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16/06/2009
A garden at a Chelmsford primary school has undergone a makeover worthy of ‘Ground Force’ thanks to the efforts of a group of water workers.
The original wildlife area at Boreham School, near Chelmsford, had been vandalised and was radically transformed into a delightful wildlife garden by volunteers from Essex & Suffolk Water.
The 12 strong team, who are normally based at the Company’s Langford Water Treatment Works near Maldon, volunteered to get their hands to dirty for the day in the school garden as part of Essex & Suffolk Water’s employee volunteering programme, ‘Just an Hour’.
This initiative enables employees to devote at least 15 hours of work time to an approved community cause and is designed to give support to a wide range of community and environmental activities.
Rachael Raine, Production Team Leader, who led the project said: “We are really proud of the finished result and think this is a makeover worthy of Ground Force. It was hard work, but well worth it. We all worked well together and built up a really strong team spirit. We hope the pupils and the local wildlife will benefit from the garden for many years to come.”
Colleen Corkhill, Boreham Primary School Headteacher said: “We are most grateful to Essex & Suffolk Water’s volunteers for their hard work creating the wildlife garden. The space has been totally transformed and I’m sure it will be enjoyed by everyone at Boreham Primary School.”
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