By Jill Stocks
A mosaic project for Horsforth Community Garden is beginning to move forward with the help of several other local groups.
Around Christmas time community garden volunteers held a mosaic design competition to provide mosaics for the garden in Horsforth Hall Park.
Three groups, from Newlaithes School’s Eco Group, Arty Parkys and the local Beavers group, responded with designs for the mosaics.
Penny Pinn, from the community garden, said the designs are quite unique.
She said: “Newlaithes Schools Eco Group used our sunflower logo for their design so we’ve got a couple of panels of sunflowers including one that’s a sunflower made of carrots which is really clever.
“And then Arty Parkys which is the Parkinsons art group did some panels for herb beds and one of the Beaver groups did some wildlife ones so we’ve got one with a duck and a snail.
“We started them last week with help from Hyde Park Source who we paid to show us how to do things because we didn’t know what we were doing.
“They brought the materials and we funded that through a donation that we’ve had recently so we’re just carrying on with them today and once we’ve completed the design with the tiles we need to grout them and then put them on a backing board.
“Then we will have an occasion at the park where we will install them and unveil them and invite the groups who did the designs to come and celebrate with us.
“The competition started before Christmas and we’ve really struggled to find someone to do the workshop. Last week was the first occasion when we were able to do the workshop.”
Horsforth Community Garden, which is situated in Horsforth Hall Park adjacent to the Japanese Garden, was officially opened in March by Cllr Emmie Bromley (Lab, Horsforth).
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