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Ty Olwen Garden Makeover

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: Mini digger at work
A mini digger at work in the Ty Olwen garden
A mini digger at work in the Ty Olwen garden

A mini digger was used by the Ford volunteers to shift tonnes of earth to create a new wider patio and flower borders

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: Accessibility ramp laid
A Ford volunteer lays the concrete for a new accessibility ramp
A Ford volunteer lays the concrete for a new accessibility ramp

A Ford volunteer lays the concrete for a new accessibility ramp during the makeover

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: The new patio is laid
Two Ford workers lay the new patio
Two Ford workers lay the new patio

Twenty six volunteers were released from work under Ford's Global Caring Month programme

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: The patio has been widened
The patio at Ty Olwen was made wider to accommodate beds
The patio at Ty Olwen was made wider to accommodate beds

The patio was widened to allow patients in bed to get access and experience the garden and fresh air

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Ty Olwen: The new patio
Paul Murray, vice chairman of Ty Olwen Trust, and Mark Bamford
Paul Murray, vice chairman of Ty Olwen Trust, and Mark Bamford

Paul Murray, left, vice chairman of Ty Olwen Trust, and Ford project manager Mark Bamford admire the new patio

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Ty Olwen: New seating
Ford workers also installed integral seating as part of the makeover
Ford workers also installed integral seating as part of the makeover

Integral seating was created as part of the £7,500 makeover

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: Ford volunteers
(Left to right) Ford volunteers Mike Fisher, forklift driver, Mark Hooper, hot test inspector and Damian Powis, line operator
(Left to right) Ford volunteers Mike Fisher, forklift driver, Mark Hooper, hot test inspector and Damian Powis, line operator

(Left to right) Ford volunteers Mike Fisher, forklift driver, Mark Hooper, hot test inspector and Damian Powis, line operator

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: The Cwtch

The cwtch area of Ty Olwen's garden, which is now more accessible thanks to the new ramp

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: Phyllis' rose
The new trellis and seat next to a rose bush planted in the garden
The new trellis and seat next to a rose bush planted in the garden

This rose bush, planted in 2007 by Ty Olwen's volunteer gardener Arthur Duford in memory of his wife Phyllis, has been moved to a specially-created space

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: Old pond fencing
The old green metal fencing around the fish pond
The old green metal fencing around the fish pond

This old fencing around the fish pond has been replaced

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: New pond fencing
The new silver ornamental fencing around the pond
The new silver ornamental fencing around the pond

This silver ornamental fencing was specially designed and installed as part of the garden makeover

08/05/2019
Ty Olwen: Paul Murray Mark Bamford
Paul Murray and Mark Bamford try out the new seating
Paul Murray and Mark Bamford try out the new seating

Paul Murray, left, and Mark Bamford try out the new integral seating. Behind them is the new accessibility ramp

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