Members of the Marshalswick North Residents’ Association, along with other volunteers, collaborated on a sunny morning to clear grass and improve the area. With the support of Sandridge Parish Council, which secured the necessary permission, and funding from building firm Taylor Wimpey, the volunteers focused on two beds located on either side of Barnfield Road at the junction with Sandpit Lane. They worked to enhance the soil and planted a variety of low shrubs to create visually appealing beds, with plans to add spring bulbs later in the season. At the time, a spokesman for the Marshalswick North Residents’ Association said: “Thanks goes to Carol Chalkley who organised the endeavour, and to the local residents who have agreed to keep the beds watered in the current hot weather. “Carol has been the inspiration behind other volunteer planting around the Marshalswick estate especially the delightful bulb planting carried out to the verges near the Quadrant shopping area.”