A COMMUNITY action day has been arranged next Saturday to help spruce up Sidney Park, in Cleethorpes, ahead of the summer season.
Sidney Park Friends voluntary group has been working with the council to arrange a working party for the day and are now looking for extra people to help.
Starting at 10am, volunteers will help with litter picking and park bench painting and generally sprucing up the park so that visitors and residents can enjoy the facilities.
Nicola Hocknell, the chairperson for the Friends Group, said: "We're only a small group, but with the help of other organisations and volunteers, we're making changes to the park so everyone can enjoy it.
"If you use the park or just pass through it and think you can spare half an hour, please come down and give us a hand.
"If it's a nice day, why not bring a picnic and enjoy the sun too?"
Councillor Ray Oxby, portfolio holder for environment and housing at NELC, said, "The park is now more than 100 years old, and it's good to see local residents taking pride in their area.
"We welcome community action, working with us to improve public spaces across the borough."
The volunteers have also been working on the Incredible Edible project in the park – turning a disused flower bed into vegetable and herb gardens with support from the ward councillors.
This project is designed to improve awareness of healthy eating as well as helping to develop the environment.
Once the food is ready in the beds, anyone will be free to pick and take home to use.
If you've any ideas on how the area can be transformed, why not visit the park next Saturday, or contact ward councillors or the Friends Group to get involved?
See your Grimsby Telegraph for coverage of the event.
