A new therapeutic garden, which features the Republic’s first outdoor boccia court, opened at Punggol Park on Dec 12. Designed to cater to users including seniors and wheelchair users, the 2,000 sq m garden features the first outdoor wheelchair obstacle course located...
A new therapeutic garden, which features the Republic’s first outdoor boccia court, opened at Punggol Park on Dec 12.
Second Minister for National Development Indranee Rajah, who was at the opening of the garden on Dec 12, said therapeutic gardens are curated to foster meaningful interactions with nature, incorporating features that can enhance physical and mental well-being. In between the two zones stands a majestic 12m-tall rain tree planted more than 30 years ago, around which the garden was designed.
Boccia, which means “to bowl” in Italian, is played by wheelchair users with motor-skill impairment. The aim of the game is to bowl balls as close as possible to a white target ball known as the jack. His mother, Ms Eve Cher, 44, said that playing boccia outdoors can help to increase the awareness of the sport, which is usually played indoors here.
Caregivers can remain close by to help the wheelchair users at the course, which is flanked by a safety guiding lane.
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