RUNCORN residents have transformed their neighbourhood during a week of action.

Murdishaw tenants teamed up after an audit uncovered concerns about littering and dog-fouling.

Earthskills, the community project that connects people with nature, helped children build an arbour in a community garden.

Outdoor artist Gareth Arrowsmith who recently painted a subway mural in Murdishaw returned to make his mark on a shipping container.

These new features may help to secure a Royal Horticultural Society community award as the garden has been shortlisted for the It’s Your Neighbourhood category.

Community engagement officer, Lorna Cotterill, said: “It’s great to see children and adults getting involved.

“People have picked up new skills in planting and painting and even in identifying edible plant sources in our ‘Out of the ground and into the kitchen’ sessions.”

Riverside contributed funding towards the project to encourage health and well-being as well community spirit and pride in its neighbourhoods.

Riverside in partnership with Halton Council and Liverpool Housing Trust planned the Murdishaw in Bloom project.