Another great effort from local volunteers as we look towards the Remembrance Service on Sunday 8 November and try to make sure the park is at its best for this. Paths were weeded and swept, leaves raked and moved to our new leaf composting area and flowerbeds trimmed and tidied. We extended the WWI display on the railings of Hollins house as the first section is now full and replaced the commemorative flag on the pole nearest the building too. We also repaired guttering on the Bowler Hut, as we're fed up of waiting for the council to do it, picked litter and treated benches.
We had a fantastic response from park users today, who left more than £52 in our collection bucket. One person left a note with their donation asking for the money to be put towards the flowerbeds and we can clarify that all money collected in the park during out task days is allocated to our general fund for the plants and tools we need to keep the park looking its best. We feel that people add money to our bucket in response to the work they see us doing and that is what we should use it for.
