Chorus Voices

We hit the gardening trail with Chorus gardeners John and Paul to see what it was like helping people in their gardens. While gardening is at the heart of what they do, it is so much more than that. “We have lovely connections with our customers,” says John. “It makes us all, as our gardening team goes, dig in and it doesn't feel like a job when you're doing that.” John and Paul agree that they enjoy having a chat with customers and seeing the customers come alive when they talk about their earlier lives. “I've even been sitting down in the shopping centre and the client's walked up and sat down and we’ve had a chat,” adds Paul. When volunteers join in with the crew it’s particularly special. “They come out, gain some skills, and we all have a good time. They look out for us, we look out for them,” says Paul. Earlier in the month John did some work with volunteers from Cannington ESC for now retired volunteers Jim and Wanda (who talked on Ep 50: 50 years in the community). “Wanda came out and gave, very gene