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Pendle estate’s new green space as team tackle overgrown garden
A months-long clean-up operation has created a green space for residents in Nelson.
Social landlord Together Housing Group, which owns tens of thousands of properties in Blackburn with Darwen, Calderdale, Pendle and Rossendale, has transformed a shrub bed into a lush garden in a bid to create a green space for local residents.
The patch of land in between Mansfield Crescent and Mansfield Grove in Brierfield has been restored after maintenance teams spent months clearing the area. It had previously been filled with wood chip mulch but the teams have dug deep to improve the area.
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Throughout the winter months, a team of three grounds maintenance operatives cleared nearly four tonnes of wood chip by hand and began planting bulbs in the spring. David McDonough, Mick Meadway and Ashleigh Spencer took on the project after they saw potential in the area.
Mick Meadway who has been a grounds maintenance operative for Pendle Grounds Maintenance West for 10 years said: “The shrub bed needed a lot of work doing to get it looking good again but as a team, we’re really proud with what we’ve been able to do with it.
“It’s now a lot nicer for the residents to look at and walk by when they’re out and about. With the new maintenance schedule, it’ll make keeping it look good more regular and hopefully, the residents will enjoy it more too.
“Me and the team are really happy with the final product and we’re planning to keep it up and eventually do the same in other parts of Together Housing estates.”
The teams have now created an updated schedule for works to keep the area looking its best. Every two weeks, Together Housing staff will mow the lawn and carry out any gardening the area needs.
Together Housing’s Grounds Maintenance Site Supervisor, Matthew Cross said: “We’ve only just begun with this drive to support our residents through the upkeep of the green spaces where they live. If we can do our bit to make sure we’re looking after these small areas of land that can sometimes get overlooked, then we hope it will help the area feel more homely.
“It’s also about taking pride in our work for our grounds teams who are the ones who come forward with their suggestions on where we could be doing more. To see our teams working on projects like the Mansfield Crescent and Mansfield Grove land and being really happy with the final product will no doubt encourage similar work in other areas.”
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