Kind-hearted volunteers from a leading builders merchant rolled up their sleeves to help a local care home improve its garden area ahead of spring.
Half a dozen volunteers from Selco Builders Warehouse’s Bristol Bishopsworth branch spent two days on site at Brunelcare’s Robinson House Care Home.
The branch also donated chippings and paint to dramatically revamp the home’s outdoor space.
Meanwhile, employees from LS Bristol Ltd and NJE Maintenance also got involved in the project by supplying the digger and pressure washers, as well as sending volunteers.
Maria Jones, Lead Homemaker at Robinson House, said: “We are so grateful to everyone who donated materials and volunteered their time to help us. I was lost for words when I saw the garden after the work – it looks amazing.
“The volunteers dug up the bamboo and laid the landscape fabric before putting the chippings down.
“All of the paving was also cleaned along with the furniture.
“The residents have been watching the progress from their windows and can’t wait to get out there in the spring.
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