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BLOOMING MARVELLOUS: Bramall Construction has heaped on the generosity by supporting residents at Woolston Hall sheltered housing scheme by building a flower bed. Pictured from left to right are Sarah Woodward, Scheme Co-ordinator at Woolston Hall, reside
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Green fingered tenants are looking forward to a ‘blooming’ future after a flower bed was created at their sheltered housing scheme.
Kind-hearted staff at leading community regeneration specialist Bramall Construction, (part of the Keepmoat group), donated TWENTY TONNES of soil to form a raised flower bed at Woolston Hall extra care housing scheme in Hall Road, Warrington, and another at Sankey Manor in Vine Crescent, Warrington.
Tenants are expected to plant flowers this summer to liven up the grounds and the flower beds have been built high enough to accommodate people in wheelchairs.
The gesture was made by Bramall in recognition of the firm’s close working relationship with Golden Gates Housing which manages Woolston Hall and Sankey Manor on behalf of Warrington Borough Council.
Bramall carried out a major £3.5 million refurbishment programme at both sheltered housing schemes on behalf of Golden Gates Housing as part of the Government’s Decent Homes programme.
The package of works saw Bramall modernise and extend Woolston Hall, a 27 bed sheltered housing scheme, and Sankey Manor, a 21-bed scheme, in 2008. Bramall used the majority of soil to fill in the flower bed at Woolston Hall and the remaining soil was used to fill in an existing flower bed at Sankey Manor in Vine Crescent, Warrington.
Bramall’s Site Manager Robert Bailey said: “The tenants are delighted with their new flower beds which are 10 metres long and will be cared for by the residents over the coming months.
“We’ve got an excellent relationship with Golden Gates Housing and although our Decent Homes work has come to an end, we still work for them whenever they need us to carry out refurbishment work. We are pleased to be able to give something back and help them in this way. ”
Sarah Woodward, Scheme Co-ordinator for Woolston Hall, said: “We can’t thank Bramall enough for what they’ve done, they’ve been wonderful.
“It’s something the tenants have wanted to have done for some time but they haven’t had the money to make it possible. The flower beds are a mahogany colour so they blend with the outside table and chairs and have been designed so people can stand at the back and tend to the flowers at eye level, with disabled access at the front.”
She continued: “Woolston Hall has been totally transformed by Bramall as part of the refurbishment process as it used to look like bedsit accommodation before, but is definitely a lot more modern now.
“Bramall staff have been outstanding ever since they started working here and the tenants only have good words to say about everything they’ve done.”
Alison Young, Golden Gates Housing’s Older Persons Manager, said: “We are really pleased, now the residents can use their “green fingers” to enhance the look of their garden. It is a great opportunity for them to do some gardening and to then see the results of their hard work as the plants grow.”
