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Wildfl owers to fl ourish in the glades
Ten families started to turn two glades close to Peatmoor Lagoon into a wildfl ower haven for butterfl ies
and bees in mid-March.
They planted fl owers supplied have been created after
by Swindon’s Flowers & Butter- offenders on probation
lies Project (FAB), many grown by community payback
people with autism. The glades cut back overgrown
Lawn & garden maintenance Easter litter pick up trees during the winter
months. For details
Hedge cutting & planting Friends of Peatmoor Lagoon invite about the glades and
Tree planting & pruning you to join them on their annual Peatmoor Commu-
tidy up on Easter Monday, 13 April, nity Woodland Group
Weeding & much more 10am to 12noon. which manages the
Litter pickers and gloves will adjacent copse, mail:
Tel: 01793 486507 be provided. All children must be [email protected]
Mob: 077382 98004 accompanied by an adult. Meet Pete Clifton and Kerry
[email protected] at the Fishermans Car Park on planting the glade
Peatmoor Way.
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Bring along any seedlings/plants/bird feeders or boxes to sell or swap.
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• All Aspects of ✭ Patios ✭ Ponds Children grow with help of older generation
Tree Surgery ✭ Turfi ng ✭ Fencing Green fi ngered grandparents who help at Haydonleigh Primary School
✭ Garden maintenance are looking forward to producing another bumper crop.
• Dismantling, ✭ Garden design The school has developed its role Garden Organic provides expert
Felling as a fl agship in the national Food advice to flagship schools and
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• Site Clearance ALL WORK GUARANTEED grandparents in 2008 to help its areas.
Teacher Kate Mackinnon said,
A huge crop of vegetables and
• Pruning, Hedge Tel: 491010 ‘garden to table’ project. “children have gained so much
Work fruit was dug up and picked by understanding about healthy eat-
the Haydonleigh Harvesters. It’s ing and the environment; working
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• Fully Insured ❖ Fences, gates & sheds Granddad Keith Dowdell is
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• No Job too small ❖ Landscaping wife Marion can only offer about 40,
❖ Trees pruned and felled
❖ Rubbish removed because her father did not believe
• No Obligation, ❖ Patios and shingle laid in women in the garden. “This
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❖ Turfi ng and grass cutting children to food,” said Keith.
Their grandson Aaron said, “I’m
15 West End Road, ❖ And all aspects of garden really lucky because not everyone

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