Community spirit truly is growing ... alongside colourful new flowers
New addition to Sandyflats celebrates can-do attitude
Flower power has come to the community of Sandyflats in Johnstone just in time for summer.
Residents have created a raised flower bed outside their local shop to bring a dash of colour to their community.
And it’s a great addition to complement the much-admired mural of a tree symbolising growth and community togetherness.
The flower bed, complete with colourful shrubs and bedding plants, is now an eye-catching addition to Sandyflats.
It was installed by Johnstone engineering firm BCE Ltd which also created new paving that forms the entrance to the shop on Bute Drive.
Resident Shaun Mitchell Snr helped create the flower bed, supported by Linstone Housing, and said it was the “perfect addition”.
Shaun said: “The new flower bed filled with bedding plants is ideally located beside our tree mural.
“Together, they demonstrate the vibrancy of the local community.
“We want to say a big thank you to local residents for their enthusiasm and support – notably Gordon Finnigan for donating a centrepiece shrub and also to Mark William Collins and Carol Mcness.
“Meanwhile, further evidence of the Sandyflats community spirit is being shown in our monthly litter picks, which attract wide support from residents of all ages.”
Sandyflats Food Store owner Ijaz Mohammed – known as Jaz - has installed a motion-sensor security camera to watch over the flower bed and mural.
Jaz said: “This is a great community and the mural and flower bed brighten the place up.
“We are delighted with the improvements which have been made to the exterior of the shop and, of course, the mural and flower bed.”
Adele Fraser, chief executive of Linstone Housing, added: “We commend the work of the community in Sandyflats which embodies togetherness, activism and an impressive can-do attitude.
“The external renovation of this shop followed by the mural and this appealing flower bed show that the area continues to thrive.”
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We want to say a big thank you to local residents for their enthusiasm and support