Unveiling of new disabled-friendly garden in Bristol

NGED and Your Park Bristol & Bath have teamed up to create a new sensory garden at Bristol’s Hartcliffe Millennium Green, providing a calming and welcoming space for people with disabilities and their carers.

The project, overseen by grassroots charity Your Park Bristol & Bath, aims to promote the wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature and offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy the sight, sound, fragrance, and texture of carefully chosen plants.

Funding and support for the project was provided by NGED, who not only provided financial support but also a team of Bristol-based staff volunteers who carried out the planting. This marks the second year of a partnership between NGED and Your Park Bristol & Bath, who are committed to transforming green spaces for nature to ensure that everyone can access their many benefits.

In addition to providing volunteers, NGED is also providing funding to support Your Park’s Reimagining Parks campaign, which aims to create safer, more nature-rich, and inclusive parks across Bristol and Bath.

The creation of the sensory garden is part of Your Park’s larger transformation of Hartcliffe Millennium Green, which aims to turn the under-used park into a hub of accessible facilities, natural habitats, and community-led activities.

Emily Green, NGED’s volunteering & sponsorship co-ordinator, expressed her excitement about the project, stating, “Seeing our team create a sensory garden that will bring comfort and connection to so many people is incredibly rewarding.” She also added, “We are proud to be supporting Your Park for a second year and look forward to seeing how together we can boost wellbeing and inclusion by improving urban green spaces.”

Amber Fisher, Your Park’s partnerships manager, also shared her enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating, “We’re so excited to be working with NGED again this year. Their team’s passion and willingness to get stuck into making parks better places for all is second to none.” She added, “Your Park’s vision is for everyone to benefit from parks’ transformative health benefits. With continued backing from partners like NGED, that vision is becoming a reality.”

This project was distributed by https://pressat.co.uk/ on Tuesday 20 May, 2025.