* Garden volunteer Mike Pelling cuts a green ribbon to officially open the community garden watched by local children.
A group of dedicated volunteers who spent months turning an overgrown wilderness area at the side of Pengwern Community Hub into an attractive garden saw their efforts rewarded when it was formally opened yesterday (Tuesday).
It all began 10 months ago when a grant was secured from Keep Wales Tidy to develop the land at the side of the hub into a garden featuring natural plants and shrubs along with vegetable plots.
The transformation from wasteland to green wonderland was undertaken by a hard-working band of five volunteers from Llangollen.
The plan is for the vegetables to be picked by members of the community then, if they wish, actually cooked by them using the facilities at the hub.
* A group of of local people look around the newly-opened garden at the side of the hub.
Gwion Tomos-Jones, senior community development officer for the Dee Valley, South Denbighshire Community Partnership,said: "There is the potential for some of the vegetables to eventually be sold off or donated to the local foods share.
"And from July 21 and every then Tuesday between 11am and 3pm we are running a Garden to Table group where people can do just that.
"We are delighted to be reopening the community garden and welcoming people back into the space.
"The improvements made through funding from Keep Wales Tidy and extensive support from Denbighshire County Council have significantly enhanced the garden, creating new opportunities for the community to come together, learn new skills and enjoy the benefits of spending time outdoors. We are now looking forward to seeing the space being utilised and enjoyed by Llangollen residents."
Performing the official opening of the garden was Mike Pelling who was one of the volunteers who worked on its creation from the very start.
Also in session yesterday at the hub was the Men:Minded group, which provides support to local men through a wide range of skill sharing.
They are at Pengwern each Tuesday from 1.30 to 3.30pm and at Pentredŵr Community Centre (Hwb Pentredŵr) on Wednesdays between 6.30 and 8.30pm.
Yesterday members were learning knife skills on wooden try-sticks but, according to Joe Hackney who runs the Men:Minded CIC not-for-profit company behind it, themes for the sessions can be almost anything from brick laying to landscape drawing, all depending on what the men coming along want to try out.
He said: "I set up the group 18 months ago. It's a place where men can come to learn new skills and not necessarily about their mental health, although it can be.
"We do our own fundraising and also rely on donations to keep going."
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