HIGHLY COMMENDED:
BRIAN HARRIS
“
NOMINATED BY: Marchmont and Sciennes Community Council
Brian Harris, a pensioner in
his mid-eighties, has been
responsible for the upkeep
and maintenance for a
strip of previously unused
ground in Marchmont,
Edinburgh, which has
now been nicknamed the
‘Green Banana’ because
of its unusual shape. Brian
has taken responsibility
for clearing, de-littering
and planting the area,
trimming the grass, pruning
and overseeing the whole
enterprise.
Brian is an example to us
all. This is civic-minded
and good citizenship
in the extreme. He has
worked wonders with a
previously unloved space,
transforming it into a
green space, lovingly
tended, which gives
pleasure for residents and
passersby.
”
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