Residents in Mackworth have praised young people from a Mickleover school after they gave up their time to transform a local community garden space.
A group of teenagers from Murray Park Community School, in Murray Road, have given a facelift to Mackworth Community Managed Library, in Prince Charles Avenue.
The project was carried out by youngsters from the school’s alternative provision, called The Bridge, which supports students with additional learning needs.
They removed the litter, cleared the garden, weeded, gathered up leaves, removed brambles and made it a useable space for the community.
Murray Park student clearing the leaves to make the space more usable.
Their hard work did not go unnoticed with scores of residents sending praise to the school and even a message from Mackworth councillor, Gaurav Pandey.
Councillor Pandey said: “I would like to thank the Murray Park school staff and fantastic students who gave their time to clear up the back of the library. The area looks fab now and if anyone would like to get involved with its upkeep or the beautification then please let me know.”
It is not the first time students from the school have worked within their community. Last summer pupils swept up and weeded an area around Mackworth Youth and Community Centre.
They also added a splash of colour to Mickleover after growing all the flowers for the village’s floral displays and giving up their weekend to plant them in hanging baskets, planters and displays.
The area after being cleared by the students.
Community projects are all part of the Murray Park Charter for Success which is designed to promote the personal development of pupils through a rich set of experiences.
Theresa Lucas, head of alternate provision at Murray Park, said: “We are very proud of all our students at The Bridge and we have had so many comments from people saying what a difference they have made to the local community.
“We work hard to ensure pupils are also given the opportunity to develop their talents and interests to a high quality and community work supports pupils to be confident, resilient and independent, and to develop strength of character.
“It’s particularly nice that the pupils involved with this project have had such positive feedback and they are determined to keep the area tidy after all their hard work.”
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