insideKENT Magazine Issue 39 - June 2015 | Page 168

CHARITY

TAKE PART IN THE LONDON TO CANTERBURY CYCLE CHALLENGE
Cyclists can take life by the handle
bars this Sunday 13th September
and enjoy a stunning 65- or 80mile cycle ride from London’s
Greenwich Park to Canterbury,
Kent. The UK’s leading charity for
children with brain injury, The
Children’s Trust, is appealing for
cyclists of all abilities to take part.
Riders meet at The Pavilion Café
in Greenwich Park between 8am
and 9am, where hot and cold
breakfasts will be available. The
route, planned and provided by

professional Cycling Support
Services, is both well signposted
and marshalled, with regular
refreshment stops. Riders will
explore the beautiful Kent
countryside
including the historic Pilgrim’s Way,
before crossing the finish line to a
well-deserved sports massage,
along with a post-ride party, where
friends and family are encouraged
to join in the fun.
For those coming from the Kent
area, a coach is available to take

cyclists up from
Canterbury to the start
line in Greenwich Park,
a space on which can
be booked via The
Children’s Trust website.
Why not become part of
The Children’s Trust’s
biggest cycle event and
sign up now? For more
information and to take
advantage of the
earlybird sign up offer, visit www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ltc
or call 01737 364323.

WELLBEING OF WOMEN UNVEILS SUMMER GARDEN FOR RHS
HAMPTON COURT PALACE FLOWER SHOW 2015
L-R - Amy, Claire and Wendy

The Designed Garden

Two Kent-based garden designers, Claire Moreno
from West Malling and Wendy von Buren from
Bromley, along with colleague Amy Robertson
from Henfield, West Sussex, have designed a
show garden for the charity, Wellbeing of Women,
at this year’s 25th anniversary RHS Hampton
Court Flower Show.
Wellbeing of Women is a unique health charity,
which has touched the lives of millions of women
over the last 50 years, funding vital medical
research and training. The charity has pioneered
major advances in healthcare and has significantly
improved the health of women and their families.
The garden, which will feature in the Summer
Garden Category at the show, will have feminine,
soft planting using medicinal, aromatic and
sensory plants that promote health and wellbeing,
in purples, blues and whites to reflect the
charity's logo.
Stepping stones, marking each decade of the
charity’s research work, curve past a calming
water feature to a seating area for talking and
reflection. At the heart of the garden, engraved
in the central stone, will be the words 'Our
Research for your Family’s Future'.

The garden will also feature two boundary walls.
The first includes a section of hedge, which will
incorporate three botanical panels to act as a
beautiful but poignant reminder of some of the
issues behind the charity’s research. Ephemeral
by nature, the flowers in the panels are no longer
living, like babies lost due to miscarriage and
stillbirth, or women who have died from
gynaecological cancers. While in sharp contrast,
on the other boundary, the plants in a living wall
are alive and thriving, as are all of the children
and families that the charity's work has helped.

the work of the charity and hope that our RHS
show garden will help to raise the profile of the
charity and awareness of its vital research.”
The garden has only been possible due to
generous donations from numerous companies
and individuals including Kent-based Tattersall
Landscapes, Jacksons Fencing, and London
Stone.

Fiona Leishman, chief executive of Wellbeing of
Women, said: “Due to the therapeutic link
between gardens and wellbeing, we are thrilled
that Claire, Amy and Wendy will be designing
an RHS Hampton Court Flower Show garden.
It is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness
of our work.”
Amy, Claire and Wendy said: “We are so excited
about our first design for the show and this work
combines all of our shared passions. Wellbeing
of Women is a fantastic charity, which over the
last 50 years has funded much-needed medical
research into a wide range of issues affecting
women’s health. We all feel a personal affinity to

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