Havering Association for People with Disabilities
H.A.D.
H.A.D. Garden
H.A.D. Garden – The Three Elms Project
A third of an acre at the rear of Whittaker Hall that was formerly an area of overgrown wasteland, dead trees and accumulated rubbish was cleared in 1996 and 1997 by volunteers and a church group and transformed into the very attractive fully wheelchair accessible garden called the Three Elms Garden that we see today.
Funding to bring about this transformation was provided by a number of charities and the local community has been very supportive. The garden is
managed by several active volunteers who carry out gardening regularly and Ted Hutton, one of these volunteers, oversees the project as the Three Elms Co-ordinator. Many local community groups have worked there over the years including a church group, a group under the supervision of the Probation Service and a group of people who have had mental health problems.
The woodland garden comprises benches, several trees, a bramble bank, aromatic herbs, shrubs, tactile plants, climbing plants, potted plants, raised flower beds, wide gravel paths to meet the needs of wheelchair users, a summer house, an arbour, a barbecue and a chequer-board open area for wheelchair draughts which can be used for meetings and special events in the summer such as our annual garden party.
It is a little piece of countryside in the middle of Hornchurch which attracts many species of birds and animals and they can flourish because it is quiet, secluded and undisturbed so wildlife feel safe there.
A third of an acre at the rear of Whittaker Hall that was formerly an area of overgrown wasteland, dead trees and accumulated rubbish was cleared in 1996 and 1997 by volunteers and a church group and transformed into the very attractive fully wheelchair accessible garden called the Three Elms Garden that we see today.
Funding to bring about this transformation was provided by a number of charities and the local community has been very supportive. The garden is
managed by several active volunteers who carry out gardening regularly and Ted Hutton, one of these volunteers, oversees the project as the Three Elms Co-
The woodland garden comprises benches, several trees, a bramble bank, aromatic herbs, shrubs, tactile plants, climbing plants, potted plants, raised flower beds, wide gravel paths to meet the needs of wheelchair users, a summer house, an arbour, a barbecue and a chequer-
It is a little piece of countryside in the middle of Hornchurch which attracts many species of birds and animals and they can flourish because it is quiet, secluded and undisturbed so wildlife feel safe there.
