VOLUNTEERS helped to maintain and care for a beloved historic attraction as part of an employment and training scheme.
A group of up to 14 Jobs Growth Wales+ learners from Coleg Cambria spent six weeks at popular heritage park Greenfield Valley, which includes 70 acres of woodland, ancient monuments, and more than 2,000 years of history on site.
Organised in partnership with Flintshire Local Voluntary Council (FLVC) – who commended the volunteers and presented them with certificates of achievement – the cohort of 16 to 18-year-olds painted fences and benches, picked litter and carried out a range of gardening, cleaning and landscaping tasks.
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Employability Mentor Daniel Walker-Gordon said these transferable skills will help them in their future careers.
He said: “The group have shown a lot of civic pride and also learnt about teamwork, waste management, timekeeping and other attributes that will be important going forward.
“They were a credit to Jobs Growth Wales+ and the college and we would like…