bursary - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-28T21:28:41Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/bursaryGardeners invited to apply for Elspeth Thompson Bursaryhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/gardeners-invited-to-apply-for-elspeth-thompson-bursary2013-06-03T10:26:27.000Z2013-06-03T10:26:27.000ZLandscape Juicehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/LandscapeJuice<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314095950?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="150" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3314095950?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="150" class="align-right" /></a>The National Gardens Scheme (NGS) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are inviting amateur gardeners across England and Wales to apply for funds to support their community horticultural projects.</p>
<p>The fund of more than £100,000 was created in memory of inspirational garden writer and blogger Elspeth Thompson, who died in 2010.</p>
<p>Now in its second year, the Elspeth Thompson Bursary has already funded more than a dozen community projects across the country, including:</p>
<p>• helping vulnerable and socially excluded adults regenerate a communal garden in Cardiff;<br />
• funding the redevelopment of a communal garden in Northumberland;<br />
• providing gardening equipment to a charity in Caerphilly that works with vulnerable and homeless young people;<br />
• setting up a community allotment with special facilities to serve disabled children, the elderly and the wider community.</p>
<p>There is no fixed limit to the size of bursary, and more than one bursary may be awarded in a particular year. For 2013 a record total in excess of £14,000 was awarded across six projects.</p>
<p>Penny Snell, Chairman of the NGS, said: “Although the NGS is a fundraising, grant-giving charity supported by owners of private gardens opening them to the public, one of the positive results of opening gardens is the fostering of a community spirit.</p>
<p>“The Elspeth Thompson Bursaries aim to support community projects and include diverse sections of society through horticulture and a community effort. Community gardening was very close to Elspeth's heart and we are delighted to be able to provide these bursaries in her name in partnership with the RHS.”</p>
<p>Jim Gardiner, Director of Horticulture at the RHS, said: “We know that gardening has the power to bring communities together – the huge success of RHS Britain in Bloom and its sister project RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood proves that.”</p>
<p>“That’s why I urge all amateur gardeners to apply for an Elspeth Thompson Bursary to help inspire more people to develop a passion for horticulture and share their love of gardening, and the far-reaching benefits it provides to the entire community.”</p>
<p>To apply for the Elspeth Thompson Bursary please contact Lizanne Gomez, RHS Bursaries Manager at ngsbursary@rhs.org.uk or call on 01483 479719.</p>
<p>Applications, which are administered by the RHS, must be submitted by 31 December 2013.</p>
<p>For more information, please contact Garfield Myrie in the RHS Press Office on 020 7821 3060 or email garfieldmyrie@rhs.org.uk</p>
<p><strong>About RHS Britain in Bloom</strong><br />
RHS Britain in Bloom is the UK’s largest community gardening campaign, involving more than 300,000 people.</p>
<p>As part of RHS Britain in Bloom – and its sister campaign, RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood – volunteers in cities, towns, villages, urban communities and neighbourhoods work together to improve their local environment, using gardening as a tool.</p>
<p>To find out more, visit: <a href="http://www.rhs.org.uk/communities">www.rhs.org.uk/communities</a></p>
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