An appeal for volunteers to turn the garden behind the surgery in Fontmell Magna into a flower garden as a green prescription for the community has received an overwhelming response.

Some 110 villagers of all ages are growing seeds, digging beds, sewing bunting and planting wild areas in the garden which has aptly been named the Fontmell Magna Friendship Garden and will boast six large raised beds full of flowers for cutting for the community.

Many people are offering talks and flower demonstrations to bring the community together when restrictions are eased and the garden can bloom.

Village hall trustee Sian Highnam said: “We had the green light to go at the end of November 2020, and in less than three months our small community has joined together in such a positive way. The cut flower garden offers a place for the community to gather and collect flowers, a place for us to make posies to deliver to vulnerable villagers and a space for people to gather and enjoy nature. I am so very, very proud of our very small village and what all the stakeholders are doing.”

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