Planters have been installed on High Street, Stanton Hill, after requests from ward councillor Helen-Ann Smith to support the work of a local community group.

The Friends of Stanton Hill has been working proactively with Ashfield District Council’s environment team to see the features introduced. The group have also volunteered to take responsibility for the ongoing maintenance of the planters.

The planters were produced at low cost, having been manufactured from a recycled plastic composite that has been reused and repurposed.

Coun Smith said: “We’re pleased to be working with the community on environmental projects such as this and we’re looking forward to working with the Friends of Stanton Hill group on a number of initiatives going forward.

“The repurposed materials used to create these planters not only shows the ingenuity of our environment team but is also environmentally friendly and keeps the costs down for the authority.

“The end result is a simple yet high impact display for the high street.

“Thank you again to the Friends group for their work already on this project and for volunteering to maintain it for the community.”