TEN YEARS AGO: Teens celebrate the end of a £4,414 spend in Boston-area village

By David Seymour

Published 17th May 2021, 11:30 BST

Updated 17th May 2021, 14:56 BST

Youngesters in Donington had been celebrating further developments at the Flinders Founders Teen Park 10 years ago.

The recreational area in the village’s Town Dam Lane had been created by a group of motivated young people who wanted to improve where they lived.

Pictured (from left) Liam Kelly, 12, Alex Raggo, 11, Antonio Medina, 12, Matthew Proud, eight, Ollie Cladd, 17, Jordan Burdall, 11, Jack Cliff, 16, in the new log circle.

placeholder image — Pictured (from left) Liam Kelly, 12, Alex Raggo, 11, Antonio Medina, 12, Matthew Proud, eight, Ollie Cladd, 17, Jordan Burdall, 11, Jack Cliff, 16, in the new log circle.

To mark the final spending of a £4,414 grant from the Bicker Wind Farm Trust, the group held a celebration day.

The money paid for an extra bin, more seating, extra logs to complete the log circle for seating and biking, and more flower beds and plants