A glorious day in the park!
We couldn't ask for better weather for a task day and it was great to see Helen transferring the children's artwork to the skatepark ramps in the sunshine.
It was an arty day all round as we also installed the centenary artwork created by All Saints' and St Mary's Schools last year for the School Gardens Project. They've been fitted to the Bowlers' Hut gable end and we're really pleased to have found a way to brighten up this area following a suggestion made to us by PC Matthew Mayers.
We continued work on the main flowerbeds and memorial beds, did a litter-pick, cleaned the war memorial and maintained the Band Room garden. We also fitted a "hazard bar" to the chain across the entrance barrier to the park. This is to make it more visible after a recent accident involving a mobility scooter when, thankfully, nobody was hurt.
Last but not least, park visitors may notice that the softwood timbers from the stocks made for us way back in 2004 by Tony Heginbotham have gone missing. There's no need to worry, these have lasted nearly 20 years but are now rotten and one of our volunteers is making new hardwood replicas that should outlast most of us.
Thank you to park users who donated just over £21 in our collection bucket.
