Above: One of the first tasks for volunteers was to take the rotted stakes around this flower bed down. Work has started to transform two Swansea Bay hospital gardens into beautiful places for patients, visitors and staff to enjoy. The funds are being shared across the two sites, as well as Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda in Llwynypia, to create the new gardens.
Now, the first volunteers have been getting their hands dirty at Gorseinon, as they work to take the existing garden back to a blank canvas before planting begins. Mark Humphreys, SBUHB assistant technical service officer - who is coordinating the garden project internally β and Brian Jones, project manager at Keep Wales Tidy, were on hand to manage the volunteers on their first day at Gorseinon.
The first works were no easy task but Asda Gorseinon donated refreshments to keep the team going all day long. Further work at Gorseinon will see the walkways cleared and a new covered seating area being built towards the bottom of the garden. Outside the front of the hospital, remembrance benches donated by Gorseinon Town Council will be installed and surrounded by an array of flowers in front of the existing lawn. Meanwhile the plans for Morriston Hospital will give patients on Powys Ward, which is part of the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, access to a quiet and private outdoor space.
At present, the internal courtyard is not suitable for use, but the makeover will mean that even patients in beds will be able to enjoy some time outside.
If you would like to volunteer to work on either of the garden spaces, please contact Brian Jones at brian. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. We welcome correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. Welsh language correspondence will be replied to in Welsh, and this will not lead to a delay. Skip to main content. Right: The garden at Gorseinon Hospital in January , before work began.
