By Danielle Tucker
It’s great when a community comes together; and that’s just what Handsworth are doing with announcements of future plans.Plans were unveiled today to turn a derelict site near to the Handsworth Parish Centre into a Jubilee garden this year, with work starting on the 25th March.
Members are the local community were encouraged to come and join the committee and project team, which will see through the transformation of the waste site into a garden the whole community can enjoy.
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A number of groups, including the Handsworth Forum, Heeley City Farm and the Parish Church have joined together to work on the plans for the project.
John Lecorney from the Heeley City Farm group said: "We work with different projects dealing with an array of things but as soon as we heard of the Jubilee garden plans we were interested in helping to transform the community area."
The project has been confirmed a grant of £6,000 from the Council to support the project and supply materials needed, including wheelbarrows and tunnels.
Manager of the Parish Centre, Tim Schafer said the aim is for everyone to pitch in together and really create a site that can be enjoyed by the young and old. "It's not about the gardens looking pristine or perfect we want the finished look to represent the community coming together and create something to be proud of."
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The site used to be old ward gardens but has since become run down, with plans to build paths and tunnels with different areas of flower beds around the gardens. "Its a perfect opportunity for everyone to get their knees dirty and pitch in!"
