An overgrown piece of village land has been transformed into a garden for the community. The area of grass runs along the side of Whitehall Lane in Blackrod , but was "overgrown" before the works were done. Now the patch has been transformed, with benches, fencing, a pathway, planters and trees having been installed.
It comes as part of the Blackrod Neighbourhood Plan, with the funds to upgrade the area being donated by gas company Cadent. Residents cutting the ribbon at its opening (Image: Blackrod Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group) Alan Bury, Chairman of the Blackrod Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group, said: "It is a green space, about half the size of a football pitch, but it is a thin strip. "Within the neighbourhood plan we had consultations with local residents, who all said they wanted something to happen to the green space, for the children.
"Cadent the gas network very kindly offered to pay for it. It was an overgrown green space. "A wild hedgerow has been put in, and a gravel pathway in from the bottom to the top end.
"There are a couple of benches in at the bottom and the top, elderly residents walk up that route regularly to the shops." The transformed area (Image: Blackrod Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group) He added: "Cars park halfway on the pavements, so a lot of people are using it because it is safer. "All the local residents are over the moon with it.
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