Mass community dig-in to be held in town (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Mass community dig-in to be held in town

12:40pm Friday 10th February 2012 in Skipton & The Dales

A mass community dig-in will be held in Barnoldswick on Saturday.

Volunteers will plant hundreds of small saplings, which will make a new hedge and will eventually provide a harvest of berries, fruit and nuts for decades to come.

Organisers Barnoldswick in Bloom are asking residents and families to join in planting 420 mini-trees alongside the new access track off Greenberfield Lane and would-be helpers should meet at 10am in the car park at the back of Barnoldswick Town Football Club.

The trees have been given free by the Woodland Trust, which is helping groups around the country to improve their areas, increase native woodland and celebrate the Queen’s damond jubilee.

Ken Hartley, Barnoldswick in Bloom secretary, said: “We hope it will be a fun day when people can join in making something which Barnoldwick residents can enjoy for years and years to come.”

Participants are requested to bring their own spades, but equipment will be provided for those who need it.