Friends get cash to spruce up park

Hundreds of spring-flowering bulbs are being planted in a town park thanks to a Kettering Town Council grant.

The friends of Rockingham Road Pleasure Park have been awarded £1,000 by Kettering Town Council to improve the park.

The group has planted a mixture of bulbs and plants including daffodils, crocus, snowdrops, English bluebells and foxgloves.

As well as the planting, the grant included money to go towards improving the friends' website and installing new noticeboards, to promote community events.

Kettering Town Councillor Mark Rowley said: "It's great to be able to support community groups with our funding. Rockingham Road Pleasure Park is a fantastic place used by so many people in Kettering and these bulbs will not only make it look great in the spring but go along way to increasing biodiversity in the area."

Greg Titcombe, chair of the Friends of Rockingham Road Park, said: "The bulbs have been planted by our wonderful team of volunteers who give so much back to the community.

"Our new website will also help get more people to use the park and gives a single point of reference for everything that is happening there."

The money for the Friends of Rockingham Road Pleasure Park was part of a larger pot of cash totalling £15,000.

Kettering Town Council had the cash to give out to community and voluntary organisations, registered charities and to other bodies.

As well as the friends of the park, town councillors also agreed to award grants to Kettering Civic Society, Kettering Community Unit and Home-Start Kettering.

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