Geraldine Gilpin, chief executive, Abbeyfield Wesley Housing Association, explained: “Research has proved that being outdoors has positive effects on health and wellbeing. There had been a large expanse of grass at the front of Rocklands House at the Wesley Court sheltered scheme which provided an attractive area of greenery, but which was not actually used. The management board was keen to transform the lawn into a community garden.”
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