Teen transforms wasteland into community garden
A teenager who has transformed a disused fly-tipping hotspot near his home into a community garden has said it will be a "lovely mindful space".
He set up a community organisation to raise funds and has worked with the council and fire service, along with residents to help create his vision.Khan, who founded the Mulgrave Street Action Group, toldHe got fed up of people fly-tipping unwanted goods, including mattresses and televisions, on the open space and spent most of his spare time clearing it up.
"There are homes [nearby] that don't have gardens so I'm sure that it will bring great benefits to people's mental health," he added.Image caption,Khan's mother Natasha said she was so "proud" of her son's efforts over the last two years, which had seen him devote most of his spare time to the scheme."He knows what he wants and he works really hard to achieve.
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