Local residents asked to get mucked in

(Date of issue: Monday, 10 November 2008)

Carlisle City Council is asking local residents to volunteer their time to help restore a local park area this Sunday (16 November).

New members are being sought for the ‘Friends of Eden Bridge Garden’ group. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) recently awarded a grant of £50,000 to help the City Council restore Eden Bridge Garden, Stanwix. The work will cost around £100,000, with the remaining funding provided by Carlisle City Council, who are seeking funding from other sources.

Restoration work is now underway and the scheme will see vital repairs, made to the rose pergolas and Lily ponds. The rock garden will be cut back and invasive species and weeds removed and the surrounding trees cut back to allow more light into the garden and create site lines through to the main Rose pergola. The steps, which connect the two raised terraces, are to be re-layed and the crazy paving paths re-pointed. The work is expected to take six months.

The ‘Friends’ group will be providing some help this Sunday (16 November) and will be involved in:

• Cutting back an over grown rock garden;
• Planting Herbaceous Perennials;
• Planting spring bulbs;
• Removing old shubbery; and
• Planting up a rock garden with ferns and rockery perennials.

Training and equipment will be provided to those who take part. Anyone who wants to muck in and show their support, should meet at 10am, at the main entrance to Eden Bridge Garden off Eden Bridge on Sunday, 16 November. Anyone unable to attend, but who wants to know more about the ‘Friends of Eden Bridge Garden’, should please telephone Carlisle City Council on 01228 618594.