Keighley youngsters came up smelling of roses when they created a specially scented garden for a blind woman.

The green-fingered members of Lawkholme Lane Youth Action Group planted a flower box with primulas to create a scented garden.

The gift was very gratefully received by Irene Tomison, 75, and her guide dog Paula, who proved to be a big hit with the lads.

Irene, of Emily Street, says: "I think its absolutely wonderful what they have done, and it has come as a big surprise.

"It was a lovely thought because I can't do the garden anymore, but I love the smell of flowers.

"It is all thanks to PC Lee Holmes and his boys."

With the assistance of Keighley's Woodville horticultural centre for disabled people, the team has been planting flowers for local residents. They raised money for the plants by selling bat and bird boxes, left over from a previous scheme to install bird houses in the area.

The youth action group was formed by three teenagers from the Lawkholme Lane area, and with the support of Keighley police now has nine members aged between nine and 17.

PC Holmes, youth services officer for the Keighley division, has backed and organised the group since its formation in 1996. He told us: "It is important that people see the good things that youngsters in the area do."

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