Residents appeal for help to repair old well

RESIDENTS at a sheltered housing complex in Dundee are appealing for a kind-hearted person to help them finish their lockdown garden project.

The elderly residents of Blackness Court took it upon themselves to refurbish their garden.

One woman, Cecilia McCartney, even had a light heart attack as a result of the work she put in.

The 87-year-old brushed off the incident saying she has recovered and is “full of life”.

The garden has been completely overhauled, but fixing the wishing well has proved beyond their skills.

It is in a general state of disrepair and is being held together by tape.

As a result, they have issued a plea for a joiner or anyone who thinks they have the skills to fix the well to lend a hand.

Cecilia said: “There is a lovely sitting area in the garden but the stumbling block is the wishing well that is absolutely falling apart.

“Parts of it are deteriorating. It’s all we have yet to repair.”

Cecilia estimates it would only take a professional joiner about an hour to complete the job.

She added: “People (living here) are asking about it. We want our wishing well repaired.

“This place is lovely because of the garden, it’s somewhere they can come and sit.

“We just hope someone out there can help finish it for us.”

Alison Neil of Home Group Scotland, who manages the housing complex, said: “We do have a maintenance service for the properties, however work of this type isn’t covered by that provision.

“If customers are unable to find a local joiner to help restore the wishing well, they may be able to apply for funding from us.”

Cecilia at the wishing well.