A whopping 104 of you rolled out bright and early on a Saturday morning to help sort out Valentines Park in Ilford.
Valentines Park is a remarkable example of 18th and 19th century country house parkland, containing many features of interest, including original formal gardens, lakes and landscaped parkland. The park, mansion and many of the garden features are Grade II listed by English Heritage and a huge renovation project has recently been completed to restore it to its former glory.
Tasks on the day included clearing out a small canal that runs through the park of dead leaves and rubbish, as well as digging out and trimming back overhanging shrubbery from the pathways. We also cut back overgrown trees and plants in order to help make the environment more pleasing for the community and for the flora, fauna and animals of the park.
A BIG thank you to all of you that came down. You worked really hard and in just four hours you managed to fill three skips, remove weeds from the fences, clear out the stream, prepare the bird feeding area and take down a tree. Thank you all so much and see you at the gig!
