A service user, a man with a learning disability, sits in the garden doing some planting. He smiles at the camera and is sat next to a member of Key staff who is supporting him.

Gardening

Want to develop your practical skills through work-based activities in our gardening department?

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A service user with a learning disability is stood in the Key allotment greenhouse, wearing a Key merchhoodie and glasses, holding a tray of small green seedlings.
A service user with a learning disability is stood in the Key allotment greenhouse, wearing a Key merchhoodie and glasses, holding a tray of small green seedlings.

Fancy hanging out with our chickens and ducks? Or maybe you’ve always wanted to grow your own vegetables? In our very own allotment garden, you can do just that!

Learn the process of growing seasonal fruit and veg from seed to soup, all with the support of our garden supervisors. Or maybe you’d like to gain some work experience? Why not join our gardening crew and get out in the wider community. Here our service users complete jobs for local businesses and residents, learning the ins and outs of garden tools such as hedge cutters, mowers and more!

Click the link to complete a referral form and visit our garden in person!

Referral Form
A male service user with a learning disability wearing a protective mask and glasses is working on a woodworking project in the Key workshop. He is using a handheld power tool on a piece of wood.

What’s on offer

Woodwork

A group of service users with learning disabilities and acquired brain injuries participating in dance and drama in a black box studio at Key, most wearing casual and comfortable clothing with some in purple Key merch hoodies.

Creative Arts

Three service users with learning disabilities in life jackets and wetsuits, kneeling on a paddleboard in a river, holding paddles, with trees and foliage in the background.

Adventures

Key's music therapist plays guitar and accompanies a service user, a man with an acquired brain injury, who is singing in Key's black box studio.

Music Therapy

A service user, a man with a learning disability, sits in a classroom at Key. Behind him are whiteboards with colourful writing that says 'Welcome to Key Skills,' and the date 'Wednesday 20th May.'

Life Skills

A service user with a learning disability is stood in the Key allotment greenhouse, wearing a Key merchhoodie and glasses, holding a tray of small green seedlings.

Gardening

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