The Highways Maintenance team help get the Civic garden ready for Autumn

Lynne Clarke, who has almost 30 years of service at the Vale of Glamorgan Council and 14 years at Contact OneVale, has been instrumental in creating and maintaining the Civic Office courtyard garden.

When colleagues in our Highways Maintenance team found out just how much time and effort Lynne puts in, outside of her working hours, they wanted to lend a hand too.

Last week Matthew Buckley, Samual Hillier, Nathan Thomas and Kyle Snooks gave up their afternoon to get the garden ready for autumn and winter.

Nathan said "When I was first made aware that Lynne tends to this garden in her spare time, outside of her working hours, I more than happy to offer up some of my time knowing full well that officers of the Highway Maintenance team would also be fully supportive.

"Lynne has spent significant time supporting us in updating our knowledge base to ensure our customers reach the right team responsible when they’ve called us with queries and that their experience is positive.

"Within just two hours, we pulled weeds and dead plants from the Civic Offices garden, filling a total of nine bags and my extended gratitude goes to those officers of the Highway Maintenance team who made this happen so quickly."

Access to the Civic Garden is available via a secure door near the back stairs. Lynne welcomes anyone interested in helping maintain the garden to reach out to her via email.