Call to vote for favourite gardening project
HARE Hatch residents can now vote for their favourite community gardening project to be supported by Dobbies garden centre.
Two projects have been shortlisted in the hope they will create enhanced green spaces that benefit the area.
The contest part of the Helping Your Community Grow initiative, which was launched earlier this year nationwide.
Frogmore Court Look Ahead and Rotary Club of Maidenhead are competing for the winning prize.
Frogmore Court is a 24-hour supported housing project for vulnerable young adults aged 16-25.
The centre provides accommodation and support including life skills building and independent living. Its garden needs revamping.
The Rotary Club of Maidenhead has just established its first environment club.
It would use the support from Dobbies to help tend community parks, fill in empty plant containers on the roads, and plant trees to commemorate the loss of loved ones in the pandemic.
Graeme Jenkins, CEO of
Dobbies, said the is delighted to be supporting so many gardening projects in areas near stores.
“It’s a landmark initiative for us and we are so proud to be helping so many community projects across the country to create a green space that benefits their area,” he said.
The winning project will receive products, equipment and team support from the staff at the Hare Hatch Dobbies store.
The project with the most votes from all areas across the UK, will be the national winner and receive additional support from Dobbies.
The public vote closes on
Sunday, August 29.
The winners will be announced in September.
For more information, visit: www.dobbies.com/helping-yourcommunity-grow