Horatio’s Garden is a national charity creating and nurturing beautiful gardens in NHS spinal injury centres to support everyone affected by spinal injury. Through the garden thriving communities have developed to support patients, their families, and friends. Those injured often face long stays in NHS hospitals as they adjust to, or care for someone with, a life- changing injury.
Each Horatio’s Garden has a Head Gardener who leads a dedicated team of volunteers. Together, they care for the garden and offer people the opportunity to engage in a variety of gardening and creative workshops. Throughout the year people are also able to gather to enjoy live music, whilst seasonal events are held to ensure people facing long stays in hospital are able to enjoy some quality time with their family and friends. Everything in each garden is designed to help people explore new interests and develop new skills, all of which they can take with them when they return home, and which often become a source of lifelong calm and comfort.
At Aspire Law we see how our clients benefit daily from having access to a Horatio’s Garden as part of their rehabilitation. Our clients find the gardens offers many opportunities ranging from somewhere they can spend time with their families, a place where they can practice and develop their new skills, to just somewhere they can go for a cup of tea and chat. The significance of undertaking these simple tasks cannot be underestimated, nor the huge confidence many patients feel it instils.
Raquel Siganporia, our Director of Business Development is an Ambassador of Horatio’s Garden and volunteer, says:
Aspire Law are immensely proud to become a Regional Supporter for Horatio’s Garden at the Salisbury Spinal Cord Injury Unit. As an ambassador, volunteer, and someone with a spinal cord injury, I see how much the gardens mean to those who have become injured, and to their friends and families. Aspire Law understands those injured need to grieve, begin to adjust, and eventually look forward to the next day. The gardens do this by nurturing new skills, new outlooks and new lives through the beautiful settings, creative initiatives, and fabulous staff. We are therefore delighted to be able to support Horatio’s Garden with all they do, to achieve this.
Bethan Cummings, Director of Fundraising for Horatio’s Garden had the following to say about our newest partnership:
“Our garden in Salisbury is such a special place for us and it is only right that we have partners there who are committed to helping us maintain it as a haven for everyone affected by spinal cord injury. To have a team of experts on board who have such a unique understanding of spinal cord injury, who are willing to help people process the prospect of life after injury, is such a vital resource and one that we are incredibly grateful to have. Aspire Law have always been a keen supporter of Horatio’s Garden – attending events, supporting fundraisers and volunteering in the gardens – so we are delighted to welcome them on board as partners to continue our strong relationship with them”.
Damian Horan, Legal Director, Aspire Law says:
It is wonderful to be able to support the great work of Horatio’s Garden. So many of our clients have got such joy from being able to spend time there. It is a real oasis at a difficult time and a place which undoubtedly helps them on their rehabilitation journey”.
Aspire Law looks forward to attending the garden, supporting the events taking place at Salisbury and ensuring everyone affected by a spinal cord injury can benefit from the garden as part of their rehabilitation.
At Aspire Law, we focus our time on working with clients to help them regain their independence after their accidents. We help clients get access to the very best rehabilitation, care, housing, transport, and support services. We have developed an excellent network of support partners who we call upon to help our clients get back to an independent life. Get in touch with us today to learn more.
