North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson visited Root and Branch, a charity near Sevenhampton, providing craft and horticulture based activities to promote the recovery for people with a mental health conditions.
Root and Branch offer a wide range of activities including gardening, blacksmithing, carpentry and ceramics. They currently offer 45 spaces a week to service users (known as Gardeners) to be able to start crafts projects and work in a friendly environment, with access to professional equipment, and have time to reflect and improve their self-esteem and confidence, leading to a fuller life and improved sense of purpose.
Root and Branch’s next Open Day will be on Sunday 3rd December. Christmas products such as jams, chutneys, baked goods and products made by the Gardeners will be on sale. For more information about this, or to learn more about what the charity does, please visit Root and Branch’s website: https://www.rootandbranch.info/.
Justin Tomlinson MP said “It was delightful to see the inspiring activities that take place at Root and Branch. In my time as MP, and fourteen months as the Minister for Disabled People, I have seen the importance of enterprises like this that offer much needed support to individuals with mental health conditions. I look forward to working alongside the staff there to ensure this great work continues.”
