1 March 2014

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THE volunteer gardeners at Chequer Mead theatre are appealing for plants to restock the front flower beds and garden.

The grounds, which have been cleared of old, woody and overgrown shrubs, now need an injection of new life and colour, and the gardening team hopes that donations from the town’s green-fingered residents will replenish their stock.

So if you have any thornless, low-maintenance evergreen or flowering shrubs, lavenders, irises, ornamental grasses or bulbs please put them into pots and take them along to the theatre.

The team are also keen to get their hands on some bird boxes and large containers – even if these need a bit of refurbishment – fertilizer and compost.

For more information, or to lend a hand with the gardening, contact Gill Astley on 01342 317856 or email her at gillastley@hotmail.co.uk