Blind Veterans Llandudno

[Bill Mooney]

As you know I have been in Llandudno these past 3 weeks & I've taken some pics to show what you generosity is helping to fund.
A sensory woodland garden is being made for members to enjoy the solitude & nature in general. it has taken 200 volunteers 2 years to get the garden to this stage & the work is ongoing. Your funds have helped to finance materials & furnishings for the garden. The path is laid with Welsh slate then tarmac then the red non-slip top surface. the path is lined on each side with posts with guide rope as you will see from the pics.
An oak signpost is erected near the entrance with the distances from Llandudno to Blind Veterans HQ, London, the Brighton & Sheffield centres.

This is looking down from the entrance showing the first summer house.

Opposite is this carved owl.


Here are some live owls that were there at the opening of the garden.


You also helped to pay for this beautifully carved tree trunk.

 

[Woody]

Thank you for sharing that Bill it serves as encouragement to do more

 

[Bill Mooney]

The second summerhouse with one of the benches we made, pyrowork by Evelyn.


One of the woodland workshops for members to work in.

This is the other bench we made.

More carvings.



A part carved squirrel.

 

[Dalboy]

That is absolutely great Bill. Good to see the results of the good work many have put into the pens like Woody.

 

[Bill Mooney]

The members did some willow weaving. they made a fox then a badger.

 

[bassethound]

Thanks for posting the pics Bill, great stuff indeed!

 

[GeordieB]

Some great photo,s Bill it looks like a great place to relax

 

[wm460]

Great pics Bill, thanks for posting.

 

[chas_41_uk]

That's fantastic Bill, thanks for sharing

 

[Bill Mooney]

The one thing I haven't passed on is the heart felt gratitude from the Llandudno staff, they send their grateful thanks for your generosity.

 

[paulm]

Fantastic Bill, you and everyone that has been involved should be very proud

 

[Penpal]

Bill its a garden walking talking quiet retreat that should give comfort cheer and solace to so many people Paul must be delighted with the Owls carved and patently real we had the privilige to see , loved the walkway observing from your description the trouble free surfacing. Last time I was in our large Mall near us a guy walked into us at the shopping centre totally blind he is studying journalism at universty he was hanging out for cigarettes (cheap ones) heading in the wrong direction so I said hold on away we go and I delivered him to his destination. I said how did you get here he said by bus cause he does it all the time.

There are infinite demands on our spending money which after nearly twenty years of retirement is spread thin, we tithe 10% of our income from the top plus an offering the equivalent or more of two meals that we fast for and out money goes to the facilities and the needy in huge figures. We direct our main contributions this way. Enough about us thanks Bill for the commentary and pics mate.

Peter

 

[yorkshireman]

Great work Bill, congrats to all the volunteers