The Will and Way crafts and social group is thriving under the new direction of Rosemary Davies. We are not only a Group out to enjoy ourselves! We do go on outings to museums, stately homes, garden centres, sea side, boat trips etc. As well as experiencing educational sessions. We have talks about various religions, instruction on Signing, Introduction to hedgehogs and other wildlife And encouragement to do painting and handicrafts. In the past blankets have been knitted and sent abroad and up to the moment about 30 small hooded shawls have been sent to Ethiopia for new born babies.

The mosaic project which partners Will and Way with The Environment Trust for Richmond and Hampton Hill Junior School is going from strength to strength and has been extended till the end of the summer. The project has been so well received that it has been introduced to the Hampton North Working Together Group who are looking for a suitable site for a mosaic to run in Nurserylands.

For the mosaic page please click here for an explanation of the tree of life mosaic in pictures and text.

Please click here for a pictorial history of Hampton Nurserylands.

The befriending project continues to support isolated and lonely people in the community and recruitment, training and evaluation are ongoing. Project Co-ordinator Tessa Trapmore and VCG Vice-Chair Carole Atkinson are working to fine tune the monitoring and evaluation processes.

Neighbourhood Care Project Befriending workshops: 2-3 Befriending workshops per year from the Greenwood Centre (numbers are limited) free of charge. The workshop will encompass listening skills, involvement and boundaries round up and finish.

Neighbourhood Care in action

Support has been given to:
- Young disabled lady to access kennels for her guide dog's further training and transport to equine centre for client's de-stress weekend treatment.
- Set up contacts for client in homeless situation.
- Husband coping with wife's palliative care from home had daily visits arranged through volunteer.
- Vulnerable client during inclement winter weather unable to renew credit on gas card, or subsequently to operate meter.