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On a surprisingly warm and sunny day at the end of September, 10 willing volunteers from Leeds City Council helped improve the nature area at Grimes Dyke Primary School in  Whinmoor. Over the summer holidays the school allotment had become so overgrown it resembled a wilderness. However, the volunteers wasted no time getting stuck in to weed, prune and cut back the site. All this hard work means the pupils now have a clear, safe space to start planting fruit and vegetables which will be used in the school kitchen, and of course to encourage the kids to eat their 5 a day.

The team also painted the garden shed with pictures designed by the pupils themselves. When asked what they had got out of the day, one volunteer said "Blisters, an aching back, paint on my face and a great feeling of accomplishment. It's a great team building event, encouraging co-operation and team work. I have really enjoyed myself"'.