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New garden unveiled for hospital staff

Shivani Chaudhari
BBC News, Peterborough
North West Anglia Two men and three women standing in front of the new garden. Two women are sitting down and smiling at the camera. One is holding a bouquet of flowers. Either side of the women sitting down there are people standing. Everyone is smiling at the camera. North West Anglia
The new green space was opened in a short ceremony led by trust chairman Prof Steve Barnett, chief executive officer Hannah Coffey and chaplain Petros Nyatsanza

Staff from a hospital were left feeling "very lucky" after a reflective garden was unveiled.

The Staff Reflection Garden is an outdoor space situated in the heart of Peterborough City Hospital and has been funded by North West Anglia Hospitals' Charity.

The hospital was given £40,000 for the transformation of the area.

Chief executive officer Hannah Coffey said: "We feel very lucky to have this area of tranquillity in the heart of our busy hospital and I am sure our staff feel the same."

NWAFT A triangular wooden seating pod with a bench and two men sitting on either side of the bences. Both are wearing black and smiling at the camera. There is a third person also in the photo peering through the window of the pod. NWAFT

There was a short ceremony to mark the opening of the new green space on Wednesday.

The garden includes all-weather seating, new planting and a specially commissioned sculpture by local metal artist Jeni Cairns to remember colleagues who have died.

Staff will be able to hang handmade metal leaves onto the sculpture with their colleagues' names engraved in their memory.

North West Anglia Hospitals' charity project manager Philip Fearn said: "The garden is absolutely stunning, and we are thrilled that so many colleagues were able to join us for the official opening."

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