The Butterfly Garden - a project for students with learning difficulties,
as well as for those looking to escape the world and those looking to re-enter it.

STOP PRESS. THURSDAY 10TH DECEMBER 1PM WONDERFUL NEWS.... AT LONG LAST CHARITABLE STATUS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. WE ARE NOW A REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1133233 Thanks go to all those who have supported us so far, and we look forward to even better things ahead.

GORILLA GOES BANANAS.
	DAWN.......MONDAY 7TH DECEMBER AND TWO INTREPID TRAVELLERS EMBARK ON A JOURNEY OF MADNESS.THEIR EXPEDITION, TAKING THEM FROM THE CENTRE OF GLOUCESTER TO THE VERY HEART OF CHELTENHAM .....DRESSED AS BANANAS AND TOWING A LIFE SIZE AND VERY LIFE LIKE SILVER BACK GORILLA. The trip, which is being made in support of THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN (a special needs project on the outskirts of Cheltenham), will start at the GLOSCOL CAMPUS in GLOUCESTER, where students will load the adventurers with provisions (more bananas) for their journey across to Cheltenham and to THE NATURAL WORLD, a huge art event, see below. click for photos ....

You are warmly invited To an
ART EXHIBITION
Opening on the evening of December 4th until December 12th 2009

At Martin’s Gallery, Imperial House, Monpellier Parade, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1UA

The Natural World Exhibition
Featuring the works of 12 highly acclaimed Wildlife Artists


All proceeds in aid of The Butterfly Garden
The final evening will a Champagne, Jazz and Canapés Cocktail Party
with a charity auction from 6:30-9:30 pm
for full details of the art exhibition click here

Children & students with learning difficulties, or those with behavoural problems, can learn through acquiring gardening & land skills. Set in a quarter of an acre of land. The Butterfly Garden boasts a vegetable plot, raised beds (for easy cultivation), a polythene tunnel and an area of lawn enclosed by flower and shrub borders. A large pond and wildlife area compliment the space. The garden is serviced by a network of wide tarmac paths. A barbeque and patio, a wild bird feeding station together with a domestic chicken pen add further diversity to the provision.

To offer greater flexibility the garden boasts two classroom spaces. One is a traditional thirty seater classroom and is equipped to offer a teaching space in rough weather (and it is hoped will eventually support art, craft and drama as well as gardening). The other is in the form of an open highly shaded pergola and will guarantee generous and safe working accommodation through hot weather. 150 square metres of commercial greenhouse have also been adopted for plant raising in which we teach gardening skills.

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