Gordon Messenger Centre

Volunteers taught how to use tools and build veterans’ community garden in eight days

Dozens of volunteers left their desk jobs to pick up tools for the first time ever and build a community garden for veterans in eight days.

Funded by SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity - Devon and RMA -The Royal Marines Charity, the creation of the GMC June Best Sanctuary Garden at the Gordon Messenger Centre (GMC) located opposite the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone,...

Dozens of volunteers join forces to build veterans’ community garden 

Work is underway for the creation of a veterans’ community garden, with the whole military community mucking in to help - volunteers include serving and former members of the Armed Forces, their friends, colleagues, and their enthusiastic children.

The ‘GMC June Best Sanctuary Garden’ is being built at the Gordon Messenger Centre (GMC) based opposite the Commando Training Centre...