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Young people from Hendy Youth Club have given up their time to develop a new community garden. The picturesque garden, in front of the Urdd Hall, where they attend the youth club, took over three days to complete. It included turning the grassed bank into a seating area, laying pathways and planting flowers. The project was led by Carmarthenshire County Council’s Youth Service and was supported by Llanedi Community Council which donated £500 toward materials. Other donations included £150 in wood from D.G.Heath, coloured stone for the pathways from Hanson Quarry Products and all flowers given by Wrenvale Nurseries in Cwmgors. The council’s executive board member for youth services Cllr Keith Davies said: “The young people worked really hard to develop this lovely garden, I do hope the community enjoys it and looks after it.”

Plans for floodlighting at Hendy Park have been backed by Carmarthenshire County councillors. The planning committee approved an application by Llanedi Community Council for a multi-use games area, fencing and six floodlights at the park in Heol y Parc. The games area will be mainly on the existing disused tennis courts. It has been designed to be suitable for a range of ball sports and other sporting activities. The facility will incorporate goal and netball/basketball hoop features at both ends. The scheme forms part of a larger master plan which proposes the redevelopment and general improvement of the facilities available within the Park. The installation of the multi use games area represents the second phase of the plan with work on the first phase which comprised the installation of new paths and seating in the park now nearing completion.