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Fitzroy Rural Skills in East Meon supports adults with disabilities to develop skills and confidence, growing plants, woodworking, and more.

Overview

FitzRoy’s Rural Skills Project supports people with learning disabilities to develop confidence, skills and a sense of wellbeing by working in a rural setting. The current rural skills project opened in 2011 and is located at the Sustainability Centre in East Meon, near Petersfield. Up to 12 adults can attend each day, learning how to cultivate herbs, fruit and vegetables which are then sold to the public. If you choose to join our rural skills team we will help you to learn how to maintain the grounds, get involved in woodcraft and grow patio pot plants and hanging baskets. All proceeds go straight back into the project. Facilities available

The site is large with excellent facilities and full access for wheelchairs. There is an eco-friendly toilet, a staff office and a large heated communal tea hut for rainy days and breaks. We have numerous raised beds to make it easy for you to grow vegetables and herbs. Our well equipped site also has a poly-tunnel, various sheds for holding equipment, greenhouses and areas for growing plants, flowers and hanging baskets. An outdoor woodcrafts facility has recently been added, as well as an area to keep chickens - proving very popular indeed! Our Commitment

Our dedicated staff team offer tailored support to everyone involved in rural skills, typically a 1:3 support ratio. If you join us, we will help you gain new skills which could lead to vocational training, volunteering and employment opportunities. This project will provide you with new skills, confidence and opportunities to make new friends. We always promote community involvement and inclusion. Location

Located at the Sustainability Centre in East Meon near Petersfield, this site is situated in the beautiful South Downs National Park. Adapted mini buses are available for transport to and from the project from our day and community service in the centre of Petersfield or along it's usual travel route - or you can make your own way to start your day with us.

31/10/2025

The spooky season has been great fun for us all at Rural Skills. 😃👻💀From decorating our hut and bus, to carving our own grown pumpkins. 🎃 👻😃

08/10/2025

Nothing beats fresh, homemade apple juice! 🍏Our wonderful service users were so happy to be able to use up all these delicious apples. Some delicious liquid gold. ☺️☺️

22/09/2025

What do you do when you go for a walk and find a walnut tree? You make a gluten free and dairy free coffee and walnut cake. With dairy free butter cream. Everyone had a hand on making this delicious cake 😋😋😋

19/09/2025

Fitzroy thank you week comes to an end, we want to say a massive huge mega thank you to some special people who make Rural Skills awesome ☺️These people may not be on the payroll, but we can’t do what we do without them and we appreciate them very much.
Thank you to everyone Sustainability Centre who help keeps our site in working order, give us firewood 🪵 and make the people we support feel like family. Dan Dan the woodwork man making all the hedgehog houses , bird boxes and bug hotels, we sell for fundraising. 🦔🐦‍⬛🪲And last but not least, the most important part of our team Bruce the bulldog, who’s kind soul, helps put a smile on everyone’s face.
Thank you from everyone Skills.

17/09/2025

It’s Thank you week at Fitzroy, we wanted to show you the staff who give their hearts ♥️ soul and everything into making this fantastic service grow. 🌱🌼
From planting and watering all the plants, collecting seeds to make ink, foraging herbs for the itch balm, woodworking, building clay ovens and driving force behind our tree project grant. These guys manage anything thrown at them. Including the weather on the South Downs. ⛅️🌦️🍃 ☀️.
With lots of love ❤️ and care for the people we support.

09/09/2025

From seed 🌱 to our belly’s 😋 our fantastic team worked hard to grow these delicious melons.

23/08/2025

Pizza time at Rural skills 🍕🍕.. homemade pizzas on our very own pizza oven..! Nom nom

20/08/2025

Everyone had a fantastic day out at St Hubert’s. We had a look around this cute but tiny church and we enjoyed the wildflowers and the picturesque views.
Here’s a few pictures of us picking sunflowers 🌻

15/08/2025

Summertime is the best time for foraging and using what the land provides to make some amazing gluten free apple and blackberry crumble. No air-miles or plastic packaging in sight, just full bellies

01/08/2025

Today is the day of our fete, come on down to on track in Petersfield 8 Hylton Rd, Petersfield GU32 3JY until 2pm.

30/07/2025

Everyone at Rural Skills are blooming 🌹excited for the Summer fete this Friday.
We are buzzing around like busy bees working on handmade Air Bee n B. 🐝
So many other things on offer come on down to on track in Petersfield 8 Hylton Rd, Petersfield GU32 3JY 10.30 - 2pm.

Address

Droxford Road
East Meon
GU321HR

Website

http://www.fitzroy.org/

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