Visitors to the Top Barn Farm ‘Greenstart Project’ Training Centre frequently comment on the commitment and enthusiasm of the staff and students. This is due to our philosophy that training, in whatever form it takes, is not only about gaining practical skills but it is also about broadening your perspective of the world in which we live.

From every practical experience gained there is a therapeutic value from working as part of a team, seeing a project nurtured through to completion and being proud of your part in its outcome.

All the students who come to the Training Centre, whether they have a physical or learning disability, make a difference to the future of the Training Centre - because it’s the students who are creating the environment, deciding what it will look like and how it will be enjoyed by future visitors.

Originally the Training Centre was a ‘brown field’ site, located where the old gravel pits were. Now it is a thriving smallholding, which has been entirely designed and landscaped by the students and staff with poultry, pigs, goats and gardens full of flowers and vegetables.

One of the most exciting areas that you can enjoy is the Sensory Trail. With its disabled access it was entirely constructed and planted by our students, it is a delight of colour and aroma with tactile plants and sculptures to be explored – it fills the senses in every way!

Would you like to come to the Training Centre as a volunteer helper? Whatever your skills, you can help by giving time and patience, working with young people to enhance their learning abilities.

The Training Centre is principally funded by Social Services, and although there is a policy of keeping costs to a minimum, recycling materials and using local products where possible, donations and visitors are always welcome.

Contact: Noelle Wilson on 01905 620840 or office@topbarn.co.uk

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