Doing it for Manchester! Those blooming marvellous 20th Oldham Scouts have rescued some waste land and turned into a community garden to be enjoyed by all.
20th Oldham Scout Group based in Saddleworth village has cleared a piece of waste land on Smithy Lane just off the High Street in Uppermill, of rubbish and debris, in order to make way for a garden to be used by the local community and the Scouts.
The green fingered group were thrilled when Saddleworth Council, said that they could develop the land for the community and as an added bonus the council gave them £100 for plants and bulbs to landscape the area.
The 22-strong group has voluntarily given their time to create the community garden and they’ve used their gardening and DIY skills, learnt at Scout meetings, to make the gardening a place of enjoyment for people.
The budding group were also nominated for a Pride in Oldham award; they did not win the accolade but received a mention for their efforts.
Although, 20th Oldham Scout Group, are being taught by a fantastic gardener. Scout leader, Eddie Butterworth, who is a member of Saddleworth Gardening Club, has won the Saddleworth in Bloom award for the best small garden, for three years running.
Eddie said: “It is fantastic news that our Scout Group is in the running to win the £500. Our Scouts love maintaining the garden and ensuring that is a nice place to go for residents in the area to be.
“The council have been very generous by letting us have the land to work with and it’s an excellent showcase of our skills as a group.”
Another fantastic entry.
Don’t forget the WD-40 though guys, to clean your tools and preserve them for future use!
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