the community is also taking part in a green initiative to improve an important wildlife habitat in the area.
A spokesperson said: "This is an amazing achievement thanks to donations from the public, The Crowdfunder raised a large sum and, together with grants we received from the WDC CLIF fund and Sport England, this has enabled us to book the contractor to do the work starting at the end of July. Planned completion is the end of August. This is fantastic news." The team will continue to keep the campaign open and collection tins out in the village to help maintain the asset.
A WDC grant has also been received to create a small community orchard in the lower field close to the Community Garden and allotments.
This will be planted later in the year. There are opportunities to get involved so people are advised to follow the village Facebook site for updates.
On Sunday, July 11 from 12.30pm the meadow will be raked with traditional wooden hay rakes so once again people are invited to meet in the meadow area at the end of the tennis courts and help as much or as little as they like. They also plan to make some sweep nets and butterfly kites to take a look at some of the insects that live in the meadow. Over time, they say, cutting and removing the cuttings will help the meadow become more diverse providing more homes and feeding places for wildlife.