THE GARDENERS' HOUSE
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Plans to set up a green community hub in Penzance’s historic Morrab Gardens have been given the go-ahead thanks to £2.2 million grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and £886,000 from the Penzance Town Deal Fund. Work on renovating a disused building to transform it into an environmental education centre will get under way soon, with the centre due to open in late 2024.

The Gardeners’ House, a charity based in Penzance, are celebrating today after receiving £2.2 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create a home for a unique archive of documents, books and illustrations. The ‘living archive’ collection will be made accessible to the public for the first time and highlights the history of Cornwall's natural heritage. It will be housed in a new green educational hub in Penzance’s historic Morrab Gardens, transforming a disused building for the community and creating a sensory garden.

The Gardeners' House charity welcomes the news that the first tranche of Penzance Town Deal funding has been released by the Government to Cornwall Council. This news brings The Gardeners’ House another step closer to their goal of saving a disused building adjacent to Morrab Library in Morrab Gardens, and creating a new, flexible community hub.

​​The Gardeners’ House has been formed as a registered charity to renovate a disused building in Morrab Gardens, Penzance, to become a community hub with a focus on Wellbeing and Green Learning. The project aims to address the area’s social issues through education and community outreach, drawing on the past to inform the present and build a better future for Penzance and beyond.

​A local charity has been awarded a £53,870 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop its plans for a disused building in Morrab Gardens to become a community hub with a focus on Wellbeing and Green Learning.