A COMMUNITY volunteer group in Whitchurch has revealed plans to create a new sensory garden and community allotment.

We Are Whitchurch will be creating the feature within the Harry Richard's Garden in Jubilee Park.

The group hopes to do different things on the site, including creating raised vegetable beds, a greenhouse made of recycled bottles, as well as planting fruit trees, a herb garden, and a pick your own fruit plot, plus lots more.

We Are Whitchurch member, Adele Jackson, got the idea after seeing something similar while on holiday in Exmouth, Devon, earlier this year.

"A group of us have chatted as to what we could do with the Harry Richards area," she said.

"We were looking at originally just trying to find a plot on Jubilee.

"I had been down to Exmouth and saw they have got a community garden and community bed where everybody could help themselves to vegetables, herbs and I thought that would be brilliant if we could bring something like that into Whitchurch."

Adele said now would be an ideal time to get the project underway as the country deals with the increase in the cost-of-living.

She explained: "We have been talking about the idea, trying to think about where would be a good place to have it.

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"And of course now with the cost-of-living being so high and people struggling, we thought it would be an ideal time to try and get the project going.

"We looked at the Harry Richards Garden and thought because of the CCTV, the fencing and the lock, it would be safe overnight and [we can] keep it open in the daytime."

The We Are Whitchurch member added the new sensory garden would be for all people to enjoy.

Adele said: "We thought a sensory garden would be lovely for all ages to enjoy.

"While we are putting in all the herbs, the fruit and vegetables for everybody to help themselves too, why not have a sensory area which incorporates all that as well?"

Healthy eating and good diet was one issue the group thought about before deciding to go ahead with the project.

"Hopefully, we will try and make it as organic as possible," Adele said.

"We will not be using any pesticides, it'll be a good opportunity for people to think about healthy heating."

You can donate to help We Are Whitchurch's various projects by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/f/we-are-whitchurch