SCOUTS, community workers and bankers got together to “make a difference” in Lymm village.
Employees from Barclays’ technology centre at Radbroke Hall, near Knutsford joined forces with Lymm in Bloom and the 3rd Lymm Scouts to work on projects around Lymm as part of their annual “Make a difference” (MAD) day.
Old and rusting fences at St Peters Church, Oughtrington were dug out and replaced to smarten up the area near the war memorial.
Peter Powell, of Lymm in Bloom, said ‘This is the second year Barclays have helped out on Lymm in Bloom projects, and the work couldn’t have been done so quickly without their assistance this year.”
Other members worked at Maple Lodge Scout and Guide Centre on Pepper Street, creating new equipment stores, painting walls, hanging curtains and notice boards, trimming hedges and general gardening work.
Barclays also made a grant towards materials and tools to get the jobs done. In total, 16 staff got involved across the two projects.
Group Scout leader James Hurrell said “Most of the team who participated come back regularly, and every year the event gets more and more staff involved as word travels.
“They love getting out of the office, learning new skills and practicing old ones, and putting something back into the community. As well working at Maple Lodge we also like to get involved in other local projects such as Lymm in Bloom. If anyone has any other projects they would like us to get involved in next year, we would love to hear from you.”
