Liz Liz met Sarah at the Rotary Garden show at Mullacott Equestrian centre. Liz is a keen gardener and offered to come and volunteer at Straw Patch to share her expertise with the groups. Although she enjoys the gardening side best, she likewise really enjoys imparting her culinary knowledge AND PASSION with the various groups
LARA LARA REALLY ENJOYS WORKING WITH THE GROUPS AT STRAW PATCH, HAVING WORKED IN THE PAST WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES & ALSO IN VOLUNTEERING ROLES CARING FOR ANIMALS. FOR MANY YEARS LARA WANTED TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, SO VOLUNTEERING AT STRAW PATCH GIVES HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO FULFUL THIS WISH.
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Gilly started coming to Straw Patch after her daughter Lucy took her own life in March 2022. Lucy was a friend of Sarah’s and wanted to help out at Straw Patch once she got better, but she never did. Sarah encouraged gilly to come to the gardening group and nearly 3 years later she still finds an outlet for her grief. She has had times when she just couldn’t get out of bed to attend but she has also had lots of fun and laughter, and done some hard work too. It’s been an amazing lifeline for her and hopefully she can continue attending for many years to come.
kay Kay came to straw patch at a vulnerable time of her life after an accident forced her to give up her nursing career.She fell in love with the ethos of straw patch and became a volunteer which gave her a purpose again.She loves being able to share her crafting and sewing skills with so many people and straw patch has become a great creative outlet for her.
SUE Sue has a background in primary education and worked for many years at the University of Leicester Botanic Garden, developing and delivering education programmes for schools. The days focused on understanding of sustainability and understanding where our food comes from. She enjoys volunteering at the Strawpatch as it's a way of sharing these skills with the wider community.
