For our second volunteer morning of the Autumn, we had a fantastic turnout – 40 plus people, young and old, got stuck into a variety of tasks around the park. We were over the moon to welcome back some of our Saturday morning regulars and really pleased to see so many new faces.

 

 

We cleared paths of overgrowth, cut-back bramble, and planted daffodils, tulips and wild-flowers. Several bags of litter were gathered from all round the park. (This is the type of litter that would never get retrieved by the council’s contractor.) At one stage we had so many people active around the park, that we ran short of tools.

Our mid-morning refreshment break is always a good opportunity to catch up with our regular helpers and chat with our new volunteers. These are always very social occasions.

 

It was a very successful event. I hope everyone involved will get a great deal of satisfaction seeing all the new flowers appearing in spring, and knowing that they’ve played their part keeping the park in good condition.

This was out last volunteer session of 2024. Keep your eye out on our events page for the next session. If you’d like to speak with us directly, please send an email to team@ourmanorpark.org.uk