Green Spaces Project of
the Month
August
2004 - Twigs - Thera
Therapeutic Work in Gardening in
Swindon.
Contact: Alan Holland, Project
Manager, tel 01793 523294
Twigs@richmondfellowship.org.uk
In England's smaller towns, where
Black and minority ethnic communities
make up a smaller proportion of the
population, it can be harder for green
space projects to achieve representative
levels of ethnic community participation.
The Twigs project in Swindon, Wiltshire,
is making good progress towards improving
BME participation levels because there is
genuine commitment to multicultural
approaches and sustained effort embedded
at every level throughout the
organisation. White staff volunteers and
service users are all willing to support
one another in learning about the diverse
cultures within their area. They are
prepared to try out different ways of
working in order to make their service
relevant and appealing to Swindon's
various ethnic community groups. Slowly
but surely, they are building the
foundations for lasting cross-cultural
relationships, to support the well-being
of all Swindon's communities.
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