WORK to create a £37,000 toddlers' play area and community garden in Middlesbrough got under way this week.
Funding for the facility, at Newport Neighbourhood Centre, St Paul's Road, has come from West Middlesbrough New Deal for Communities, Groundwork Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough Council and the centre.
Peter Welstead, landscape manager for Groundwork Middlesbrough, said: "The community garden will benefit everyone who uses the centre. It is a great use of the site and it will help to brighten up the appearance of the area."
The work is expected to be completed by May, after which more environmental improvements are planned for Union Street.
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