Press Release

17 January 2008

New building for Seymour Hill Horticultural Unit, Dunmurry

Staff and service users at Seymour Hill Horticultural Unit are celebrating the announcement of investment of £350,000 for the provision of a replacement horticultural unit at their site at Yew Tree Walk, Seymour Hill, Dunmurry. 

"While it has served us well, the present building has reached the end of its useful life," said manager Raphael Kearns.  "We're looking forward to the start of work in February/March and moving into our new premises in the early summer. Everyone at the Unit would like to pay tribute to the work done by the Carers’ Forum and the families to get to this point.”

Pictured are from Left:

Back Row: Stewart Hall, trainee; David McGall, Senior Day Care Worker; Valerie Martin and Anne Blake, Carers Forum; Raphael Kearns.

Front row: Trainees Michael McIlroy, Andrew Massey, David Lamour and Nigel Stronge.

The Seymour Hill Horticultural Unit provides places for 35 adults with learning disabilities to develop their work skills.  The Unit produces in season bedding plants, hanging baskets and other horticultural products – please ring them at 028 9060 3744 if you are interesting in buying any of their garden products!

For more information contact Christina Martin 028 9250 1209 or 07841 970653 (Down Lisburn end) or Joan McCallan 028 9151 2208 or 07803 210205 (Ulster Community & Hospitals end)