HIGH Legh residents, young and old, continue to enhance the appearance of the village, with their latest project set to burst into bloom.

Members of the Parish Plan’s Village Appearance team and pupils from High Legh Primary School got to work planting bulbs on the Woodland Pathway on Wrenshot Lane on November 14.

The pathway, a Village Appearance project, was created for a number of reasons; namely to enhance the beauty of the area and to encourage families to park further away and walk to the school.

An additional benefit of the pathway is that it is teaching students the importance of responsibility. Class 4 pupils have been named ‘guardians’ of the woodland area; some of their responsibilities include ensuring there is no litter left in the area and planting additional bulbs.

An expert also visited to teach the ‘guardians’ about birds and also help them put up some nesting boxes in the area.

Chris Johnson, Village Appearance team member and High Legh Primary governor, said: “The project has exceeded all expectations and has immediately become an important part of community life for everybody.”

Chris and her team, which includes John Cope, Ann Woolf, Julie Moreton, Marianne Dobson and Frank Henderson, thanked everyone who helped bring the project to fruition.

The project received funding from Cheshire East Council Public Rights of Way, Manchester Airport Community Trust Fund, High Legh Parish Council and Sunday Tea customers.