Plans for a new sensory garden that will help improve the lives of disabled people across Fareham will be unveiled to the public this week.

The Rainbow Centre will open its doors for a community consultation day, where draft plans for its new garden project will be on show for people to cast their eyes over.

The plans will reveal two stunning new projects that will make a positive contribution to the development and lives of children with disabilities, their parents and carers.

The first is the Play Away project, which will be a sensory garden and a specialist activity area for children and adults with disabilities.

The second is the Play Away Wild project, which will be a dedicated garden to encourage wildlife to visit.

It is also hoped that the garden will help adults with disabilities to socialise as well as bringing the local community and other disability groups closer together.

The Rainbow Centre's appeals director, Helen Somerset How, said: "It's a fabulous project and at this stage we are just showing the public our draft ideas.

"We hope to see lots of members of the local community on the day so that we can showcase our draft plans to them."

These projects have become a reality for the centre after it won £50,000 in the National Lottery's People's Millions in November.

The centre, which helps children overcome their difficulties caused by cerebral palsy, received the most votes after being showcased on Meridian ITV South.

Helen added: "The money from People's Millions has enabled us to go ahead with our sensory gardens project as it was the final amount we needed to start the whole Play Away project."

Major contributions have also come from The Lions International, The St James's Place Foundation, The Foyle Foundation, Hampshire County Council, The Toy Trust and Fareham Borough Council.

The plans will be on show on January 25 at the Cams Alders sports ground, Highfield Avenue, Fareham, from 10am to 3pm, with a short question and answer session from 3pm until 4pm.