Taking to the skies for Greenfingers

More than £9000 has been raised for the Greenfingers Charity by eight brave adventurers who enjoyed views of the Cotswolds from the wings of a 1940 Boeing Stearman biplane

Taking on the challenge of the GreenfingersWing Walkwith pilots forAeroSuperBaticsat RFC Rendcomb Airfield, werePhillippa Stubbs from British Garden Centres; LukaszKulisa from AMES; Katy Thompson,Luke Misseldine,SamJarvisand Poppy Jarvis from STV International;SBM’s Lowri Walkerand Hornby WhitefootPR’s Kimberley Hornby “What an incredible way to raise money by ‘walking the wing’ The day was a memory I will hold forever,” says Poppy

Back for her second airborne adventurewas Lowri Walkerfrom SBMwho bravely returned to not only complete thewing walkexperienceagain butalso go one step further bycompletingtheloop the loop!Facing speeds of up to180mph and reaching heights of almost3,000ft, Lowriwas set todraw the day to a close with her amazing aerobatic skills, however joining in the fun wasSam Jarvis Buzzing from his first wing walkhe also tackled the loop the loop for an amazing double showcase of bravery

The day was further boosted with a £22,000 cheque presentation from British Garden Centres for Greenfingers Charity from a year of fundraisingat its 62 stores

Concrete replaced by colour and laughter

In mid-July a new Greenfingers sensory garden opened at Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice to provide hours of fun, laughter and learning The official opening was attended by the Greenfingers team and many of those involved in the garden build including Scott Chisholm from Evergreen Garden Care, Neil

Cummings representing the HTA, and Nigel Thompson of Sipcam The ribbon was cut by Samuel who attends Jigsaw, and Sue Allen, Chair of Greenfingers

Designed by Bruce Walker and brought to life by the team at Ian Howe Landscapes, it wasinspired from the colours of the Jigsaw logo resulting in a greenjungle garden, bright blue art area and an orange kitchen garden for growing herbs and experimenting with grow-your-own projects Greenfingers and its dedicated supporters funded the project with contributions from the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust and Cumbria Community Foundation Julie Clayton, CEO of the hospice, says: “Our new garden looks incredible What you would’ve seen as we came out of Covid was a large, tired concrete area which looked like it could do with some love Now we have a bright, colourful, and engaging garden which is being used regularly by the children and young people with complex health needs that we care for It’s making a real difference and this safe and accessible space is another huge asset to what we can offer here at Jigsaw”