When I was finding somewhere to park I passed a chap with a wheelbarrow with plants in it. Later returning I saw the above scene and asked a few questions and took some photographs.
These volunteers are planting for Headingley in Bloom and they are working on the verge fronting Salvos restaurant. Funny thing, normally I get names and I always like to give people a mention. They were far too busy, I guess being from an older generation they don't volunteer for any credit. That said, I admire their work.
You can see the Arndale centre that I wrote about on the Leeds Photo Daily
daily yesterday in the far LH of the picture above.
Headingley is around 2 miles from Leeds city centre and is nationally known as the home of Yorkshire county cricket, Leeds Rhinos ( rugby league) and Leeds Carnegie (rugby union).
Headingley is also the primary student area of Leeds with Leeds Metropolitan University having a campus at Becket Park in Headingley and it is close to both the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University campuses. Many students from these 2 universities live in the district.
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They seem to be working very hard, but also enjoying themselves at the same time!
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to see communities working together for the greater good. I'm sure Headingley will look blooming marvelous and you'll get some good pics!
ReplyDeleteI like hard work, but since I have a slight OCD I can't touch dirt :-) I'm glad people do though - otherwise we won't have all the beautiful flowers and trees around us.
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Good image of the civic spirit. An update piccie of this scene in a few days will be much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteRather them than me! My gran always says that Headingly is the posh part of Leeds but I'm not sure she knows about all the students!
ReplyDeleteI thought at first you had captured those mysterious gardeners who plant in urban area at night. It's good for me to see this kind of thing still goes on in the UK.
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