Samaritans’ Listening Garden brings the power of listening to RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.
Award-winning garden designer and Samaritans volunteer Darren Hawkes is bringing Samaritans’ Listening Garden to the world-famous garden show this year to help us celebrate 70 years of supporting people struggling to cope.
The garden will depict that while the path to hope can seem full of obstacles, there is support out there and it is always possible for things to change.
Help us grow seeds of hope
This year marks 70 years since Samaritans’ founder Chad Varah took the first call to what would become Samaritans’ helpline. Samaritans’ Listening Garden shares our message that listening saves lives and promotes our vision that fewer people die by suicide.
Today, Samaritans volunteers answer a call for help every 10 seconds by phone, email, online chat, letter or in person. Help us make sure every call for help is answered.
For media, here's the Samaritans' Listening Garden press pack.
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