THE finishing touch will be put to a £16,800 garden today.

Work on a garden at The Grove Neighbourhood House, in Priestman Road, The Grove, near Consett, will be completed with the planting of a tree.

The house is a community centre for children's clubs and a women's support group.

Youngsters from the centre helped to design the garden and decide on the features.

Primary school pupils have planted shrubs supplied by The Grove Training Nurseries. Derwentside District Council donated a seat.

The work was carried out by Groundwork West Durham and funded by Barclays SiteSavers and the European Regional Development Fund.