The weather forecast was terrible but 21 people still turned out to help. It was a good mixture of local residents and families from Raddlebarn Primary School which shares a boundary with Muntz Park. We filled two drop-side pickups with rubbish, lumps of old tarmac and branches.

The wall in the background is owned by the Oakdale Centre and was, until the day before covered in graffiti. But after a nudge in the right direction it has been cleaned up.

The torrential rain didn't manage to dampen our spirits. One of the kids said "It's the best thing we've done all weekend". We even had time for a little hide and seek!

Then on the 7th of October we cut back some laurel to increase visibility. There are loads more laurel bushes that needs to be pruned but we are waiting to borrow a shredder.

This is the boundary wall with Raddlebarn Primary School. On the 15th of October and 4th November we removed some graffiti and multi-layer gloss paint using environmentally friendly graffiti, paint & varnish removal products.

It is Raddlebarn Primary School's Centenary year in 2005 and they will be installing an ornamental gate for the children to access the park more safely. We are working with Raddlebarn School and our local ranger to plant trees and bulbs on either side of this new gate.

We have now helped to set up a 'Friends group' for Muntz Park. Let us know if you are interested in being involved.

Thanks everyone who helped, see you next time.