Quiet Places 45 – Advent 2018
The latest edition of our Quiet Places Newsletter has a focus on labyrinths and shares news from the grassroots of the Quiet Garden Movement.
Labyrinth Resources and Links
There are many Quiet Gardens with labyrinths - which you will find listed on our Labyrinths Page - here we share ideas, resources and links to websites and other organisations that work with labyrinths. Making a Labyrinth Labyrinths come in many sizes…
Outdoor Classroom Day
Quiet Gardens exist in many settings, including schools, and we work to encourage schools to provide outdoor space for children's, and teachers, learning and wellbeing. So we are delighted to support Outdoor Classroom Day, which is a global campaign to inspire and…
Charity Administrator and Supporter Relations
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Amersham Quiet Garden renamed The Roderick Quiet Garden
On Sunday, 17th June, Rev. Philip Roderick, a former vicar of St. Michael's and founder of the Quiet Garden Movement, returned to Amersham for the renaming of the Quiet Garden. After preaching at the 10.00am service, he and Rev.…
Tree Prayers
Paul Cudby, the vicar of St. Mary Magdalene, Tanworth in Arden, discovered that his neighbouring church primary school, Tanworth School, has a prayer garden and so he put together some thoughts and prayers based around the trees in the garden. He…
Local School Nature Grants
Learning through Landscapes is a UK charity that works to encourage outdoor learning and play for children. They run a Local School Nature Grants Programme that provides grants to provide an assortment of nature equipment and training. The programme is open…
Green Health Awards
The Green Health Awards have been launched to celebrate the efforts made by churches and Christian organisations to use gardens and churchyards creatively for well-being. Quiet Gardens are well placed to be nominated for the Green Health Award, and we hope…
Quiet Gardens on BBC Radio Wales – All Things Considered
Quiet Gardens was the focus of the latest episode of BBC Radio Wales - All Things Considered. Mary Stallard finds out about three very different Quiet Gardens in Wales, and their healing impact. The programme visits Nicholaston House in The…
NGS Gardens and Health Week – 18-24 August 2018
In the UK many Quiet Garden users and hosts will be familiar with the National Garden Scheme (NGS) through which many private gardens open their doors to the public for one or two days a year to raise money for…