A West Lothian charity has been picked to receive a very welcome boost.
Dobbies’ Livingston store has announced Livingston Community Shed as its local Helping Your Community Grow winner.
The group will now receive gardening products, advice and support to enhance their outside space.
Livingston Community Shed is a community group of pensioners who have a passion for gardening and DIY activities. The group hope to revamp and maintain the community gardens in Carmondean and Ladywell.
Dobbies will provide the group with essential tools and products to help spruce up their gardens, alongside support from its horticultural experts.
Kirsty Cole, general manager at Dobbies’ Livingston store said: “We are delighted to be supporting Livingston Community Shed this year and look forward to seeing the community gardens come to life with our support.
“We’ve been truly overwhelmed with the response to our campaign in Livingston! The team and I would like to thank all the worthy causes that got involved in the application process and our customers who helped us crown our Helping Your Community Grow winner by voting.”
David Piper, chairman from Livingston Community Shed added: “We are thrilled to have been crowned the local Helping Your Community Grow winner for Livingston and would like to thank those members of the public who voted for us.
“We’re all ready for our next project, and with Dobbies’ support, we can’t wait to help the Carmondean and Ladywell community gardens bloom once more.”
In addition to the local win, Nest Nurseries Garden Project located in Keston has been crowned the national winner for the initiative and will receive additional funding and support to help their garden project thrive. This will include advice, gardening products and plants to help young children explore the outdoors, learn about nature, improve their physical development and better understand the world around them.
For more information on Dobbies’ Helping Your Community Grow campaign, visit Helping Your Community Grow | Dobbies Garden Centres.
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