{"id":71219,"date":"2026-05-08T10:31:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=71219"},"modified":"2026-05-08T11:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:17:44","slug":"watch-volunteers-come-together-to-restore-broomhill-library-heritage-garden-to-make-it-accessible-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/watch-volunteers-come-together-to-restore-broomhill-library-heritage-garden-to-make-it-accessible-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Volunteers come together to restore heritage garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A group of volunteers have been gathering every Wednesday to restore Broomhill Library\u2019s Percy Cane Heritage Garden.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathy Harbord, a volunteer, wanted to make the garden available to the public, and despite it being a challenging task, has been working on it for many years.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The garden went into misuse because many York slabs were stolen, and whilst working on the project, the walls surrounding the garden collapsed, which is something they have had to overcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathy explained her main goal: \u201cI want people to use it. 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