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Priory Meadow
After the initial
successful transformation of this area, finding volunteers to help with
ongoing maintenance has always been a problem. We're pleased to say that Development Manager
John Scott has successfully negotiated agreements with the Purbeck
Centre* and Kingston Maurwood College to carry out routine maintenance
in future. Our thanks to B&Q for providing £500 worth of tools for the
centre to use.
Humphries Kirk, the
well-known local solicitors, have kindly donated £300 towards the cost
of six willow trees to plant along the edge of the meadow in the Autumn.
The trees will be provided by Holme Nurseries.
In July we were awarded a further £10,000 through the BBC Breathing
Places programme to allow us to further develop the area with
extended pathways, a pond and willow trees. The work should start in
October. Some of the money has been
used to buy a trailer unit to store and transport the tools supplied by
B&Q. Click
here to see us on the Breathing Places website
*The
Purbeck Centre, run by Dorset County Council, provides opportunities for
people with learning and physical disabilities to take part in social
and educational activities. The opportunity provided by the Priory
Meadow project will allow them to take 'ownership' of the maintenance of
the site, and in so doing allow them an element of outdoor physical
activity, a potential 'fun fitness' programme, and easy access to other
activities such as fishing, walking, boating etc, and to the town centre
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