RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing complex have set about improving their communal gardens.
The elderly residents at Cypress Court, Primrose Hill, Stockton, have joined forces with their council and landlord and yesterday a gazebo and water feature were unveiled at a ceremony followed by lunch and strawberry teas.
Stockton Borough Council encouraged the residents to apply for a Community Millennium Grant and they were awarded £500.
The residents raised further funds for the garden by holding a series of coffee mornings, raffles and bring- and-buy sales.
Middlesbrough based B&N Housing, which owns and manages Cypress Court, also contributed £500 towards the purchase and installation of the water feature.
Linda Tierney, scheme warden said: "The residents spend quite a lot of time in the garden and many of them are keen gardeners. They were very excited about the unveiling of the gazebo.
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