Community creates Peace Garden after year of volunteering

A garden where people can reflect and reconnect with themselves and nature has officially opened at a local charity space.

The Peace Garden has opened at The Village Frome, after a year of planning, fundraising and community volunteering.

The Village Frome is a space where children, families and adults can gather for outdoor activities, alternative education and workshops.

Led by Pia Valtanen Amies, the initiative to create the new garden brought together volunteers of all ages who gave their time, skills and energy to shape the space.

Alongside hundreds of donated plants from local residents and businesses, the space has been transformed into a haven for both people and wildlife.

Pia Valtanen Amies said, “People can visit here to remember our true nature as peace-loving beings. We hope visitors will pause, reconnect with nature and carry the peace they find here into their everyday lives.”

The recent opening included the unveiling of a Peace Pole bearing the message ‘May Peace

Prevail on Earth’, joining thousands of Peace Poles around the world that stand as symbols of peace, unity and hope.

The final stages of the project were supported by a £2,000 Grassroots Grant from Groundwork UK, made possible thanks to players of the People’s Postcode Lottery.

The Peace Garden will become the heart of The Village Seasons, a new programme of seasonal community celebrations. It will soon host regular wellbeing sessions, creating opportunities for people to gather, reflect and reconnect with nature throughout the year.

 

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