwhitt House, hopefully in May/June 2011 once all the building work is completed.

Designed by Fi Boyle and co-ordinated by Dorinda Wolfe Murray, part of the garden has been exhibited at the  Hampton Court Palace Flower Show to huge press, tv and radio coverage.  The response of the public and the interest generated in it has been amazing.  After the show the garden is being transferred to the therapeutic centre at Tyrwhitt House in Leatherhead where it will be incorporated into the larger design.  This has all been due to the incredible generosity from our donors, suppliers, friends and the public. Mike Sugg from Cirencester Civil Engineering has donated the hard landscaping element of the garden, and other suppliers have added their bit: Mobilane for the ivy screens; Gaze Burvill for the furniture.  We are now raising money to assist with the gardens installation at Tyrwhitt House, so that it can 'do' what it is designed to do, namely create an healing space where the veterans can talk, relax, undergo rehabilitation and look out of the window onto a garden as opposed to a building site!   This project is high profile and immensely worthwhile, not only raising awareness among the general public of the vital role gardens play in rehabilitation support, but also providing a sustainable long-term therapeutic garden for some of the service men and women severely affected by PTSD and Combat Stress acquired when in active service. So if you know anyone who might be interested in donating please let them know about this page.  All the money that is donated on this page will go to this garden.

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Thank you for your support. If you want more updated information on how the garden is progressing, please visit my blog at www.independentgardening.co.uk

 Dorinda Wolfe Murray

 

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Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society (COMBAT STRESS)

Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society (COMBAT STRESS)

Charity Registration No. 206002

Combat Stress is the leading UK charity specialising in the care of Veterans’ mental health. We are currently supporting just over 5,000 ex-Service men and women. This includes 637 who served in Iraq and 284 who served in Afghanistan.

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Good Luck Dorinda - Hopefully the Stoll garden will look as amazing as the Combat Stress garden!!!

Donation by Ed Tytherleigh on 01/08/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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This offers a fantastic aid to recovery and healing.

Donation by Diana Hodson on 23/09/10

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such wonderful worthwhile work

Donation by peter james on 07/08/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Hi Fi, Wishing you the very best of luck with this wonderful project.

Donation by Victoria Reade on 03/08/10

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Such a great idea. Congratulations Dorinda Vee. 15/07/10

Donation by Viola Fraser on 15/07/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

 

I hope this garden will help to bring healing.

Donation by E.M. on 08/07/10

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Good Luck

Donation by Jennifer Carter on 31/05/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Best wishes on this very worthwhile project to Dorinda and team from Nick and Jane

Donation by Jane Stevens-Smith on 26/05/10

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Good Luck!

Donation by Susannah Suter on 30/04/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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I took me over a month, by Robert's email eventually did the trick!

Donation by Dominic Hall on 29/04/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Best of luck and praise to Dorinda and team with this great project.

Donation by Andrew Vaughan on 23/04/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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Fi - great cause. Hope you raise all you need.

Donation by Hun on 07/04/10

£100.00

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Hi Fi - I really hope you do this...you've come so far. many congratulations! xxxx

Donation by Rachel Young on 06/04/10

£15.00

+ £4.23 Gift Aid

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Great cause.

Donation by The Cameron Family on 06/04/10

£20.00

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Keep Digging

Donation by Robbie on 04/04/10

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

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Wonderful idea and beautiful design - best of luck making it come together.

Donation by The Lorente Family on 02/04/10

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Great Idea lots of luck. Love the Moore family II

Donation by Robert Moore on 01/04/10

£35.00

+ £9.87 Gift Aid

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Best of luck with all your hard work on this cause.

Donation by Madeleine Symes on 01/04/10

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Well Done Keep going. All at IE-NDT Ltd

Donation by Lucinda Kowol on 01/04/10

£100.00

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Good Luck from the Kowol family

Donation by Lucinda Kowol on 01/04/10

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

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A very worthy cause

Donation by Christopher Allanson on 01/04/10

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

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Very best of luck for this incredibly important charity

Donation by The Moore Family on 31/03/10

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Darling Fi you are so special, well done, love, AJxxoo

Donation by Alexander Ramsay on 31/03/10

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Well done, you

Donation by Alice Osmond on 30/03/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

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Very best of luck.

Donation by Clare Ghika on 29/03/10

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$5,139.19
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$5,139.19
  • Gift Aid$1,253.95

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