Management School staff take part in a community clean-up day at Liverpool Festival Gardens
On Tuesday 16 August, Management School staff were invited to take part in a community clean-up day at Liverpool Festival Gardens alongside students and other colleagues from across the University.
Originally created for the International Garden Festival in 1984 and later part of Pleasure Island attraction, Liverpool Festival Gardens re-opened in 2012 as Liverpool's newest public park which features Chinese and Japanese gardens, a Moon Wall, a children's play area, forest walk and waterways.
The main task for volunteers on the day was to improve the look of the gardens by clearing away weeds and overgrowth along pathways, walls, stairs and gates. Ready and prepared for the challenge, the team of University helpers were equipped with gloves, knee pads, litter bags, paint and gardening tools and were set to give the park a much-needed refresh.
Despite a few light showers throughout the day, it didn’t stop the team completing other jobs such as litter picking, cleaning away rubbish plus painting and staining the wood work of the main gates, seating areas, fences and Japanese garden.
The community clean-up day was arranged by Darren Mooney, Diversity & Equality Officer at The University of Liverpool, who said:
“Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the community clean up at festival gardens. We had over 60 people + kids attend over the course of the day which was fantastic.
“So much effort was put in, and you could clearly see the impact of the work across the park and I know members of the public gave positive comments and feedback to a number of volunteers.
“Also, a big thankyou to Tom Crone, the St Michaels Counsellor for liaising with the Council Parks Team and for arranging the skip, and for Barry from the Council for getting all the equipment sorted.”
Following the success of the community clean-up day, the Management School will be arranging a volunteering event as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations.