Oakland Gardens & Greenfingers Charity

  

Regular readers of manvslg.uk will recall that I was blown away to find out that we had won a Runners Up Prize in the 2026 Allotment Competition that Oakland Gardens have run in the £500 category allotments with 40 plots or less that ended on the 30th May 2026. 

I didn't know there was going to be a Runners Up Winner in each category. Now here is the thing, if we had won the first prize with 19 plot holders we would have had £26.31 each to spend, as it is with the £100 Runner-Up Win it equates to £5.26 voucher credit each.

We discussed the Oakland Gardens win on out allotment Whats App group and have decided that we would like to donate our £100 voucher to the Greenfingers Charity.

The charity aims to provide all life-limited children, their families, and carers, within their hospice, emotional support through the power and pleasure of nature.

They create beautiful, well-designed outdoor spaces for children to enjoy with their family, friends and siblings, whether through play and fun, or therapeutic rest and relaxation. 

Greenfingers Charity is driven by the belief that time spent outdoors, away from the bedside, can offer children and families under considerable stress a vital opportunity to embrace the benefits of being in the fresh air and engaging with the natural environment.

They are committed to creating specially designed, stimulating garden spaces that can bring many benefits to children with life-limiting conditions. Whilst many people may take for granted the simple pleasure of being able to enjoy a garden, for these children, their siblings and their families, the chance to spend time together outdoors and away from the bedside is precious.

I contacted Lee Ward of Oakland Gardens and they were more than happy for us to donate the £100 voucher to the Greenfingers Charity. 

I spoke to Linda Petrons the Director of Fundraising & Communications at the Greenfingers Charity about our donation, and the likelihood is that they will use it to get items to raffle at their forthcoming Summer Charity Event. 

I did suggest to Oakland Gardens that they may also like to donate some goods for the Greenfingers Charity Summer Event to help them raise funds.  

I do recommend that you sign up for the Oakland Gardens Newsletter so you receive notifications on news and special offers. 

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