Our Staff Team

KAREN SMALLWOOD

Director

I manage the business side of the charity.  I have only been involved in community gardening for a couple of years, but have had an allotment for around 20 years and enjoy the peace I feel when working in nature.

mirjam johansson

Ecotherapy Worker

I am here to manage our ecotherapy referrals and to support volunteers and buddies in the garden. I have been involved in community gardening since 2009 and am currently doing a diploma in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture. I also have a background in working with refugees and in engineering. When my fingers are not in the soil I like to do all things crafty.

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Daniel strangleman

Gardener

I help run our ecotherapy garden sessions and oversee the maintenance of the site. I love the variety of activities the garden has to offer as well as seeing the positive impact the project has on people. I also volunteer in the garden as a buddy.

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Our Trustees

NIGEL MEYER

Board Member

I’ve been involved in the voluntary and community sector in management for many years. I am very interested in the issues faced by refugees and people with mental health needs and got involved because I believe that places like the Peace Garden can be very positive for supporting people.

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pam decho

Board member

Through volunteering at FFPG, I witnessed the power of our garden to support people in their mental health recovery.  In my professional life I am a health researcher and consultant and a trained counsellor.

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TOM BLACKBURN

Board Member - co Chair

Through my work in the civil service and charity sector I have a lot to offer in terms of supporting and shaping the organisation. I am a firm believer in the wide ranging benefits that being active outdoors in nature with others can have on health and wellbeing.

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Tom.JPG

We are currently recruiting more trustees!

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