FUND-RAISERS Mary Ryan and Marion Hogg joined with a team of accountants to revamp a garden at their new Little Hulton nursery for the children of single parents.

The two Walkden women have raised more than £95,000 to buy and refurbish a Victorian building on Cleggs Lane.s And Manchester firm Ernst & Young took part in a Challenge Anneka-style landscape operation to transform the dilapidated gardens into a play area.

Students from Manchester University drew up ambitious plans for the garden, including a cycle track and sandpit.

The landscaping is the final stage of a two year-long project to open a nursery geared at providing low cost child care for single parents in the area.

The nursery opens its doors in September. Anyone who wants further information should contact 0161 799 6649

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