Volunteers have helped to transform the entrance to a popular green space which had become a magnet for fly tippers.
Over the course of four days, a team of people helped to remove large amounts of overgrown weeds and bushes behind Knotto Bottom Way in Northallerton.
The area, which is popular with local children and dog walkers, had become a dumping ground for rubbish and was regarded as an eyesore by people living in the area.
Broadacres Housing Association, which has houses in the area, were alerted to the situation by resident Philip Craig, who serves as one of the Association’s Local Monitors.
The Association approached its landscape contractor HGM Services and the North Yorkshire Youth Justice Service and a plan was formulated to tidy up the area.
Young people making reparations via the Youth Justice Service were joined by staff from Broadacres and HGM, with Philip also helping, and the area was fully cleared.
HGM, which has also donated £500 for Broadacres to use in other schemes, will now be sowing grass seed on the area, as well as planting a tree, one of 25 Broadacres is planting across the area to mark its 25th anniversary in 2018.
Philip said: “It’s a well-used area but the entrance had become a bit of an eyesore and had attracted fly-tippers.
“When we cleared it, we removed lots of bags of rubbish, so we are now looking forward to seeing the grass grow and it further enhancing the green space.”
Emily Thomas, Broadacres’ Community Involvement Manager, said: “This was a real team effort and we would like to thank local residents, the Youth Justice Service, HGM Services and Broadacres staff for volunteering their services.
Steve Howitt, Managing Director of HGM Services, said: “We are pleased to have been able to support such a fantastic community-minded initiative.”
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