New Sculptures in the Quiet Garden

This week we celebrated the new metal work on the walls of the Quiet Garden and to say thank you to the volunteer who made it.  Situated between the InPatient Unit and the main Reception, outside of the Quiet Room, the garden is open for everyone to use.

Although the garden and water feature are very beautiful, relaxing and colourful the outer walls of the building looked a little bare.  Liza, our chaplain, asked one of the very talented Hospice Day Service (HDS) volunteers if they would create a piece of artwork to display.

'Brian has decorated the white walls with beautiful metallic 'branches ' and HDS patients are now going to add butterflies to finish it all off. It has made a real difference to the Quiet Garden and I have been delighted. Helen McGee the Medical Director and Rob Woolley the Chief Executive also came down briefly to join us and express their thanks.  The Quiet Room and Quiet Garden are enjoyed by many of our patients and the Midday Gatherings of prayers take place there Monday to Friday.' - Liza Waller, Chaplain at Hospice in the Weald

Brian came to the rescue!  Brian volunteers in HDS one day a week and works with patients on our very own metalwork table to produce some beautiful sculptures. 

This is an example of a garden sculpture Brian has made with one of our young patients, Charles, as a gift for his Dad.

Working with metal can be just like any other form of creative expression, it is the creation of a project that stimulates and focuses the patients.  Tom is a patient who has worked with Brian on several projects and said ‘I can design and create the projects myself, with the supervision of Brian.  I find it interesting and immensely satisfying.’

We held a small celebration for the launch of the metalwork in the Quiet Room where everyone could admire it!