Chatswood residents are putting their gloves on to weed, prune and plant at Beauchamp Park to restore it to its former glory

Volunteers are getting their hands dirty to make Beauchamp Park a beautiful place

Chatswood residents have started the Parkcare group to look after Beauchamp Park. The group has been set up to maintain the ornamental garden beds in Beauchamp Park and offers local residents a communal gardening space. volunteers in the park doing some gardening. Monique van vugt. Bush regen Stephanie lay. Chatswood. Black Ruth woodley. Brian wadsworth .Chatswood .stick man Jessica . Jemima. Harry 4 Watts. Chatswood

Residents are getting their hands dirty to make Beauchamp Park a beautiful place.

Parkcare held their second session this week, spending Monday morning weeding, pruning, planting and fertilising to encourage good growth and a proliferation of flowers in the Chatswood park.

Volunteer Ruth Woodley said the group started after many residents were concerned its condition was deteriorating.

“Many residents in the area were very concerned that it hadn’t been kept the way it used to be,” she said.

“I love the park, so we suggested a residents group do the weeding.”

Volunteers are treated to morning tea for their hard work. Picture: Virginia Young

The group is supervised by Willoughby Council who provide gardening tools and gloves as well as morning tea for volunteers.

Willoughby Mayor Gail Giles-Gidney said: “Parkcare provides a great opportunity for residents who do not have a garden of their own to get outdoors, meet some of the locals and satisfy their green thumbs.”

Parkcare meets the fourth Monday of every month at 9am in Beauchamp Park.

For details on the group, phone [phone].