Headrigg Garden

Jim Jackson, Hunterston Rotary Club’s Community Convener joins (from left to right) Kay Hall of Age Well, Nancy Porter of Headrigg Gardens and resident Mattie Simmons to see progress on vegetable planting

New vegetable-growing project 
Blossoms at Headrigg Gardens

Compost purchased through funds provided by the Rotary Club of Hunterston Community Award scheme is boosting vegetable production at one of North Ayrshire’s popular residential housing complexes.

Headrigg Gardens in West Kilbride benefited from an award of £150 towards improving the growing potential of six new vegetable boxes in the gardens to the rear of the complex.

Kay Hall, Chair of Age Well West Kilbride, which provides support and a range of services for older people in the community said: “The support we have received from the Rotary Club of Hunterston provided crucial funding for the purchase of a huge amount of compost. This has enabled us to develop this new project of growing vegetables.”

With its 20 apartments, Headrigg Gardens residents can also enjoy outdoor facilities that include a large garden area incorporating flower beds, hedgerows and now six thriving planter boxes where a range of vegetables will now be grown. The town’s Civic Society and Environmental Group also recently provided seating and plants within the garden areas.

By receiving these funds for vegetable growing, residents will be able to enjoy the food harvest from Headrigg’s six planters.  According to Nancy Porter who is an active resident in the complex “Eventually we will be able to provide small parcels containing a variety of our produce for all the residents in our building".

Jim Jackson, Hunterston Rotary Club’s Community Convener commented: “We are delighted that our award has helped yet another group in need of financial assistance and we would encourage other community organisations to apply for our support.”

The Hunterston Rotary Club’s Community Awards Scheme now allocates £200 every two months to benefit clubs, organisations or individuals working with children, teenagers, the elderly, vulnerable or disabled people in Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Stevenston, West Kilbride, Fairlie or Largs.

Application forms together with the rules are also available on the Hunterston Rotary Club’s website:www.hunterstonrotary.org.uk and also from Community Convener Jim Jackson email:jim.jjwk@talktalk.net