Help us improve the health and wellbeing of individuals across Perth & Kinross. Meaningful and therapeutic activities are a vital part of the recovery journey for our clients! Help us upgrade The Walled Garden to improve the lives of hundreds of local people.
We launched our campaign to build a new, much-needed, art studio for PKAVS Walled Garden. Since launching our campaign, we have surpassed our original target due to a number of generous donations.
Replacing our art studio is part of a much larger vision for PKAVS Walled Garden. Your support with our previous campaign, and your continued support after surpassing our target, has allowed us to focus on essential upgrades to the grounds surrounding our art studio, which support clients in a number of ways and welcome visitors.
The Walled Garden is a welcoming and important place for the community of Perthshire
Room for Recovery was designed to address significant concerns related to our garden buildings and connecting pathways. We have identified this project as a service priority, it is vital that our gardens are accessible to those with disabilities, both physical and mental.
We are a vibrant, positive hub full of creativity and colour however our portacabin is lacking such attributes. We are not promoting our healthy wellbeing motto
Since the establishment of our service we have erected four portable buildings; a client portacabin including a recreational space and toilet facilities, a portable art studio, a small timber office and a greenhouse, formally used for indoor cultivation. These structures are no longer fit for purpose and pose a number of health and safety risks, yet remain essential to service delivery.
The fabric of the buildings are, unfortunately, in a very poor state, and this is not conducive to a feeling of well-being
The Walled Garden has been part of Perth Citys history playing an active role in supplying fresh produce to the listed Pitcullen House over a century ago; one of the earliest large houses to be built in the area. In 1994 PKAVS reopened the garden, investing in more of a community-based approach. Since reopening, the garden has been open to the public as well as our client group and volunteers and is described by many as a hidden gem.
The replacement buildings will be sought out through a local business and have much-improved insulation, double glazing, energy-efficient heating and lighting, which will benefit our clients and also the environment. With your much-appreciated support, we are excited to develop Room for Recovery to improve the grounds of The Walled Garden, ready to welcome back visitors when time allows.
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