The first task day of 2014 was a fairly quiet start to the year but we were pretty lucky with the weather and got a fair bit done. The park was very wet so we concentrated on areas that we could reach from the paths. The Infants Play Area has a good tidy up, the shrubs and beds around the Council Offices and along the path heading towards the Charles Ingham Bandroom were also given a good prune back. There are lots of bulbs appearing already and we're looking forward to a park in bloom again!
We also had a photo-call with Councillor Iain Roberts, who presented us with a cheque for £200 from the Council's WWI Small Grant Scheme. This grant covers the cost of the red roses that we planted around the War Memorial flowerbeds last year and is the first award of its kind in Stockport for projects that commemorate the 2014-2018 WWI Centenaries. We are very proud to be the first group in the borough top be awarded one of these grants and we are looking forward to the roses that we have planted developing into a Red "Rose Wall" hedge over the next few years that will bloom between June and November.
