With summer here at last it was time for serious amounts of weeding in the Ornamental Beds, a full course of treatment for Midnight the Owl Tree Sculpture and a good tidy-up of the shrub beds at the entrance to the park near the cinema.

We were pleased to have a visit from local photographer Arthur Procter, who took several of the photos below.

In addition, a small team continued our project sponsored by Marple Area Committee to refurbish the two picnic benches down at the Recreation Ground. These are now both finished apart from the the plaque on the second bench, which will be refitted after it has been cleaned up.