THE PLANTING of a tree yesterday marked the completion of a community garden.
The project at The Grove Neighbourhood House Garden in Priestman Road, The Grove, near Consett, has been run by Groundwork West Durham.
The children who attend the breakfast and after-school clubs were involved in designing the garden and deciding what features went into it.
Over the past few weeks, children from The Grove and St Pius X Primary Schools have been planting the shrub beds, with plants supplied by The Grove Training Nurseries.
Some of the children also helped to build a willow arch and Derwentside District Council has donated a seat to the project. It has been funded a £10,000 Barclays SiteSavers grant and £6,800 from the European Regional Development Fund.
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