Flower Pod is a garden full of flowers, surrounded by farmland on the edge of Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst campus. Focused on community, creativity and sustainability, it provides learning within 1.5 acres of green space.
Helping people with learning disabilities connect with both nature and their local community is at the heart of everything we do.
Clients enjoy gardening, wildlife, crafts, floristry, and other transferable skills that help people gain in confidence and to develop towards living more independently.
Flower Pod also is a place to relax, build new friendships and get some exercise in the fresh air, helping to promote positive emotional and physical wellbeing.
We welcome supporters who want to work with our clients or help in the garden.
We host corporate volunteering activities for groups of between 6 – 20 people who can take part in tasks that help us improve and maintain our site. If you're an organisation that is committed to giving something back, why not give us a ring to see if we can help organise something to suit you?
To get involved as a client, carer, volunteer or donor, call 01636 918271.
Find us at: Brackenhurst Lane, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QL
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Call us on 01636 918271.
Nicola Bradley
Flower Pod Centre Manager
Hello, I’m Nicola…
I have a wealth of experience in several outdoor educational settings (and I'm a qualified Geography Secondary School Teacher!). But my real passion is gardening and I've previously volunteered in 2 community gardens. I'm also doing RHS Horticulture training to expand my knowledge. I'm looking forward to being able to put it into practice at Flower Pod Southwell.
Watch our short video to see Lucy and John talk about their volunteering experiences at Flower Pod Southwell
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Here at Reach, adult learning means creating spaces where people with learning disabilities can build skills, confidence and independence at their own pace. It also means sharing knowledge with families, carers and partners so that support is consistent, respectful and effective.
Across our centres, learning is not just about information. It is about participation, opportunity and belonging. Know someone with learning disabilities who could benefit from supportive, community-based learning? Get in touch or share this post so the right people can find us. reachuk.org/
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Are you enthusiastic, hardworking and dynamic and want to support adults with learning disabilities to reach beyond expectation? We're recruiting two Project Co-ordinators/Classroom Assistants to work at our Mansfield base.
Post 1 Full time permanent: 37.5hrs per week, 8.30am-4.30pm Monday - Friday
Post 2 Part time permanent: 28hrs per week (Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-3.30pm, Tues 9am-3.30pm) with expectation to attend monthly staff meetings paid as overtime.
View the full details of the vacancies and apply here: reachuk.org/get-involved/work-for-reach-ld/
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We were delighted to welcome volunteers with Nottingham RockCorps to spend the day at Flower Pod Southwell, jazzing up two corners of the garden. The team got stuck in and grafted to get as much done as possible in the limited time. Thank you so much to everyone to came along, and enjoy Tinie Tempah on Wednesday!
We were also joined by Ed Attenborough, the High Sheriff for Nottinghamshire, who's done a fantastic job championing this initiative and bringing it to our area!
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