New garden tidy scheme launched
Latest news from Carmarthenshire Council’s press office - Garden Tidy Scheme
A scheme to give older people’s gardens a one-off tidy up is being spread across Carmarthenshire – thanks to new funding.
Age Concern Sir Gar runs the Garden Tidy Scheme which uses young offenders to carry out supervised work on gardens for people aged 70 and over who cannot do it themselves and have no family members able to help.
The project has been limited to the Llanelli area in recent years but the service can now be offered to people anywhere in Carmarthenshire following a £7,200 donation from the county council’s 50+ Strategy.
The funding authorised by 50-plus Champion Cllr Kevin Madge will be used to buy new equipment such as mowers and strimmers.
Age Concern Sir Gar chief officer Ann Dymock said: “The Probation Service provides young offenders for two or three days a week from April to October and they can tidy about 6-8 gardens a week.
“They do work such as cutting back hedges and shrubs, and tackling the lawns. It is of great benefit to people who have not done anything to their garden for years because they have been unable to.
“Without the money from the 50+ Strategy we probably could not have run the scheme this year and we certainly could not have expanded it across the county. The help has been invaluable.”
Community work supervisor Aaron Hoar said: “It is a good little scheme which gives the boys an opportunity to do some good work giving back to the community.
“The householders are very pleased and appreciate the work that is being done.”
Cllr Kevin Madge said: “I’m delighted to have been able to provide this extra £7,200 for the Garden Tidy scheme.
“It is an excellent scheme which has helped many people in the Llanelli area and has now started helping people right across Carmarthenshire.”
If you want to join the county’s 50+ Forum, which provides a voice for older people in Carmarthenshire, please contact Ruth Lake on 01267 234567.
Caption: Age Concern Sir Gar Garden Tidy scheme. Aaron Hoar, Community Work Supervisor for Dyfed Powys Probation Trust, is pictured with one of the offenders doing Community Payback work.
Pic Jeff Connell
Links to earlier blogs -
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/calling-over-50s.html
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/help-for-over-50s.html
A scheme to give older people’s gardens a one-off tidy up is being spread across Carmarthenshire – thanks to new funding.
Age Concern Sir Gar runs the Garden Tidy Scheme which uses young offenders to carry out supervised work on gardens for people aged 70 and over who cannot do it themselves and have no family members able to help.
The project has been limited to the Llanelli area in recent years but the service can now be offered to people anywhere in Carmarthenshire following a £7,200 donation from the county council’s 50+ Strategy.
The funding authorised by 50-plus Champion Cllr Kevin Madge will be used to buy new equipment such as mowers and strimmers.
Age Concern Sir Gar chief officer Ann Dymock said: “The Probation Service provides young offenders for two or three days a week from April to October and they can tidy about 6-8 gardens a week.
“They do work such as cutting back hedges and shrubs, and tackling the lawns. It is of great benefit to people who have not done anything to their garden for years because they have been unable to.
“Without the money from the 50+ Strategy we probably could not have run the scheme this year and we certainly could not have expanded it across the county. The help has been invaluable.”
Community work supervisor Aaron Hoar said: “It is a good little scheme which gives the boys an opportunity to do some good work giving back to the community.
“The householders are very pleased and appreciate the work that is being done.”
Cllr Kevin Madge said: “I’m delighted to have been able to provide this extra £7,200 for the Garden Tidy scheme.
“It is an excellent scheme which has helped many people in the Llanelli area and has now started helping people right across Carmarthenshire.”
If you want to join the county’s 50+ Forum, which provides a voice for older people in Carmarthenshire, please contact Ruth Lake on 01267 234567.
Caption: Age Concern Sir Gar Garden Tidy scheme. Aaron Hoar, Community Work Supervisor for Dyfed Powys Probation Trust, is pictured with one of the offenders doing Community Payback work.
Pic Jeff Connell
Links to earlier blogs -
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/calling-over-50s.html
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/help-for-over-50s.html
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