Wilmslow Town Council has approved a grant application from The Friends of the Carrs, a voluntary group that is committed to assisting with the maintenance and improvement of the park for the benefit of the local community.
Friends of the Carrs applied for £233.01 to fund insurance to cover annual activities such as litter picking, balsam bashing, river bank maintenance, tree planting and grass cutting.
Cllr Ruth McNulty said "I support this entirely. Not only do Friends of the Carrs pitch in with In Bloom but they also allow us to host the Party on the Carrs in June there as well. They are generally most cooperative so I would most certainly second this proposal."
Cllr Keith Purdom added "I think they are typical of a number of local organisations who volunteer to do really good things in Wilmslow and I would support this very enthusiastically."
The Town Council voted unanimously in favour of giving the grant of £233.01.
Photo: Volunteers Garry Olsen, from Transition Wilmslow, and Colin Shepherd, from Friends of The Carrs, replace apple trees which were destroyed by vandalised at the beginning of the year.
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Another totally bewildering decision by WTC.
However, there was plenty of praise on the council for Friends of the Carrs and unanimous support for the application so I'm sure further applications by them would be welcomed (should they need more money).
I wonder what the Friends of the Carrs could have done with £1950 and how many more folks would have seen their splendid work, had a wildflower meadow been sown somewhere along the Bollin?
Sorry, I don't know who initiated it (it was a recommendation from the Community and Order committee, which I don't sit on). However, I was there when it was resolved at the Council meeting on 16th February though http://bit.ly/1dANKkG and I didn't object so I must take some responsibility.
The expenditure I believe was for plugs and seeds (perennials) which should be more impressive in future years. If it eventually results in anything half as impressive as those Daffodils on the King's Arms roundabout, I'll be happy (I'm not a massive fan of flowers as a rule but I admire those every time I go past).