Argos Arbroath

We are a busy playgroup based in Arbroath, catering for children aged 2-5 years old, operating Monday-Friday 8.45am-2.45pm. We currently have 52 children on our register. We provide breakfast, lunch and snack for our children, we strive to create a safe, nurturing space for children to learn through play. We have a community larder where we supply food, clothing, toiletries, toys which is open to playgroup families as well as the local community. We have a large polytunnel and allotment space where we grow fruit and vegetables for the playgroup a big source of enjoyment was growing our very own pumpkins for Halloween this year. We have a large garden which houses a pond, orchard and wildlife area for the local squirrels, foxes and hedgehogs. We believe children learn a lot from risky play and encourage climbing and use of tools from gardening equipment to vegetable peelers. Many of our resources and natural loose parts, encouraging children to use their imagination in play.

HOPE is an organic gardening charitable trust on the East coast of Scotland, supporting adults with learning disabilities from Angus to access horticulture training and work experience. Hope Garden was established in 1994 in response to a lack of meaningful opportunities for this group in the area. Hope has grown a over that time from a plot of land to a fully functioning organic garden complete with a shop, greenhouse and four polytunnels. Our Charitable Objectives: • Offer horticultural training and work experience for adults with learning disabilities living in Angus. • Provide opportunities for social, educational and recreational activities for our trainees • Supply the local community with a reliable source of organically grown fruit and vegetables