Communal garden in Braintree brought back to live

Thanks to volunteers from EQUANS, the communal garden at Resting Seat House in Braintree, Essex, has now been brought back to life.

The once beautiful communal garden, had an area that had become overrun by weeds and bushes and was in desperate need of some love and care to bring it back under control.

In July, Social Value Manager, Julian Sanz was joined by Project Coordinator, James Russell from EQUANS whom had utilised his volunteer hours to help strim back and clear a 25m stretch of weeds, then lay weed matting and spread several tonnes of bark chip to create a lovely new area for residents to enjoy the outdoor space.

As well as help from EQUANS colleagues, Julian also received support from our supply chain partner Speedy Services who kindly supported the initiative by providing the required petrol strimmer free of charge.