From blooming awful to blooming brilliant

FOR many years, a number of planters in Fishersgate, fabricated from old railway sleepers, have languished with an air of neglected abandonment.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Oct 2015, 11:46 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 05:35 BST

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The Fishersgate planters all spruced up and looking goodThe Fishersgate planters all spruced up and looking good
The Fishersgate planters all spruced up and looking good

Only a handful have been cared for by concerned residents, the rest being left.

But in the last few weeks a transformation has taken place, thanks to David Donaldson, Adur district councillor for Eastbrook.

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“All of the planters, more than 20 of them, have been repaired and replanted with a variety of flowering evergreens,” he explained.

Old Mill Close planters in JuneOld Mill Close planters in June
Old Mill Close planters in June

The forlorn sight of the planters had bugged Mr Donaldson for many years.

Then, earlier this year, with the strong support of fellow Eastbrook councillor Jim Funnell, he approached the Adur Consultative Forum, a residents’ association.

He made the largest request for funding they had ever received, in order to refurbish the planters.

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Mr Donaldson said: “The forum readily agreed. The work commenced in early October and was completed within two weeks. The pictures completes the story.”

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