Naomi's Garden was set up in 2010 as part of the vision of The Kings Outreach charity, which has been providing services within our local community since its inception nearly 20 years ago. Naomi’s Garden was created in memory of Naomi Rebekah Franklin, who sadly died in 2007. She was 11 and 3/4 years old. Naomi had Cerebral Palsy, but this certainly wasn't what defined her. Naomi gave love, unconditional acceptance, unwavering belief in and complete openness to every single person in her beautiful world. In her short life she taught those around her countless life lessons, ones that we still live by today. We want to continue to honour Naomi's memory through what we do!

Naomi's Garden currently provides Conductive Education (CE) in Lincolnshire to many families who have loved ones with movement disorders such as Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson's, Dyspraxia and Motor Delay. We deliver therapy, which is both excellent and unique, to every individual.

We are also very excited to say we have a brand new professional who has joined our team as a SEND consultant who can meet the needs of children with autism, ADHD, and sensory processing issues. Her services are available in homes, in schools and also at Naomi's Garden HQ.

We currently have a waiting list of families wanting to benefit from Naomi's Garden. Therefore, we are looking to be able to create a centre - a professional and accessible hub - for children and families to access our services. Our Conductor and SEND consultant currently travel the length and breadth of Lincolnshire to provide their services and are therefore limited in the sessions they can run. With an official home for Naomi's Garden we would be able to extend working hours, provide group sessions and create a dynamic learning environment in which both children and adults will be able to learn, regardless of their diagnosis.

Not only this, we will be able to provide other much-needed therapies too. We will have an on-site counsellor who is qualified to provide sessions to those who access NG or those from the wider community. We also have a long term goal of training other conductors to further expand our Conductive Education team, & a Bowen Therapist, Massage Therapist & Nutritionist who would also offer services through Naomi’s Garden.

We feel incredibly excited about what comes next, & after a huge fundraising effort we have an exciting update. We now have the keys to our new building!!!! We are now looking for financial donations to help us with the second & third stages of the project. Our facility needs a complete transformation! From floors being raised, ramps being put in and new doors and windows. We can see the incredible potential of our new space. We have come so far already, & now it’s time to get the building functional and ready to receive the families we want to reach.

We know Naomi’s past legacy, and we live and love as her present legacy. Now we are asking for help to create Naomi’s future legacy, not just in memory of her beautiful but short life, but in celebration of the lives yet to be touched. Thank you for reading our story and for your help in building something that will transform the lives of so many children and adults who really need it.