All this week, outside the Manchester Town Hall in Albert Square, you will find a carpet of flowers made up of approx. 50,000 mums imported from Holland, laid on a thin layer of turf by approx. 150 volunteers. Brendan and I were two of them. We spent parts of Monday and Tuesday, basking in the English summer weather (rain gear and jackets required) on our hands and knees poking toothpicks in to the flowers to hold them in place. It was fun to be a part of a community project that was larger than ourselves and had such a lovely result. AND - I was on the BBC Tuesday evening news, well at least my bum was. We could see ourselves in the timelapse piece, too. Sweet!
I found out about this project from a brochure that we picked up at the Visitor's Centre. There was a call for volunteers, so I rang. I was pleased with how welcoming they were. We got to meet some locals and some foreigners, like us, but from France, who were also helping. It was a real international event.
