The Gather Community Garden, a project of the Gather Collective, was able to donate a Defibrillator for use among the 500+ allotment users at the Churchdale site (and other people from the locality.) Funded by a generous donation, the machine appeared to have been taken recently and the casing damaged.
It has since emerged that it was used to treat a patient and went with the patient to the Hospital. Due to an admin issue the emergency services were unable to access the unlock code from their database. An allotment holder, who lives locally, had advised that there was a machine there and to access it to treat a friend who had become ill. The only option left was to force the door.
Gather spokesperson Ruth Kenward comments: ‘Our upset over the broken door was transformed the moment we heard what had actually happened. This is just the kind of patient scenario we had in mind when creating this resource for local people.’
The Gather Community Garden is spread over 7 plots at the Churchdale site and includes vegetable and fruits as well as a quiet garden. Bee keeping and chickens rearing are among the other activities at the site which has been working with a tiny team for the last 12 months. We are now back at to our full programme – find out more about a tour by calling 07838 388128