The Panathlon Joy Garden highlights the importance of grassroots sporting opportunities for children with disabilities and special educational needs. It is a colourful and uplifting space that aims to show joy is for everyone and that we all deserve the chance to enjoy life. Its message is that inclusivity, confidence and normalising difference are all connected and improving these boosts mental wellbeing and brings joy.
As the first wheelchair-accessible garden in the All About Plants category, it includes playful features that bring elements of surprise and fun, with a winding path that allows access from both sides of the garden. Undulating mounds are filled with an abundance of colourful planting. Rare and unusual plants will demonstrate how we can normalise difference, most prominently, the curved stemmed trees that are a clear illustration that difference can be beautiful.
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Panathlon provides competitive sporting opportunities to children with disabilities and special educational needs.
In 2022/23, over 60,000 young people participated in its events.
The garden will be relocated to the Marjorie McClure School in Chislehurst in London, a school for students aged 4-19 years old with complex medical needs and physical disabilities.
Head to the link below to find out more about the garden and the people involved in its creation and legacy.
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