GREEN-fingered residents in Batchley are set to see their efforts bloom after a gardening project has received help from a group of community-minded carpenters.

Volunteers from Redditch Community Shed, on Britten Street, have built new garden planters for residents at St David's House, as part of a project to get people taking pride in their local environment.

The 'Home Soil' project, led by Bromsgrove & Redditch Open Spaces (BROS), is working with tenants living in social housing across Redditch, to encourage them to care for local green spaces and enjoy the fruits of their labour.

Residents of St David's House, on Willow Way, are the latest team of volunteers set to dig-in and brighten-up their community with the addition of some new garden planters.

Roly Duke of Redditch Community Shed said: "We're delighted to put our skills to good use to build these planters. We can all make a positive contribution to our communities.

"And I'm sure the volunteers at St David's will create a real colourful show of flowers, for everyone to enjoy."

Established in 2017, Bromsgrove & Redditch Open Spaces (BROS) has supported dozens of people to volunteer in green spaces including helping council tenants maintain small allotments, and even getting a team of teenagers hay-making.

Funding for the BROS project has been provided by Redditch Borough Council.