SCHOOLCHILDREN helped the Friends of Whitby Park plant bulbs to brighten up the beauty spot in time for Spring.

Two classes from nearby Whitby Heath Primary School joined members for the event last week which has been funded by Cheshire Year of Gardens 08.

Friends of Whitby Park vice chair, councillor Kathy Lord, said: “We’re very grateful for the funding we’ve received to make this possible.

“The Friends of Whitby Park are thinking ahead to Spring when the bulbs will create a beautiful display at the Park Drive entrance.”

Helen Carey, chairman of the Cheshire’s Year of Gardens Community Grants Panel, said: “We are very pleased to be supporting this project which, together with all the other projects that the grant scheme has supported, is making sure that Cheshire is really buzzing with activity.”