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ProvidingNewsandViewsformorethan30yearsFoxPharmacy,HGHair&Page39theRennieGrovePeaceCharityShop.THESENSORYGARDENIfyouhaven%u2019tvisitedlatelythenyouhavesomegreatsurprisesinstoreatthegarden.Overthesummerour volunteerteamhavebeenworkingreallyhardtoaddanumberofnew features, whilst maintaining the upkeep of the rest of the garden.Thanks to the recruiting efforts of Simon Jones, the Chairman of the Village Society, we have welcomedateamofDukeofEdinburghSeniorSchoolStudentsasvolunteers,andtheyhavereally embraced the practical side of this challenge.Theyhavebeenhardworkingandcreativeandhavemadeabigdifferencetotheteam. The students have been working on many different projects such as:%u2022Refurbishingourbench%u2022Designingandbuildingourwaterfeature%u2022Creatingthesundialfeatureand%u2022DesigningandcreatinganewtactileboardHowever,it%u2019snotjusttheinterestingstuffthey%u2019ve put a hand too, they%u2019ve also embraced the more mundane tasks like clearing, weeding, leaf raking and dead heading.These students come to us from Holmer Green SeniorSchoolandWycombeHighSchoolandcanbe found giving their time most weekends.They have been a breath of fresh air, and we are incrediblygratefulfortheworktheyhavedonehere.If you haveayoung personathome that mightliketo dosomevolunteering(whetherthatisviatheDukeof Edinburgh Scheme or not), then we'd love to hear from you.Looking forward into the next few months we are hoping to take part in Christmas by The Common, withafundraisingstall,sowehopetoseeyouthere.Just a reminder that we are located on the Earl HoweRoad(oppositeHolmerGreenServiceCentre), we are open every day, all day and is free to enter.Ourgardenisrunandcaredforbyvolunteersfromourcommunityandwearealwaysonthelookoutfornewvolunteers.Ifthisissomethingyouthinkyoumightenjoy,we%u2019dlovetohearfromyou.Whynotdropusalineat:info@holmergreenvillagesociety.co.ukorcallourprojectleader-MartinLittle%u2013on07384633259.Youcanstayuptodatewithoureventsandprogressonsocialmedia,eitheronFacebook: @Holmer Green Jubilee Sensory Garden or Instagram at @hg_sensory_garden.SarahCrownerMOTORISTSPleasedon%u2019tforgetthat Pavements are for Pedestrians!