Leven man is "Mucking In" for Beechgrove special
Over the space of just a few days, the Wimpy Park community with a little help from Beechgrove, transform a neglected walled garden and make it into an accessible space.
At nearly three-acres the site is a challenge that requires everyone to be Mucking In, but the team are determined that the project makes it from design to done.
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Hide AdBeechgrove: Mucking In is broadcast on BBC One on Sunday (October 31) from 4-5pm as part of BBC Scotland’s COP 26 programming.
New Beechgrove presenter Calum Clunie, from Leven, takes the lead in outlining the project as it takes shape.
His co-presenters are on hand with key advice – Carole Baxter has handy tips about encouraging wildlife, while Kirsty Wilson helps local schoolchildren make bird feeders from recycled material.
George Anderson has great advice for a local grow your own project, while Brian Cunningham has top tips for composting and also talks about planting.
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Hide AdIt is an ambitious project, which aims to create an amphitheatre, a sensory and wild garden, and a meandering path.
More than 100 volunteers take part and the cameras follow the local group as they go to a community garden in Edinburgh’s Granton area for inspiration.
Calum said: “This park is all about growing the community and looking after the environment.”
BBC Scotland’s learning team, The L.A.B., teamed up with Beechgrove: Mucking In and St Mungo’s Primary, to make a short film about the project.
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Hide AdPupils were given the chance to have a look round the new space and interview Calum and garden designer Lynn Hill.
Their film will be available to watch at the Learn at BBC Scotland site – www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04yy4wy – from 5pm on Sunday where there are also Bitesize resources available on sustainability and stories about how other young people have been finding ways to save the planet.