Poppy umbrellas
The Royal Hospital’s famous poppy umbrellas have been given a makeover to mark Remembrance Day this year, with a stylish new “birdcage” design that promises to keep your head and shoulders dry in a downpour. Produced by Rembrella – the family
company behind the original design – they are made from colourful translucent vinyl that will make you unmissable, even in a rainstorm, and provide vital funds to help run the Royal Hospital. The umbrellas are available to buy from the hospital’s souvenir shop, or online at
http://shop.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk. Priced at £18.50, all profits will go to the Chelsea Pensioners’ Appeal.
strengthen the muscles in your hand.” Gardening, says Joanna, gives participants an enormous sense of achievement – and there are health benefits from having access to as much fresh fruit and vegetables as you can eat. The vegetable patches are bursting with different varieties of tomato, courgettes, rocket, basil and mighty runnerbeans. If you have eaten at Royal Hospital Chelsea’s cafe recently, chances are you’ve tasted some of them. All the produce that the veterans can’t manage to take home ends up in its kitchens. And there are more plans afoot. A stunning new garden, with paths made of tiny shells, is being built near the existing gardens. Gardening Leave’s workers will use it as a retreat, and will perform some of the maintenance. The charity will also broaden the type of plant it grows, with poppies being planted on the Chelsea site shortly. Just don’t expect to see too many more Himalayan banana trees popping up.
Gardening Leave is always looking for volunteers and donations. For more information, visit
www.gardeningleave.org
or join the Friends of Gardening Leave,
www.friendsofgardeningleave.org.
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