THREE young gardeners have been offered training contracts with their local council.
Philp Gray, Eric Appleby and Andrew Shaw have been contracted by Ferryhill Town Council to undertake their NVQ level 2 in horticulture at Houghall College while working for the council.
Town clerk Jamie Corrigan said: "Ferryhill Town Council has a policy to try and give local youngsters training opportunities to help them achieve nationally-accredited qualifications, whilst also being given a work experience.
"This has proved invaluable to many local youngsters in recent years who have either been given permanent employment with the town council or have gone on to have very successful careers elsewhere.
"The council is delighted with the level of candidates this year as all clearly have an interest and passion for their chosen careers."
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