Supporters

Partners

Angus College
Angus College Special Programme's joinery students, including some H.O.P.E. trainees have added to their bird tables' success by providing H.O.P.E. with five well-crafted picnic tables. They also provided frames for H.O.P.E.'s polytunnel doors.

H.O.P.E. has a plant stall at the Angus College/St Vigeans Church Open Day each summer, held at The Glebe at St Vigeans, a small village on the outskirts of Arbroath. Our participation not only increases plant income, but more importantly, our profile within the local community. The event is very well attended by the public and this helps to make local people aware of the H.O.P.E. Garden and the work that we do.

Angus Council Social Work Department
Over the past two years H.O.P.E. has received some grant aid from Angus Council. This grant has covered running costs such as electricity and water bills, insurance cover and the cost of hiring a portaloo at the garden. In 2003 the grant received was £2,358.

Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust
H.O.P.E. was set up 10 years ago with the support of the Hospitalfield Trust. Patrick Allan-Fraser was a local landowner and agriculturist as well as being a painter. The Trust provides the land for the garden, which is adjacent to Hospitalfield House, on a rent free basis.

H.O.P.E. holds Open Days to coincide with Hospitalfield House being open to the public, though the Open Doors Angus Scheme.

Volunteer Centre Angus
The Volunteer Centre Angus actively recruits volunteers for the H.O.P.E. garden. They also help prospective volunteers to complete forms for Disclosure Scotland when these are required. H.O.P.E. had a stall at the 2004 Volunteers Fair which was held in Forfar. As a result, a number of people joined the organic vegetable box scheme and plant sales received a boost .
Volunteers include people who are keen to work with persons with learning disabilities. Others may make themselves available to deliver vegetable boxes or simply do some gardening jobs under the supervision of H.O.P.E.'s gardeners. No previous gardening experience is necessary.

AAVO
Angus Association of Voluntary Organisations
AAVO has been a regular supporter of H.O.P.E. The staff have provided regular practical support such as the printing of H.O.P.E.'s leaflet and newsletters.