Gardening Buddy Volunteer

Location:  Mostly at Midlothian Community Hospital Gardens, 70 Eskbank Rd, Bonnyrigg, EH22 3ND.

Time:  1-2.5 hours a week, likely include Tuesdays from 12.30-3pm.

Overview

Midlothian Community Hospital Garden (MCHG) is an NHS Lothian initiative with a mission to make opportunities for good food and healthy lifestyles available to local communities.

The Community Gardens welcome hospital patients, staff and visitors, as well as individuals and groups from the local community. The gardens have a particular focus on welcoming people who are experiencing mental / physical poor health, disadvantage, isolation or poverty, sometimes these people benefit from having a ‘Garden Buddy’ while they attend.

For more information about the role, please contact: michalabradshaw@cyrenians.scot