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TCV win best show garden at BBC Gardeners’ World in Birmingham for their Health for Life in the
community show garden
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) are delighted to have received ‘best show garden’ and ‘gold’ awards at this year’s BBC Gardeners’ World Live (16-19 June 2016, NEC Birmingham) for their outstanding Health for Life in the community show garden.
Designed by Owen Morgan of Mosaic Design, the winning garden is a celebration of community gardening and the Health for Life in the community programme, funded by the Mondelēz International Foundation.
over 3,000 volunteers so far, the programme provides wide-ranging opportunities for local residents to get involved in growing food whilst getting active and healthy.
Chris Blythe, Operations Leader for Birmingham & West Midlands at TCV, said:
TCV work across the UK to create healthier and happier communities for everyone and, with this in mind, Owen has designed a pragmatic growing space illustrating the wide range of activities that community growing spaces can accommodate. The aim is to give visitors plenty of accessible ideas to take home. The show garden re ects the three main elements of the Health for Life programme: food growing, healthy eating and physical exercise.
“We’re absolutely delighted that our garden has been awarded gold and best show garden. It’s the result of hard work from an expert team with enthusiastic support from volunteers. We want to thank our partners Mondelēz for their ongoing support of the Health for Life programme – we wouldn’t have been able to do it without them.”
Funded by the Mondelēz International Foundation and delivered by TCV, the Health for Life in the community programme has gone from strength to strength since it started in 2012. Having created 15 community food growing spaces across south Birmingham involving
“We are thrilled that the Health for Life show garden has received the gold and best show garden awards. The garden represents what has been achieved through the programme, in bringing communities together, to develop outdoor spaces for growing fresh food and contributing to a healthier way of life.”
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Kelly Farrell, Community Affairs Manager at Mondelēz International, added: