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Shurtape unveils sanctuary garden at Wexham Park Hospital


Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health Foundation Trust. NHS Complementary


Michele Martin, who works with the patients


the neglected a


Ward, spotted the potential of


space within the premises last year. She began a campaign to


create with Georgia Toffolo (Toff sanctuary outside for


patients and families, securing funding


from I’m a Celebrity), to open a beautiful garden space at the Eden Ward of Wexham


who agreed to get after


involved


John Lewis Partnership appoints independent directors Shurtape has joined forces


including from leading tape manufacturer


its MD, Colin Gadd, met Ms Martin through their


the NHS, Shurtape,


everyone’s Shurtape, whose The store parent created insight


department chain’s


firm has brand


will report to the chairman, and are designed to provide


and challenge Dame Clare Tickell will take up her role from


October 14. She is currently non-executive director at the National Audit Office, chair of the board at


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new roles, which to


the


Partnership. Both roles are full-time and are in addition to the three non-executive directors that sit on the Partnership board.


Therapist at Eden outdoor


business network. The journey was filmed as part


of BBC One’s “One Day That Changed My Life” which aired earlier


this year. On Thursday,


September 19 the garden was officially opened by Toff, who has been personally involved in the project. Volunteers,


guests


made of Duck Tape. Ms Martin said:


patients joined Michele, Toff and the Shurtape Team to open the garden, cutting a giant


ribbon “This has


been quite a journey and we are delighted to officially open the garden. We are so grateful for -


support helped us to build our all-weather pavilion.”


contribution financial


Boyd Douglas- Davies named new HTA president


and


The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the HTA, which took place at Glee on 11 September, saw


the Boyd appointment Douglas-Davies of as


HTA president. Boyd Douglas-Davies, CEO


of Hillview Garden Centres, has taken over the presidency from Adam Taylor of Taylors Bulbs who has come to the end of his two-year tenure in the role and moves to the role of Immediate Past President. Mr


Douglas-Davies


over 30 years of experience in garden retail.


the Early Intervention Foundation and a Fellow of the RSA. Dame Clare said: “I am delighted to be joining


the Partnership at a time of such critical change and look forward to taking up this important role.” Meanwhile, Michael Herlihy will begin his new


role from February 3, 2020. He was appointed as Partnership secretary and a member of


the


Partnership’s executive team in April 2018. Mr Herlihy said: “The roots of these new roles


go all the way back to the original principles and to be asked to take on this responsibility at such a challenging time is a huge honour.”


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HTA president Boyd Douglas-Davies with Immediate past president Adam Taylor


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Malcolm Scott Consultants appoints new associate


Garden centre planning and


design


sp ec ia li st s Malcolm Scott Consultants has


expanded its Worcester-based team with the appointment of


Burton in has and as as


new associate. Mr Burton ran three centres the Garden


Group for 14 years and, most recently, worked for Severn Valley Railway Holdings


support manager, where he was responsible for all commercial and sales operational activity. Malcolm Scott Consultants


director Chris Primett said: “The last year has been exceptionally busy, having seen us continue to grow our portfolio of garden centres, and Andrew’s passion for


the garden centre sector


will make him a valuable asset to the dedicated MSC team. He also brings valuable visitor attraction experience which is a market opportunity which we are developing for garden centres.”


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