Clanfield Parish Council Chairman Margaret White and Parish Clerk Diane Duffy with The Southern Cooperative’s Store Manager at Clanfield, Jon Barker and Facilities Manager Glenn Waters Looking forward to better weather to be able to enjoy the new bench installed by Clanfield Parish Council with funding support from The Southern Co-operative.
Clanfield residents can now take a break from shopping with the provision of a new wooden bench installed by Clanfield Parish Council, supported by a £250 donation from The Southern Co-operative. Having received a number of requests from local residents for outdoor seating to provide a place to rest, Clanfield Parish Council has installed a solid oak bench close to local shops in White Dirt Lane. As the bench is positioned on land owned by The Southern Cooperative, which has a store close by, Clanfield Parish Council approached them to gain their support. Margaret White, Chairman of Clanfield Parish Council said: “It was agreed by the Parish Council to provide a seat for the community and once an acceptable site was found and funding agreed, the installation proceeded. It was greatly appreciated that The Southern Cooperative agreed to donate funds towards the oak seat, which it is hoped will be used by the community for many years.â€
Glenn Waters, Facilities Manager for The Southern Cooperative explained: “We were pleased to enable the installation of this attractive wooden bench and help towards the cost of this. As a co-operative, we value the well-being of our local community so supporting projects like this is very important to us.†The Southern Co-operative donated £250 towards the £900 total cost of providing the bench.