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Belville Community Garden Trust is a registered Scottish charity formed in 2014 by local people to bring community groups and individuals together in the east end of Greenock, Inverclyde.
Our organisation promotes a safer, stronger community around improving lifestyles, and health primarily through gardening, horticulture and healthy eating. We break down social barriers for young and old alike and offer the chance of new learning experiences, improved community relationships, a sense of pride in the environment and improved mental and physical wellbeing.
Since the opening in 2014, Belville Community Garden have developed a status within the community as a central food growing hub, organising and coordinating community groups and schools in growing projects. We also coordinate local schools John Muir Awards, community arts projects and health related projects. The garden employs 1 full-time manager, 15 part-time staff and a range of local employment scheme placements.
During the Covid-19 Pandemic our role and activities has changed dynamically to meet the needs of the local community. From providing Isolation Food boxes throughout 2020 and 2021 to delivering courses and support through online meetings. As the restrictions change, the way we are able to interact with our community changes and we look forward to being able to offer more face to face courses.
The Belville Community Garden is open to the public with FREE access all through the year.
Read about “Go Bananas” a story about our inclusion statement.
Our organisation promotes a safer, stronger community around improving lifestyles, and health primarily through gardening, horticulture and healthy eating. We break down social barriers for young and old alike and offer the chance of new learning experiences, improved community relationships, a sense of pride in the environment and improved mental and physical wellbeing.
Since the opening in 2014, Belville Community Garden have developed a status within the community as a central food growing hub, organising and coordinating community groups and schools in growing projects. We also coordinate local schools John Muir Awards, community arts projects and health related projects. The garden employs 1 full-time manager, 15 part-time staff and a range of local employment scheme placements.
During the Covid-19 Pandemic our role and activities has changed dynamically to meet the needs of the local community. From providing Isolation Food boxes throughout 2020 and 2021 to delivering courses and support through online meetings. As the restrictions change, the way we are able to interact with our community changes and we look forward to being able to offer more face to face courses.
The Belville Community Garden is open to the public with FREE access all through the year.
Read about “Go Bananas” a story about our inclusion statement.
The Inverclyde Community Food Network website provide a list of warm spaces (The Warm Hand of Friendship initiative launched by Inverclyde Council and CVS Inverclyde).
